D5.2 Early validation & end-users’ club feedback report

SME end-user club and the Marketplace are among the key assets of cyberwatching.eu. Both of them aim at providing services to the end-users of the project, namely European small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, it is important to ensure that these services match the needs and requirements of the end-user, and have a high potential of the uptake. For this reason, the purpose of the given document is to report on the main developments regarding services provided for the end-users, analyse their needs and feedback and provide recommendations, as well as planning of the further actions. Recommendations given at the end of the document will be taken into consideration by the consortium partners while further developing their services for SMEs, and updating the Marketplace and the SME end-user club.

This early validation & end-users‟ club feedback report, therefore, refers to two key outputs of the cyberwatching.eu: the cyberwatching.eu Marketplace and SME end- user club. The document aims to report on the main developments and achievements facilitating services for the end-users, analyse the feedback received from the SMEs, and to provide some insights on further activities, including channels of promotion, upcoming events, recommendations of improvement, etc.