This presentation by Dr. Timo Harkonen, Director of Government Security, Finland, was made at the 2014 OECD/Swiss Federal Chancellery Strategic Crisis Management Workshop (12-13 June, Geneva).
4. Crisis management
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Operative management,
information sharing, cooperation,
communication
Sectoral management,
information sharing,
cooperation,
communication
Support
Cooperation
Coordination
The Prime Minister directs
the activities of the Government
and oversees preparatory
and procedural work
Information, participation
when necessaryInformation, participation
when necessary
Assistance,
if its expertise
is needed
6. CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
• Government needs to participate in the exercises at least
twice during the term.
• Leaders need not only exercises but also tuition and
training.
• Planning of the exercise; large net of representatives of
various sectors -> important to have a centralized
management.
• Not only national level:
• Finnish – Swedish exercise 2008, both governments
• Nordic exercises
• EU IPCR will be tested in Cyber Europe 2014
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7. …continues
• In this kind of exercise scenario it is difficult to assess
what are really the key elements and problems. There are
difficulties to see the “Big Picture”-> need for early and
proactive situational awareness and expert analysis.
• Several ministries, authorities, private companies were
involved
-> timely cooperation and coordination.
• Coordinated, explicit, consistent communication by
experts and timely political communication, based on
facts, are emphasized.
• PPP, role of the National Emergency Supply Agency
• In Finland a long tradition in PPP
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