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Section 2
INTRODUCTION
where citizens, industry and other
partners in society and government,
play their full part in securing our
networks, services and data;
• the UK needs a vibrant cyber security
sector and supporting skills base that
can keep pace with and get ahead of
the changing threat.
THE SCOPE OF THE STRATEGY
2.8.
This strategy is intended to shape
the Government’s policy, while also offering
a coherent and compelling vision to share
with the public and private sector, civil
society, academia and the wider population.
2.9.
The strategy covers the whole of
the UK. The UK Government will seek to
ensure the strategy is implemented for
National Cyber Security Strategy 2016
all parts of the UK, recognising that, to
the extent that it touches on devolved
matters, we will work closely with the
devolved Governments on its application
to Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland (respecting the three separate
legal jurisdictions, and four education
systems, that exist in the UK). Where
proposals set out in the strategy relate to
devolved matters, their implementation
will be agreed as appropriate with those
Governments in accordance with the
devolution settlements.
2.10. The strategy sets out proposed
or recommended actions aimed at all
sectors of the economy and society,
from central government departments, to
leaders across industry and the individual
citizen. The strategy aims to increase