IV. Information society development strategy to 2020 A ccording to the Digital Economy and Society • Index (DESI 2017 – Digital Economy and Society Index), the Republic of Slovenia ranks 17 th general digitalisation according to the “Digital by Default” principle; in the • European Union, although it is the fastest growing competitive digital entrepreneurship and digital industry for digital growth; digital country together with Slovakia. This presents • a considerable challenge for the Government of intensive and innovative use of ICT and the Internet in all segments of society; the Republic of Slovenia, as it aims to rank significantly higher in the future. In accordance with • high speed access to open internet the • inclusive digital society; • secure cyberspace; • trust and confidence in cyberspace and the adopted accelerate strategies, the the development Government will activities and collaboration, and in the next period reduce the development gap to the most developed countries. for all; protection of human rights; At the beginning of 2016, the Government of the • Republic of Slovenia adopted a long-term strategy Slovenia – reference environment for the deployment of innovative approaches in the use on the development of information society, the of digital technologies. objectives of which are targeted at a secure digital future. The vision of the strategy is for Slovenia to, by The detailed objectives of the strategy are: advantage of the development opportunities of ICT • • accelerated progress of the digital society, take raising general awareness of the importance of and the Internet, thus becoming an advanced information and communications technologies digital society and reference environment for the (ICT) and the Internet for the development of deployment of innovative approaches in the use of society; digital technologies on a systemic level. sustainable, systematic and targeted investment in the development of a digital society; 7