support in the form of financial incentives and promotion of digitisation. Measures for counselling and supportive services have to be implemented in order to fully utilise the advantages of digital technologies. Access to financial resources must be facilitated, digital knowledge and skills must be improved, entrepreneurial culture must be strengthened, enterprises, researchers and education institutions must be integrated, the number of ICT experts must be increased and an enabling legislative and regulatory environment for the development of digital entrepreneurship and business in cyberspace must be established. By investing in research and technology development, Slovenia will increase the share of innovatively active enterprises and the number of high-technology ICT patents, which will contribute to the establishment of innovative environment and improve the competitiveness of the ICT sector. Resources of the Obzorje 2020 programme can importantly contribute to supporting the RDI activities of enterprises and research organisations; they are a potential for broadening partnerships, business networks and markets. By means of pre-commercial public procurement in cloud computing, the future internet and big data, and by financial incentives to RDI projects for making open standardised platforms and development of new technologies, products and services, Slovenia will encourage the private sector to develop innovative products and services and make a prompt transition to the market. Open standardised technological platforms are a condition for development cooperation among enterprises, for the development of convergent ICT solutions and appearance on foreign markets. At the same time, they will enable the achievement of synergistic effects in investments in the economic infrastructure. Besides direct investments, a suitable business environment must be provided to enable and encourage successful ICT enterprises to stay in Slovenia. The internet is becoming a key economic infrastructure that thoroughly changes enterprises and business and serves as an innovation platform. Slovenia must establish an enabling business environment for newly established or start-up ICT enterprises and a suitable supportive environment for their development and internationalisation of business. Support for internet start-ups shall be based on a comprehensive stimulating development environment that includes a set of special purpose supportive services (education, mentorship, ICT and other infrastructural support), and on direct financial support for individual projects. Effective support for the development of internet start-ups requires an integration of key stakeholders (national institutions, economy, sectoral associations, research and education institutions). Because the needs of internet start-ups are specific, the mechanisms of the general supportive environment for start-ups shall be accompanied by specifically adapted enabling measures (integration, motivation, promotion, etc.). Particular attention shall be focused on integration with internet-based entrepreneurship abroad, attracting foreign investors and entering foreign markets. 6.3.2 Strategic Objectives  Enhanced competitiveness of the Slovenian ICT industry.  Digitisation of entrepreneurship and the private sector (industry 4.0).  Development of the internet of things, smart cities and smart homes.  ICT as enabling technology for the improved competitiveness of other sectors. 34 DIGITAL SLOVENIA 2020 - Development strategy for the information society until 2020