International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

In international scientific circles, with a portfolio in the field of critical infrastructure security, there is consent that the main problem underlying the difficulty in securing critical infrastructure against various types of threats is the lack of a common understanding of what constitutes critical infrastructure. This challenge could hinder coordinated threat assessment, mutual assistance, and the implementation of key partnerships in prevention and response efforts, as intruders often define critical infrastructure based on its potential to cause maximum disruption.
This publication presents in a systematized form some directions in the author’s experience in developing approaches in building key partnerships for optimizing the security of critical infrastructure in the conditions of the QUASAR competence center.

Research and innovation is the part of an organization’s business that shapes the ability of its management and staff to acquire knowledge, design, develop and improve products, services, technologies and processes. Realizing key partnerships in collaborative research and innovation are critical to long-term success for high-tech organizations, while at the same time key to improving business skills, expanding product and service portfolios, and delivering cutting-edge applied research in interest of the country’s security. Presenting some of the benefits of building key partnerships between organizations in the development of security systems is the content of
this publication.

Joint scientific and applied research occupies its place as a major innovation process in the activities of scientific, educational and business organizations. The purpose of this approach is to gain access to external sources of technology (or other assets) and their integration into products and services to build security of critical infrastructure and strategic sites of national importance.
Partnerships in the development of security systems can bring added value to partner organizations, allowing them to use a wider network of promising assets and markets and helping them gain trust and prestige in society.
The presentation of a variant of structuring key partnerships in the development of security systems is the content of this p aper.