Experts of the NSDC Staff took part in the international conference on critical infrastructure protection

On October 28-30, this year, the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Formation and Prospects for the Development of the State System for Critical Infrastructure Protection in Ukraine” was held in the city of Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The event was organized by the OSCE together with the Security Service of Ukraine under the auspices of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, with the support of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.

The conference participants discussed the current state of the draft law of Ukraine “On Critical Infrastructure”, exchanged views on the role and place of public authorities and the security and defense sector in the national system critical infrastructure protection.

Head of the Service for Critical Infrastructure Security of the NSDC Staff Iryna Tymoshenko stressed the importance of adopting the draft law “On Critical Infrastructure”, developed pursuant to the NSDC decision and registered in the parliament. According to her, this document will help build an effective system of protection and security of the state's critical infrastructure.

“The adoption of the law on critical infrastructure will allow us to clearly define the rules for responding to crisis situations and develop effective cooperation between government agencies in the system of critical infrastructure protection”, - Ms. Tymoshenko added.