Bangkok--9 Mar--P.R.M.C. Thailand
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Asia will bring together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments to collaborate on securing Asia. The conference will look at developing existing national or international legal and technical frameworks, integrating good risk management, strategic planning and implementation.
Torch marketing/KNM Media, organisers of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe, have announced they will be bringing this important topic of discussion to South East Asia, where the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region continues to develop closer ties with the imminent announcement of the Asian Economic Community (AEC), the further integration of the regions economies and policies, and therefore critical national infrastructure, is inevitable.
This is already being demonstrated with the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline and ASEAN Power Grid operational across the region, to which all countries rely, and will continue to integrate further, creating a joint responsibility for their protection and security.
Attacks on critical infrastructure sites are a favoured target for terrorist groups, for good reason. They offer what is seen by the terrorist as a soft target, that is, maximum effect with minimal chance of interdiction. The potential effects in terms of damage, the hugely detrimental economic impact, disruption of normal daily life and resulting publicity, can far outweigh the terrorist organisations commitment in both manpower and risk.
Southeast Asia has seen a rise in insurgency-related attacks and terrorist activities, creating uncertainty and insecurity on critical national infrastructure. Climate change has also seen more extreme weather patterns, creating additional hazardous, unseasonal and unpredictable conditions and a severe strain on infrastructure.
On a country level, there are strategies to deal with infrastructure protection issues. On a regional level, there is the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), under which several teams have been set up to deal with disaster management in general, but none is geared towards the protection of critical infrastructure.
Cyber security is also becoming more prevalent, and as more critical infrastructure becomes connected to the internet and exposed to the dangers of cyber security attacks, new strategies and systems need to be developed to mitigate these threats.
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Asia will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on 24th-25th June 2015 and is being co-hosted by the Department for Disaster Prevention & Mitigation (under the Ministry of Interior) and the Ministry of Information & Communication & Technology, as well as support from the Ministry of Transport and Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau.
Additional supporting organisations include the International Association of CIP Professionals, BORDERPOL, CYBERPOL, National Security & Resilience Consortium, International Security Industry Organisation and Association of Risk & Crisis Communication and Security Partners Forum.
The ever changing nature of threats, whether natural through climate change, or man-made through terrorism activities, either physical or cyber attacks, means the need to continually review and update policies, practices and technologies to meet these growing demands.
The agencies, operators,d organisations and stakeholders tasked with securing the region's critical infrastructure have a challenging future, and Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Asia will bring the discussion to the region for enhancing regional collaboration and cooperation.
For further details visit www.cip-asia.com.
Issued on behalf of Torch Marketing and KNM Media by P.R.M.C. Thailand:
Suthi Chatterjee
Public Relations & Media Consultant Co., Ltd.
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For further information, please contact:
Tony Kingham
KNM Media Limited
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Neil Walker
Director
Torch Marketing Co., Ltd.
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