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the extensive black outs and power outages or other technological failures in
communications.
The discussion is still open; what seems certain is that the constant technological
development, the globalization of economies and societies will have as a conse-
quence a further increase of the technological risks, making it necessary timely and
effective answers by national and above all international authorities in order to
ensure collective and environmental security.
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