The Government Centre in National Crisis Management System. Genesis and Description of Character Cover Image

Rządowe Centrum Bezpieczeństwa w krajowym systemie zarządzania kryzysowego. Geneza i ogólna charakterystyka
The Government Centre in National Crisis Management System. Genesis and Description of Character

Author(s): Kazimierz Korzecki, Wiesław Pączek
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: the Government Centre for Security; Crisis Management; crisis management coordinating; national centre for crisis management; coordination of the flow of information

Summary/Abstract: The establishing of the Government Centre for Security constituted a significant step in building an effective and comprehensive system of crisis management – a system thanks to which it is possible to prevent crises and, in case of their occurrance, to minimize their impact by taking professional actions. The Government Centre for Security was established under the Act of 26 April 2007 on Crisis Management and it has been operating since the 2nd August 2008. Government Centre for Security is a supraministerial structure which aims to optimize and standardize the perception of threats by individual government departments, thereby increasing the degree of ability to cope with difficult situations by the competent services and public administration authorities. The Centre is ensuring services to the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister, the Government Crisis Management Team and a minister competent for internal affairs within the scope of crisis management. Moreover, the Centre serves as a national centre for crisis management coordinating of activities the units related to crisis management. In addition, developing optimal solutions to the emerging crisis situations as well as the coordination of the flow of information concerning the threats are also within the scope of the tasks of the Government Centre for Security. Furthermore, the overall structure of organisation and operating mode of the Centre are described in the article.

  • Issue Year: 16/2015
  • Issue No: 6.1
  • Page Range: 137-154
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish