The European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERNCIP) has been established to improve the protection of critical infrastructures in the EU. It works in close cooperation with all types of CIP stakeholders, focusing particularly on the technical protective and resilience solutions by conducting research studies and innovation uptake.

This (open-access) paper documents the conception, implementation and outcome of a survey organized by European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. The survey was conducted in April-May 2020 with the participation of critical infrastructure experts (including professionals from the academia and research institutions, infrastructure operators and industry representatives, public authorities and members of security agencies), involved as stakeholders in the European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERNCIP).

"Among the many repercussions of the COVID-19 emergency to be assessed, those on critical infrastructures and the associated businesses and professions are certainly important ones."

Themes explored through this study include an assessment of the business continuity status and the evaluation of emergency management and disaster recovery aspects, as experienced from the perspective of different sectors, organization types and personal perceptions of the respondents.