Improvement Proposals for the Guidelines for the National Infrastructure Protection Plan

Abstract

To maintain a minimum functional continuity of the national infrastructure, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety provides detailed guidelines for the establishment of a national infrastructure protection plan for each management agency. Subsequently, the management agencies must establish an institutional plan to protect the national infrastructure, to maintain the continuity of functions such as core functions and facilities in case of a disaster, and to secure the safety of people and minimize damage. However, the proposed standards for the guidelines for the National Infrastructure Protection Plan are based on common issues related to the protection of the national infrastructure system that fail to provide the correct guidelines, which reflect the characteristics of each sector. In addition, as the risk assessment procedures such as risk and impact analysis are conceptually presented, an evaluation based on the characteristics of the facilities is insufficient; in some agencies, it is performed perfunctorily. Therefore, this study analyzes the present state of the National Infrastructure Protection Plans, demonstrates the common problems, and suggests ways to improve the vulnerable parts of the guidelines for the National Infrastructure Protection Plan using case studies of advanced foreign countries. Keywords: National Infrastructure System, National Infrastructure Protection Plans, Guidelines for National Infrastructure Protection Plan, Risk Assessment