Digital transformation of Slovenia Slovenian companies have achieved exceptional and disproportionate success in this field – for example, one of the largest online crypto-currency exchanges was set up by Slovenes. As part of the stand of the Slovenian economy in the “green, creative, and smart”, Slovenia strives to become one of the leading countries in introducing blockchain technologies. Technologies online today enable only secure transfer of value, greater efficiency of services and can serve as a basis for the services of companies and the State, thereby contributing to greater competitiveness of the economy and welfare of the entire society. In recent years, successful Slovenian companies in the use of blockchain technology are already among the leading developers of digital investment platforms in the world. Last year, we achieved great success of the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) platform which was developed by Slovenes. This platform enables young, potential internet start-ups to raise their core capital. Of course, further possibilities of using the platform are much greater than of those mentioned. On its own, it is an excellent basis for Slovenia to exploit its development potential and become the leading “blockchain start-up” destination in the world. Ministry of Public Administration, 2017; Photo: Pixabay The true potential of the technology is reflected by the recent arrival and exceptional success of the Ethereum platform which allows, in addition to financial transactions, smart contracts which will bring significant savings to companies and simplify the implementation of most of mandatory processes. Given the development activities abroad, it is clear that we will experience a large disruption in this field, for which we will have to be prepared, from the point of view of both users and creators of new solutions. Slovenian start-ups are also exceptionally active in this area from projects such as platforms for marketing of electrical energy and creation of other energy services to solutions in traditional industries (e.g. in the forest-wood chain in Slovenia), which enable the stakeholders to connect in these branches. 23