Governance Mechanisms: Public Private Partnerships Andrew Rathmell

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Governance Mechanisms Public Private
PartnershipsAndrew Rathmell
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Main Findings

• The dependability of the global information
  infrastructure is an example of a
  technology-driven risk that requires societal
  responses
• How can society manage these risks?
• Who has responsibility?

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Distributed Responsibility
Each participant in information systems and
networks is an important actor for ensuring
security. Participants should be aware of the
relevant security risks and preventive measures,
assume responsibility and take steps appropriate
to their roles and positions to enhance the
security of information systems and
networks. (OECD Guidelines, 2002)
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Who Should Protect?

• States and multilateral institutions
• Market actors taking business precautions
• Coalitions involving public-private
  national-supranational cooperation
• Partnerships recognising that infrastructures are
  joint products

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Partnerships Sharing the Risks

• Public private sectors to find innovative ways
  of partnering to share the risks. Tasks include
• Information Sharing
• Awareness, Education
• Best Practice Exchange
• Networking
• Threat Vulnerability Analysis

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Findings

• A combination of government and private sector
  funding support is crucial
• Public awareness raising is a central task
• An important, but difficult, role is to foster
  mutual (trusted) exchange of risk and solution
  information

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International Networking

• International networking of existing
  Partnerships is important to
• Ensure mutual support advice
• Exchange lessons learned
• Undertake joint activities
• Stimulate new partnerships
• Overall aim is to ensure joint governance of
  shared risks