US-based business association bridging EU and North American industry and policy networks in ICT and cybersecurity research cooperation.
The European American Chamber of Commerce - New Jersey is a transatlantic business association that facilitates structured dialogue between European and North American (US and Canadian) industry, policy, and research communities. In EU-funded projects, they contributed not as researchers but as connectors — providing access to a curated network of business and policy decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic. Both of their H2020 projects were Coordination and Support Actions, confirming their function as dialogue facilitators and network mobilizers rather than technical contributors. Their specific value in research consortia is the ability to bring North American voices into EU-led discussions, particularly in ICT and cybersecurity policy.
Both DISCOVERY and AEGIS were EU-US dialogue projects where the organization provided structured facilitation and access to political, industry, and economic thought-leaders across EU, US, and Canada.
DISCOVERY (2016–2017) explicitly focused on reinforcing ICT R&I cooperation between Europe and North America using participatory and co-creative facilitation methods.
AEGIS (2017–2019) focused on accelerating EU-US dialogue specifically on cybersecurity and privacy research and innovation.
Both H2020 projects fall within a narrow 2016–2019 window, so a long evolution arc cannot be established. What can be observed is a thematic progression: their first project (DISCOVERY) covered broad ICT cooperation across the EU-US-Canada corridor, while their second (AEGIS) narrowed to cybersecurity and privacy — a more commercially and politically sensitive domain. This suggests they were developing deeper sectoral relevance, moving from general dialogue facilitation toward specialized transatlantic security conversations. Whether that trend continued after 2019 cannot be determined from the available data.
Over their short H2020 track record, this organization moved from broad ICT dialogue toward the more specific domain of cybersecurity and privacy, suggesting potential continued relevance for future EU-US security cooperation initiatives.
This organization has exclusively joined projects as a participant, never as a project coordinator — a pattern consistent with their role as a network contributor rather than a research driver. Across just two projects they engaged 13 unique partners in 6 countries, indicating they are embedded in reasonably broad consortia when they do participate. Their value to a consortium is access to their North American member and contact network, not technical leadership, so project coordinators should engage them as an outreach and stakeholder engagement partner.
Across 2 projects, they worked with 13 unique partners spread across 6 countries, with their geographic value lying in bridging European consortia with North American industry and policy networks. Their collaboration footprint is modest in size but strategically positioned along the EU-US transatlantic corridor.
This is one of very few North America-based organizations with direct H2020 participation track record, giving them credibility as a genuine transatlantic bridge rather than a symbolic partner. For European research consortia that need to demonstrate meaningful US or Canadian industry engagement — especially in ICT, cybersecurity, or digital policy — this chamber provides a verified channel to North American thought leaders. Their NGO/association status also makes them a neutral convener in politically sensitive dialogue settings where a commercial partner would be inappropriate.
