coordinate the cyber security assurance capabilities at the strategic level to ensure cyber security in the country at lower levels, and will represent a single point of contact for international cooperation. The organisation form of coordination functions will be determined by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. At the operational level of cyber security assurance, SI-CERT will operate with its capabilities at the national level, the Ministry of Defence in the field of defence and protection against natural and other disasters, the police in ensuring cyber security in the context of public safety and the fight against cyber crime, SOVA in counter intelligence, and the emergent SIGOV-CERT in public administration. Figure 1: Scheme of the cyber security assurance system The cyber security assurance system will also include other stakeholders. Operators of critical infrastructure in the private and public sectors are important, particularly in the energy supply sector (electricity producers and distributors), and in information and communication support (telecom operators, information society service providers, etc.). In awareness raising, education and research, the academic and research community will contribute to the cyber security assurance system through their higher-education programmes and courses on cyber security at all levels of education, and through the results of research organisations. The Cyber Security Strategy 9