No significant panic or overreaction caused by Y2K fears. Over time Y2K tools and know-how became much faster and cheaper, permitting those who started later to accomplish the same amount of work at a lower cost. A common menace and cross-border interdependencies were keys to success. Networking and information cooperation work. Infrastructures are both connected and resilient.
Leadership is vital, but institutional agility varies.
Public-private partnerships can work. Technology can be managed. Information Lessons Facts build confidence. Close is better. Beware information lag.