3.3 SWOT Analysis of the National Context ADVANTAGES Digital Economy and Digital Society  Good bases for the development and implementation of data-driven economy and innovation, development of cloud computing, the internet of things and mobile technologies.  Proximity of yet undeveloped markets.  Examples of globally successful ICT enterprises in niche areas (good practices, integration).  Participation in international projects and integration in the joint European education and research network.  Established network of NGOs for an inclusive information society.  Examples of good practices in internet start-ups and application of new internet-based business models (peer-to-peer, sharing economy, cryptocurrencies…).  Established network for the inclusion of broader public in discussions about the internet - Slovenian internet Forum. Electronic Communications Infrastructure  Competitive market of electronic communications.  Good basis and readiness for transition to IPv6. Digital Literacy and ICT Skills  Examples of good practices of intergenerational cooperation and e-literacy development (Simbioza).  Broad possibilities for formal and informal education.  School children have a basic degree of digital literacy.  Good results of the preventive measures for the safe use of the internet (awareness raising programmes) implemented so far.  Experience in the advanced application of ICT in education. E-government and Public Sector  High level of development of e-government solutions.  Existing national ICT infrastructure: national HKOM network, data centre, SIGOV-CA and other issuers of qualified digital certificates, Arnes infrastructure.  Experience in interoperability of cross-border eservices.  High-quality and connectible central databases in state administration, effective identifiers.  Established national open data portal NIO.  Good legislative framework of access to information of public character - ZDIJZ.  Important role and practice of the Information Commissioner.  Guidelines for capturing, long-term conservation and access to cultural heritage in digital form. ICT Sector in Slovenia  ICT industry with the full spectrum of skills for the digitisation of Slovenia (digital entrepreneurship, development and introduction of e-services and ebusiness). DISADVANTAGES Digital Economy and Digital Society  Significant lag in the development of the information society over the past ten years.  Significantly insufficient investments in the development of information society.  Lack of development resources (financial, human, material and technical).  Insufficient awareness of the importance and potential of ICT for social development at all levels.  Insufficient political support for the efforts to develop the digital society: general digitisation, digital economy, introduction of e-business and digitisation of the public sector (e.g. e-health).  Declarative support is not reflected in operational support.  Unstable political, organisational and development environment and subsequent delay in drafting development documents.  Strategic documents do not sufficiently recognise ICT as a promoter of general development and economic growth.  Insufficient participation of stakeholders in drawing up and implementation of measures for promoting the development of digital society.  Insufficient range of e-content and e-services in Slovenian in certain fields.  Existence of provisions that constitute a hindrance in capturing, keeping and accessing digital content. Electronic Communications Infrastructure  High costs of construction of capable broadband infrastructure in white areas. Digital Literacy and ICT Skills  Geographic, age-related and other digital divides in the provision and use of communication and information services.  Low digital literacy, lack of e-skills and deficient use of available advanced e-services and ICT solutions in certain population segments. E-government and Public Sector  Inappropriate organisation and placement of competencies for the digitisation of the public sector and for the development of the information society.  Problems with the implementation of a complementary approach and the implementation of synergistic effects at the inter-departmental and crosssectoral levels.  Decentralised computerisation of the state (and partially broader public) administration and healthcare has brought about dispersed and unconnected IT systems and high costs of development and maintenance. DIGITAL SLOVENIA 2020 - Development strategy for the information society until 2020 9