  Number of experts from the ICT field. Concentration of know-how in competence centres from the ICT field. Cyber Security  Functioning operational level of cyber security provision with well-qualified although insufficient human resources.  Good experience with participation in common international exercises in cyber security. OPPORTUNITIES Digital Economy and Digital Society  Significantly higher investments in the development of information society and the ICT sector.  Clear political support for development efforts and high level of awareness of the importance and development opportunities of ICT and the internet.  Higher technological orientation of the society in steering development.  Increased efficiency as a result of innovative and intense use of ICT and the internet as horizontal strategic orientation in all development documents and activities.  Inter-departmental and cross-sectoral cooperation for complementary development approaches and seeking synergies.  Classification of Slovenia as an advanced reference environment for introducing new technologies (data centres, open public and research big data, internet of things, cloud computing, IPv6, etc.).  Research, development and establishment of open platforms based on interoperability and standards for easier and quicker development of high-quality, innovative, safe and trustworthy solutions, as well as recognition in foreign markets.  Development of new ways of electronic social communication.  Inclusion of stakeholders of the development of digital society in the preparation of development and legislative documents via the Slovenian digital coalition.  Development of creative content and creation of new or enriched offer of digitised cultural heritage. Electronic Communications Infrastructure  Potential synergies in constructing smart and broadband networks and other measures for lowering the costs of constructing broadband infrastructure. Digital Literacy and ICT Skills 10  Poor awareness of the advantages and poor legal basis for the implementation of the interoperability principle and broader application of the national interoperability framework (IOF).  Insufficient awareness of public authorities of the importance of transparent action and publication of data in open formats. The ICT Sector in Slovenia  A small number of high-tech enterprises and insufficient orientation toward global markets.  A low level of early entrepreneurial activity and failure to adapt to incentive measures to the specifics of ICT and the internet. Cyber Security  Lack of specific cyber security provision regulations at the strategic level, without appropriate sources (central coordination facility, point of single contact for international cooperation). THREATS Digital Economy and Digital Society  Organisational and political instability and insufficient sources of funding the development of society’s digitisation.  Lack of understanding of development opportunities for the digital society and lack of political support in earmarking funds for the implementation of proposed measures.  The influence of partial interests and unwillingness to cooperate.  Lack of stakeholders' interest in the implementation of foreseen measures and use of advantages of digitisation.  Lagging behind DAE objectives, which means failure to implement common European commitments adopted.  Further negative impact of development lag in the field of information society on all other development areas of society.  Risk of violating copyright and related rights because of unsuitable or deficient regulations.  Shifting the burden of the higher costs of trust service management to final user.  Decrease in the competitiveness of the economy. Electronic Communications Infrastructure  The developmental lag of rural and suburban areas because of insufficient digital infrastructure. Digital Literacy and ICT Skills  Disregarding the specificities of individual target groups in increasing digital literacy.  Negative impacts of various types of digital divides.  Drop in the use of Slovenian among native speakers of Slovenian in digital environments.  Drop in the amount of digital content created in Slovenian. E-government and Public Sector  Short-term and sectorally partial operation of public sector institutions. DIGITAL SLOVENIA 2020 - Development strategy for the information society until 2020