Critical Infrastructures and Critical Flows : Synonymous notions or useful complementary perspectives for breaking silo-structures?

• Critical infrastructures (CIs) and the services they provide are imperative for the functioning of societies. CI safety and security have historically been addressed and regulated on a sectoral basis, despite their interdependent nature. These silo-structures potentially hinder achieving resilience from a system-of-systems governance perspective. Cross-sectoral initiatives addressing interdependencies have been made in, e.g. Sweden, the EU, and the US; however, many issues remain. Here the notion of Critical Flows (CFs) is explored as potentially helpful for breaking silo structures and achieving cross-sectoral governance of CIs.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap -- Studier av offentlig förvaltning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science -- Public Administration Studies (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

critical flows

critical infrastructures

silo structures

governance

resilience

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