Critical infrastructure management for sustainable development in postal, telecommunication and railway sector of Republic of Serbia

The critical infrastructure systems, as the subject of this research are defined as the transportation and telecommunication systems whose efficient and effective functioning is of crutial importance for the development and growth of national economy and community. They are the “lifeline systems” that physically tie together metropolitan areas, communities, and neighborhoods, and facilitate the growth of local, regional, and national economies. These interdependent systems work together to provide the essential services of a modern society: • Mobility for people, materials, goods, and services to and from workplaces, markets, schools, recreational facilities, and other destinations; • Connectivity for purposes of communication, public safety, emergency services, financial transactions, and for the control and monitoring of other infrastructure components. Main objective of research is to develop or define an optimal model for critical infrastructure management, on the base of analysis of different strategies for critical infrastructure management for sustainable develpoment of postal, communication and railway sector in selected countries of EU and world, as well as on the base of needs of Serbia for modern postal, communication and railway services.