Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

THE NETHERLANDS*

MANUEL SUTER AND ELGIN BRUNNER

Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

1 CRITICAL SECTORS

Using the so-called Quick Scan method¹ and in consultation with the industry and government, it was determined in 2002 that the Netherlands' critical infrastructure comprises 11 sectors and 31 critical products and services [1]. That result was adjusted in the ensuing risk analysis phase. Since April 2004, the list comprises 12 critical sectors and 33 critical products and services. Infrastructures are deemed critical if they constitute an essential, indispensable service for society, and if their disruption would rapidly bring about a state of emergency or could have adverse societal effects in the longer term. In the Netherlands, critical sectors (and products and services) include the following: [2]

• Drinking Water Supply,
• Energy (Electricity, Natural Gas, and Oil),
• Financial Sector (Financial Services and the Financial Infrastructure, both Public and Private),
• Food (Food Supply and Food Safety),
• Health (Urgent Health Care/Hospitals, Sera and Vaccines, Nuclear Medicine),
• Legal Order (Administration of Justice and Detention, Law Enforcement),
• Public Order and Safety (Maintaining Public Order, Maintaining Public Safety),
• Retaining and Managing Surface Water (Management of Water Quality, Retaining and Managing Water Quantity),
• Telecommunications (Fixed Telecommunication Network Services, Mobile Telecommunication Services, Radio Communication and Navigation, ...