Security of Economic Potential for Critical Infrastructure Subjects

Abstract

The article reveals the need to create the latest security and protection system of critical infrastructure in Ukraine and the first steps result on this difficult path. Incomplete identification problems of critical infrastructure subjects (hereinafter – CI) are summarized. Today, in international practice, CI is actively researched, as not only important system for the enterprise security, but as an integral state security system, therefore it is proposed to study the concept of «critical infrastructure» as a system of administrative and economic connections, that is normatively regulated at the state level, which includes objects (including tangible and intangible production enterprises), strategically important for both the development and security of the national economy and society as a whole. It is proposed to correlate the measures assessment to strengthen security with the generalized normalized assessment of the criticality level, that is used in Ukraine to identify the influence of risks of adverse external factors on CI subjects. On a sociological studies basis carried out in Rivne region territorial communities, the need for ranking communities in administrative management efficiency matters has been revealed, which will have a positive effect on both the social and economic development, as well as on strengthening their security. Based on sociological research results, SWOT-analysis of trends and factors of the territorial communities development, directions for the state policy improvement for supporting CI are substantiated, namely: comprehensive regulatory improvement and legal framework on the CI security, effective integrated system creation of state management of the such entities security; clarification of criteria for critical infrastructure identification; special reporting introduction on security indicators of the CI subjects economic potential; public and private partnership development, international cooperation in the field of safety CI ensuring, etc.