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LSEC - Leaders in Security
LSEC is a not for profit Belgian organization that was established 7 years ago as a Cluster on Information Security. Today with almost 70 specialized Information Security Expert Members, representing over 700 professional individuals in Belgium and reaching to about 6000 Information Security Professionals on a regular basis. LSEC is supported by the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology (IWT) and has the mission to create awareness on Information Security, to innovate, to maintain the social network and to represent the cluster internationally.
General Information
Country: Belgium
Region: Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
Active since : 2002
Cluster Information
State of life: Established
Main activities: Information Security
Cluster Composition:
| Number of companies within the cluster: | 70 |
|---|---|
| Number of universities, technical colleges, schools or other education organisations within the cluster: | 2 |
| Number of non-industrial service providers (financial institutions, development agencies, utilities provider,..) within the cluster: | 600 |
| Number of others (individuals, consultants,...) within the cluster: | 3000 |
| Number of companies with less than 50 employees within the cluster: | 67% |
| Number of companies with 50 and less than 250 employees within the cluster: | 15% |
| Number of companies with 250 and less than 500 employees within the cluster: | 10% |
| Number of companies with 500 and less than 1000 employees within the cluster: | 5% |
| Number of companies with more than 1000 employees within the cluster: | 3% |
Cooperation Objectives
Cooperation objectives:
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General dissemination and information exchange
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high
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Networking, sharing/exchange of knowledge and expertise
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high
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Technology benchmarking / pre-assesment
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medium
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Technology transfer and exploitation of R&D results
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low
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Search for partners for collaborative R&D
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medium
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Access to markets / new customers
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high
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Access to suppliers
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high
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Looking for technology, innovation advise and know-how
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high
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Specific Cluster Characteristics
Ambition of the cluster:
| Region | Priority |
|---|---|
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Regional
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high
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National
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high
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European
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high
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Worldwide
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low
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:
| Industry | Priority |
|---|---|
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Well balanced
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Yes
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:
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Basic research
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Yes
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Applied research
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Yes
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Cooperation experience of the cluster management:
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Regional
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high
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National
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high
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European
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high
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International
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medium
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Expertise and experience of the cluster in the following industrial activities:
| Experience | Priority |
|---|---|
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Communication networks
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high
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Information systems
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high
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Software engineering
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high
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Human Computer Interaction
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medium
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Embedded Systems
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medium
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Internet
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high
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Media and Content
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medium
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Hardware
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medium
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