Challenge Sponsor
Name of the Institution: Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur)
Contact Person: Dr. Julian Laufs
E-Mail: challenge@cyberagentur.de
Challenge Partners
Innovation Laboratory System Soldier
The Cyberagentur
The Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur) was founded in 2020 by the German Federal Government with the aim of taking a strategic and cross-departmental view of cybersecurity. The sole shareholder of the Cyberagentur is the Federal Republic of Germany, jointly represented by the German Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI). The Cyberagentur sees itself as a driving force behind an open culture of innovation and risk-taking and for a vibrant ecosystem for the promotion of cyber security technologies. The mission of Cyberagentur is to advance research and groundbreaking innovations in the field of cyber security and related key technologies in the areas of internal and external security. In doing so, it contributes to the technological sovereignty of Germany and its partners in the cyber and information space.
The Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub
The Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub is the “change agent” of our armed forces. With a diverse group of soldiers, reservists and civilian employees, we build bridges between the German Armed Forces and the start-up world. Our vision: “Empowering Innovation in Defence”.
As an innovation hub, we challenge the status quo and change the Bundeswehr every day. Together with the start-up ecosystem and innovators from the armed forces, we solve current military challenges. In doing so, we are accelerating change in the Bundeswehr – towards a modern culture of innovation.
Innovation Lab for the “Soldier System”
The Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels and Lubricants (WIWeB) in Erding is pursuing a novel and successful approach to modern research and development facilities in the area of equipment, information technology and in-service support (AIN) with its laboratory for innovation for the “Soldier System” (InnoLabSysSdt). This approach involves direct cooperation with national industry, start-ups, researchers and members of the armed forces as users of new technologies. The aim is to equip the Bundeswehr with the necessary capabilities and equipment in good time to counter new threats through short innovation cycles and to benefit more quickly from new technologies and advances in the digitalisation of society. At the same time, the Bundeswehr’s expertise in handling high technology is to be strengthened. The innovation projects are closely linked to long-standing research and technology projects in the organizational element AIN. This means that, in addition to the high level of technical expertise and the use of a wide range of test and inspection facilities, ways of ensuring the long-term sustainability of the projects can also be pursued in parallel.
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