9 “Strategy for the Information Society Development of Montenegro 2020“ represents a strategy of continuity in relation with the previous one. The life cycle of the previous Strategy ends in 2016. The period from 2012. to present day represents a time of an intensive and dynamic development of information society in Montenegro. As stated in the last World Economic Forum report on global competitiveness in the field of ICT, Montenegro is a regional leader. This is also the case in the field of the development of the electronic government – Montenegro is ranked 45. in the competition of 194 United Nations member states. The development of an open, competitive, advanced and secure information society was accompanied by the increase in the number of the computer users and the Internet users, and also the progress achieved in the area of the broadband Internet access infrastructure. Significant advances have been made in the field of cyber security. All the main units of the educational institutions, up to the university level, are provided with the Internet connection, the information systems in health and education are established, the scientific and research activities in the field of ICT are enhanced. Legislation in the field of the information society is largely harmonized with the EU acquis. This is also stated in the European Commission report on Montenegro’s progress in 2015, in the field of the European integration, within Chapter 10 that deals with the area of the information society and media. “The European Union supports a well-functioning internal market for electronic communications, electronic commerce, and audio-visual services,” the report states, adding that “the rules protect consumers and support the universal availability of the modern services. The progress has been made regarding the issue of the construction of a national broadband network.“ „Strategy for the Information Society Development 2020“ outlines the strategic development tools in this development field, with a view to reaching the EU standards set out in the Digital Agenda 2020 and the Digital Single Market Strategy. The document is divided into chapters that have been identified as the key steps to achieve the EU standards in this field, namely: broadband infrastructure, cyber security, human capital, digital business, e-education, e-health, e-inclusion, e-government and research, innovation and development. The above-mentioned chapters are tackled through both the European and the national context, the strategic development tools and the indicators that will serve as a kind of benchmarks of the information society development in Montenegro.