Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

ITALY

MANUEL SUTER AND ELGIN BRUNNER

Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

1 CRITICAL SECTORS

Since information and communication technologies (ICTs) play an important role in a number of critical sectors, the protection of critical information infrastructures is crucial for the well-functioning of the Italian society. In consequence, there are several strategy and policy papers with regard to CIP and CIIP (see the section on Past and Present Initiatives and Policies). These documents define the critical sectors consistently, so that it is possible to specify the sectors that are deemed to be critical, even if there is no official register of the critical infrastructures of Italy:

• Banking and Finance,
• Public Safety and Order,
• (Tele-) Communication,
• Emergency Services,
• Energy Production, Transportation, and Distribution,
• Public Administration,
• Health Care Systems,
• Transportation and Logistics (Air, Rail, Maritime, Surface),
• Water (Drinking Water, Waste Water Management),
• Information Services and the Media,
• Food supply.

2 PAST AND PRESENT INITIATIVES AND POLICIES

There is no central unit in Italy devoted to defining CIP and CIIP policies and strategies: Various activities are assigned to ministries and public bodies in charge of the different critical sectors, as well as those responsible for public safety and security. In addition, a variety of coordination efforts have been undertaken:

• In order to create an inter-sectoral forum and to improve awareness on ...