📋 Tender Overview
Investigator on security of supply cooperation, Major General (res.) Kim Mattsson submitted his report to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the National Emergency Supply Agency on 12.6.2024. At the end of February, the MEAE and the IGC appointed a rapporteur to assess the significance of the public-private cooperation model implemented by the IGC in the Finnish security of supply system and the changed operating environment.
The rapporteur's report: "Towards tomorrow's security of supply - a report on public-private partnerships" assesses the key challenges of the cooperation model and presents ideas for its development. The report provides inputs to support the preparatory phase of the working group for the reform of the cross-administrative security of supply legislation project set up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the development project for network cooperation at the National Emergency Supply Agency.
In accordance with Prime Minister Orpo's Government Programme, a comprehensive review of security of supply legislation will be carried out in Finland during this parliamentary term. One of its objectives is to improve close planning cooperation and effective action between the private and public sectors, also in the event of major crises and disruptions. At the same time, the IGC is running a project to develop network cooperation.
"The report supports the development projects of the Government and the IGC with an analysis of the sector and pool activities of the National Emergency Supply Organisation (HVO). It will address the current state and importance of public-private cooperation, as well as challenges and development needs, including potential regulatory needs. The current state and significance of security of supply and the increased needs due to the changed security environment are the starting points for the development proposals," says Kim Mattsson, rapporteur for the report.
One of the key strengths of the Finnish security of supply system is already the close and long-term cooperation between the public, private and third sectors implemented by the IGC, the functioning of which must be ensured especially in the rapidly changing operating environment. In the future, it must be possible to develop cooperation into closer situational awareness and planning cooperation, as well as effective cooperation also in serious disturbances and emergency conditions.
The report proposes the development of management and cooperation in security of supply work by developing working methods, training and information flow, among other things. This requires a more open and faster flow of information between companies and the security of supply organisation in both directions, as well as the utilisation of digitalisation.
"The common thread running through the study is to propose that only those sub-entities that have been broken in an existing cooperation system or that can be improved should be repaired. Many proposals for improving structures and cooperation models can be made without additional resources or legislative changes. The focus of the work is on strengthening the partly fragmented cooperation between public administration, responsible authorities, companies and organisations," Mattsson continues.
