CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLICADMINISTRATION

Abstract

Current society is in such a degree dependent on infrastructure functions
that it is inevitable to analyze the role of public administration in protection of
critical infrastructure. It proves, at the same time, that it is necessary to take a think
about the definitions of critical infrastructure, as they are too static and consider
carefully if the concept of critical social functions is not more suitable. The article
briefly describes the risk management and protection of critical infrastructure with
the emphasis that it is desirable to devote the attention to the concept of resilient
society. Public administration should, in connection with protection, seriously deal
with the organizational development and processes of control of changes which
would lead to the implementation of strategic and integrated risk management. No
less important task of pubic administration is to renew its credit to the public.