Biography: Manuel Suter is a Ph.D. candidate and researcher at
the Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich. At the CSS, he works with
the Crisis and Risk Network research group where he specializes in cyber
security and critical infrastructure protection (CIP) and focuses on the issue
of public-private collaboration in this field. He holds a degree in political
science from the University of Zurich. Abstract: Unpacking Public-Private Partnerships: Identifying Differences, Challenges and Practices of Collaboration in Cyber Security In 1997, the report of the President’s Commission on
Critical Infrastructure Protection stated that “coping with increasingly cyber-based
threats demands a new approach to the relationship between government and the
private sector”. Since then, efforts to foster Public-Private Partnerships have
increasingly been an essential part of most cyber security policies. However, a
review of the current state of public-private collaboration reveals that the
concept of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) has thus far not reached its full
efficiency potential. While there are
many successful examples of PPPs, there remain many challenges to successful
collaboration. A lack of trust between partners, conflicts of interests,
misplaced expectations or unclear delineation of roles and responsibilities are
some of the factors which hinder a fruitful collaboration. In order to address
these challenges, this presentation will argue that it is first necessary to
gain a better understanding of the motivations and rationales that lead to the
formation of PPPs. Best practices will also be identified, drawn from
successful examples of PPPs and public management literature on public-private
collaboration. |