Description

The ever-present dangers of natural disasters and technological accidents have contributed to the issue of critical infrastructure protection becoming an indispensable part of national security strategies. Communities are permanently facing increased weather variability, but also an unstable economic and geopolitical situation. Due to these turbulences, the area of critical infrastructure protection is experiencing significant changes in terms of operational needs, challenges and threats. In this regard, there was a need for theoretical and practical analysis of this area, as well as the creation of practicums to solve identified problems. Recognizing this need, the Institute for Risk Assessment and Critical Infrastructure from Podgorica decided to publish a series of books “Critical Infrastructure Protection” that keeps pace with key changes, expanding historical research, exploring major areas of interest for critical infrastructure, regulatory framework, cooperation, risk and planned response, recovery and prevention, and providing support to those working on themselves, whether they are government regulators, operators, stakeholders and clients of various infrastructure sectors, or preparing their organizations and companies for challenges likely to arise in the coming period.

The second book in the series is entitled Critical Infrastructure Protection: Private-Public Partnership. In modern times, the concept of public-private partnership is a systemic approach of many countries. However, striving to define public-private cooperation in the delivery of public services in a unique and generally acceptable way is not an easy task. In their various forms, public-private partnerships are gaining popularity in many countries as a tool used to efficiently provide public services and create new infrastructure. Despite the fact that for many this phenomenon is a novelty, it already has a long tradition in many countries. The book presents an overview of the history and current modalities of cooperation between the public and private sectors of critical infrastructure in the Balkans, the EU, the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.