文摘
Traditionally, banks have developed Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), Business Continuity Plan (BCP), and implemented structure of Business Continuity Management (BCM) for their business continuity as regulators required. However, once a wide-area disaster occurs, it is difficult for each bank only with individual BCP/BCM to continue local banking services at a limited but necessary level for vital activities and socioeconomic recoveries. Based on the actual experiences and discussions in the Kyoto Prefecture, the importance of Public-Private Partnership (PPP)-based Area BCM is recognized and actual procedures and systems concept are overviewed.