In cooperation with the Slovenian internet Forum and other stakeholders, Slovenia will propose the adoption of a joint declaration about the internet that will be a driver of development, use, importance and role of the internet in the society in the national environment. In order to seize development opportunities enabled by the internet, Slovenia will invest and operate in three fields in the future development period.    internet as technological platform: - increased investments in RDI in the ICT field, - development of internet technologies (internet of things - future internet, cloud computing, industrial internet, industry 4.0, etc.), - support for the development and higher competitiveness of the internet industry, - establishment of enabling supportive environment for internet start-ups, - introduction of contemporary models of cloud computing in public administration, - promotion of the development of national and European interoperability for more efficient operation of the public sector, - introduction of uniform and user-friendly services of e-identification and other services of trust for safe and private e-business, - quick identification of upcoming ICT trends and technologies and responsive establishment of regulatory frameworks that will enable and promote the introduction of innovative approaches in the use of digital technologies, - establishing enabling environment for reference projects of introducing innovative approaches in the use of digital internet technologies, - promotion of the use of open-source technological solutions with a view to strengthening information independence and competitiveness. internet as communication network: - development of high-capacity communication optic-fibre infrastructure (lowest target level being 100 Mb/s), - provision of an appropriate level of network and service quality, - fast and well thought-out transition to IPv6 (this transition is necessary for the stability of the internet and its further growth, including the possibility of user access to services and content of their own choice), - development of mobile internet (mobile communications networks 4G and 5G, digital dividend II – the 700 MHz frequency band), - provision of free, open and neutral internet, - ensuring a high level of cyber security, - ensuring privacy. internet for the development of society and economy: - improving the population’s digital literacy (improving their ability to use the internet and digital media at school, at the workplace and in everyday life, inclusion of digital content in general education, teaching of programming, informal education for younger and older generations), DIGITAL SLOVENIA 2020 - Development strategy for the information society until 2020 15

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