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Lessons Learned from Recent Crisis - The 22nd July 2011 Terrorist Attacks

Tor Saglie Secretary General

Oslo, 18. September 2014

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Basic requisites

1. Identification of learning experiences 2. Action to change existing ways of doing

things 3. Institutionalisation by which changes are

communicated to the relevant parts of the organisation

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(Sonneby, 2011)

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Key findings • The attack on the Government Office Complex on 22 July could have been prevented

• The authorities failed to adequately protect the people on the island of Utøya.

• More security and emergency preparedness measures to prevent attacks and mitigate

their effects should have been in place on 22 July

• Better ways of working and a broader approach could have alerted the Police Security Service (PST) to the perpetrator before 22 July.

• The health and rescue services cared well for the injured and the next of kind in the acute phase

• The Government communicated well with the general public. The various ministries managed to continue their work despite the casualties and material damage

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Failures

• Ability to acknowledge risk and learn from exercises

• Ability to implement decisions and use plans

• Ability to coordinate and interact • ICT not exploited well enough • Leadership’s willingness and ability

to clarify responsibility, set goals and adopt measures

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Follow-up

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The Ministry of Justice and Public Security • Strengthened coordinating role on public

security and civil protection • Lead Ministry in national civil emergencies

unless otherwise is decided • National civil situation centre • Exercises and learning processes • Crisis management and security measures • Core priorities: analysis and development,

governance, implementation, coordination and cooperation, strategic utilization of ICT, development of people and organization

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Measures, initiatives and changes • Establishing a police preparedness centre in Oslo • Instructions on the provision of assistance to the police by the

Norwegian armed forces • Legislation criminalising the planning and preparation of terrorism

and organised crime • Establishment of a Joint Counter-Terrorism Analysis Unit • Stricter regulation and control mechanisms on the marketing and

use of explosive precursors • New national guidelines on ICT-security • Implementation of improved secure communication systems in the

central government

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Action Plan Against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

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Action Plan Against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

Early Prevention (school, child welfare service, health care, local

government etc.) 21 measures

Local Police Correctional Service

5 measures

Legislative measures The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST)

4 measures

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