MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MICITT shall also be established as national coordination figure, with the responsibility of
supervising the strategy’s application, including coordination with various entities involved in
fulfillment of the established lines of action.
The Advisory Board, jointly with the National Cybersecurity Coordinator, will be in charge of
arrange all actions necessary to start the process of implementation, with action plans for each
one of the objectives proposed in this strategy, prior definition of goals, terms and accountable.
5.1 Overall Objective
Develop a guiding framework for the country’s actions in matters of safety in the use of ICT,
promoting the coordination and cooperation of the multiple stakeholders and fostering education,
prevention and mitigation measures to face the risks related to the use of ICT to achieve a
safer and reliable environment for all the country’s residents.
5.2 Specific Objectives
Specific Objective 1: National Coordination
Coordinate with stakeholders to define their role a n d line of action in the
process of mitigation, management, recovery and continuity in case of a cybernetic
security incident.
The coordination, collaboration and exchange of information between stakeholders is
fundamental for the success of any national cybernetic security program. These interested
parties include the public sector36, the academy, non-governmental organizations, the private
sector, civil society and the technical community37.
Understood as “…the sum total of public organizations. Is integrated by the Powers of the Republic, the
autonomous institutions, municipalities, state banks, public corporations and other public, non-state institutions.
According to the Ministry of Economic Planning and Policies (MIDEPLAN) (2007). Explanatory handbook of the
organization charts for Costa Rica’s public sector. [Online]. Recovered August 16th of 2016 from,
https://documentos.mideplan.go.cr/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/237a1427-b5f7-4b41-be168993ca567e32/organigrama_del_sector_publico.pdf?guest=true
37 As part of the recommendations from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the
technical community’s participation is urged in order to avoid decision-making removed from industry standards.
Example: IET, IAB, RIR’s, ccTLD, RO’s, ICANN, ISOC and W3C.“The Internet technical community underlines its
role as a source of independent advice regarding the potential intended and unintended consequences of planned
policy decisions on the Internet and the way it functions, and stresses that policy-makers
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