4. SECTORS OF THE SOCIETY AND FORMS OF
COOPERATION OF CYBER SECURITY
STAKEHOLDERS
Defining the sectors of the society and their meaning for the purposes of this Strategy, as
well as forms of cooperation of the cyber security stakeholders, also provided the
definition of the scope of this Strategy.
For the purposes of the Strategy, sectors of the society and their definitions are:
1.
Public sector with various competent authorities which are the stakeholders of the
Strategy, other state authorities, bodies of local and regional self-government units,
legal entities with public authorities and institutions representing in various ways the
users of cyberspace and entities obliged to apply the measures arising from the
Strategy;
2.
Academic sector in close cooperation with the state authorities which are the
stakeholders of the Strategy, and other education institutions from the public and
economic sectors representing in various ways the users of cyberspace and entities
obliged to apply the measures arising from the Strategy;
3.
Economic sector in close cooperation with the competent state and regulatory bodies
which are the stakeholders of the Strategy, especially legal entities subject to special
regulations concerning critical infrastructures and defence, as well as all other legal
entities and business entities representing in various ways the users of cyberspace and
entities obliged to apply the measures arising from the Strategy, with all the
particularities of those legal and business entities, with regard to their scope of work,
number of employees and markets they cover;
4.
Citizens in general, representing the users of communication and information
technologies and services. The state of security in cyberspace reflects on the citizens
in various ways. It also refers to the citizens who do not use cyberspace actively, but
their data is in cyberspace.
Forms of cooperation of cyber security stakeholders envisaged by the Strategy are:
1.
Coordination within the public sector;
2.
National cooperation of the public, academic and economic sectors;
3.
Consultation with the interested public and informing the citizens;
4.
International cooperation of cyber security stakeholders.
All these forms of cooperation are carried out in a systematic and coordinated manner, in
accordance with competences, capabilities and objectives, and according to the functionally
elaborated cyber security areas defined in the Strategy.
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