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“Man plans, G od laughs”: C anada's national strategy for protecting critical infrastructure
Author(s) -
Quigley Kevin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12007
Subject(s) - business , critical infrastructure , transparency (behavior) , critical infrastructure protection , audit , work (physics) , risk management , terrorism , action plan , public relations , finance , computer security , economics , accounting , political science , management , engineering , computer science , law , mechanical engineering
Critical Infrastructure Protection seeks to enhance the physical and cyber‐security of key public and private assets and mitigate the effects of natural disasters, industrial accidents and terrorist attacks. In 2009, several C anadian governments published the National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure ( NS & AP ), a framework for governments and the owners and operators of critical infrastructure – largely in the private sector – to collaborate on the security and increased resiliency of C anada's critical assets. Drawing on the social science risk literature, audits, and a three‐year research and education project, this article argues that the strategy of relationship building, collaborative risk management and information sharing is under‐developed and limited by market competition, incompatible institutional cultures, and legal, logistical and political constraints. The NS & AP should better delineate risks and identify how governments can work with industry, and acknowledge the paradox between trust and transparency, the role of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprise, and how risk management processes can vary.