Counties, as well as the ministries within their administrative branches, are responsible for continuity management as well as the information and cyber security of the services they provide and the ICT services they use. This will be achieved through statutory measures and in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Finance and the other ministries that steer the counties. Furthermore, the administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is planning to carry out an extensive study of the present state of cyber security and the required further measures from 2017 onwards. Also, national guidelines for the preparedness and continuity management of social welfare and health will be established during 2017–18. 14) The Government will have access to solutions and services for telecommunications, information management as well as preparedness and readiness management in all security situations Associated with strategic guidelines: 2,3,4,5,6 Responsibility: Prime Minister’s Office The Prime Minister’s Office will harmonise and implement the Government’s solutions and services associated with preparedness management, the continuity of which will be guaranteed, as applicable, for all security situations. Ministries will have access to a joint terminal device solution in the Government network that will also be available during disruptions and emergency conditions. Separate solutions, such as the restricted information network of the central government authority, will be used for preparedness and for materials requiring high protection levels. 15) The integrity, availability and confidentiality of critical basic registers and information resources will be assured in all security situations Associated with strategic guideline:3 Responsibility: Ministry of Finance, Population Register Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, National Land Survey of Finland and Finnish Patent and Registration Office The Ministry of Finance will determine and together with the competent organisations analyse the integrity and availability of information resources in all security situations. The assessment will take into account the availability of data and the required technology as well as the required encryption of classified information. The goal is to ensure access to key information resources and their integrity to all organisations in compliance with the classification criteria. 16 The Security Committee