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Economy underwent a strong transformation in the last decade. Computerization, cybernetics, industrial robotics, communication and management are activities depending by IT.Society is knowledge based on IT and depending by online. Threats in the online reaches fever. Targets are critical infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, health, government and banking systems. Now there are on the pressure of cyber-attacks by multiple entities. Hackers evolve from “classic” e-mail infiltration or break websites of governmental institutions, to the cyber war as one of the newest and irregular forms of modern conflicts. The Risks are major and affect at nationally level and require preventive actions.Research is directed towards technology development, high level of computer usage and modern solutions for information management, risk control and total computerization of all activities. In social, educationalarea the man isin user position, as target or initiator ofthe own actions but sometimes author of the risk generating actions.IT these generates major risks and required standards, policies, procedures and risk protection, “instruments for systems in public and privatearea and for communicationequipment's using IT”. Todayeconomy is based on all these elements and the evaluation of major risks related to the information technology become main priority.

Developing nature areas generates various benefits for the economy. The main benefits concern growing incomes for the recreation sector (hotels, camping, restaurants, etc.), higher prices of houses, etc. In this study the costs and benefits of developing nature in a rural area in the south-east of the Netherlands have been analyzed.Our study revealed that effects for the regional economy are considerable. On the national level, however, these effects appear to be negligible. This is due to the fact that on an interregional level the effects largely balance each other out. Thus, nature development in a certain region will increase the number of visitors to that region, but at the expense of other regions. In other words, due to substitution effects the net interregional effect of nature development on recreational spending is negligible. This raises the question whether the national government should finance regional nature development

Developing nature areas generates various benefits for the economy. The main benefits concern growing incomes for the recreation sector (hotels, camping, restaurants, etc.), higher prices of houses, etc. In this study the costs and benefits of developing nature in a rural area in the south-east of the Netherlands have been analyzed.Our study revealed that effects for the regional economy are considerable. On the national level, however, these effects appear to be negligible. This is due to the fact that on an interregional level the effects largely balance each other out. Thus, nature development in a certain region will increase the number of visitors to that region, but at the expense of other regions. In other words, due to substitution effects the net interregional effect of nature development on recreational spending is negligible. This raises the question whether the national government should finance regional nature development