Digital Government Outlook 2026: Slovenia
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This country note presents an overview of the digital government landscape in Slovenia drawing on the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the 2025 OECD OURdata Index. The note outlines key policy developments in the country observed during the assessment period. It aims to inform policy dialogue and support Slovenia in advancing a whole-of-government approach to digital transformation in the public sector.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD Digital Government Index, Slovenia attained a score of 0.58, below the OECD average of 0.70. This represents a 0.08 increase since 2023 (Figure 1).
Slovenia recorded a higher score in Government as a Platform (0.64), though still below the OECD average of 0.71. Digital by Design (0.65) and Data-driven Public Sector (0.62) also showed improvement since 2023. These results show that Slovenia has made progress in developing shared platforms and integrating digital technologies into government operations.
Slovenia scored below the OECD average across all six dimensions, with Open by Default (0.46 vs 0.59) and Proactiveness (0.54 vs 0.67) as its weakest areas. This means that Slovenia still has room for improvement in promoting the openness and transparency of government data and in anticipating user needs through proactive service design.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD OURdata Index, Slovenia attained a score of 0.62, above the OECD average of 0.53 (Figure 2). This represents a 0.05 decrease since 2023.
Slovenia recorded a higher score in Data accessibility (0.82), above the OECD average of 0.67, and in Data availability (0.58 vs 0.53). These results reflect Slovenia's efforts in ensuring the accessibility and availability of government datasets.
Slovenia scored above the OECD average in Government support for data re-use (0.48 vs 0.40), though this remains its comparatively weakest pillar. This suggests that Slovenia could further strengthen mechanisms to actively promote the re-use of government data and measure its public value.
Slovenia has established a digital government governance structure led by the Ministry of Digital Transformation under Digital Slovenia 2030 and the Digital Public Services Strategy 2030. Co-ordination and external advisory functions are provided through the Government Council for Digital Transformation.
AI oversight and ethical guidance in Slovenia are supported by dedicated institutional arrangements. The Information Commissioner, the Agency for Communication Networks and Services (AKOS), and the Act implementing the EU AI Regulation provide a multi-layered framework for ethical advice on AI in the public sector.
Centralised cloud infrastructure supports public sector digital services in Slovenia. The State Cloud (Državni računalniški oblak- DRO) provides computing services to modernise public administration IT. This is supported by HKOM, the backbone government network infrastructure ensuring secure, scalable, and interoperable digital services.
Although Slovenia's digital talent strategy is embedded in broader national frameworks, the operational mechanisms to implement it remain underdeveloped. A formal needs assessment for digital skills has not yet been conducted, training programmes do not yet cover the full range of core digital government competencies, and the lead institution's actions on workforce development remain limited in scope. Closing these gaps could enable more targeted and systematic capability building across the public service.
There are also persistent gaps in Slovenia's ability to manage digital investments coherently across the full lifecycle. A common methodology for evaluating impact, ex-post cost-benefit analysis, dedicated funding mechanisms, and a centralised project monitoring system are not yet in place. Establishing these capabilities could strengthen accountability, support evidence-based prioritisation, and enhance strategic oversight of digital transformation initiatives.
The OECD Digital Government Outlook (DGO) provides a comprehensive assessment of digital government policies across OECD Members and accession candidate countries. It draws on the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the 2025 OECD Open, Useful and Re-usable Data (OURdata) Index to evaluate progress and identify persistent gaps in digital transformation across the public sector.
The DGI assesses the enabling foundations for digital transformation across six dimensions: Digital by Design, Data-driven Public Sector, Government as a Platform, Open by Default, User-Driven and Proactiveness. Rather than measuring the digitalisation of specific services, the DGI focuses on the strategies, policy levers, implementation practices and monitoring mechanisms that enable coherent, whole-of-government digital transformation.
The OURdata Index benchmarks the robustness of open government data policies across three pillars: data availability, data accessibility and government support for data re-use. It supports policymakers in monitoring the design and implementation of national open government data policies.
Both indices were developed with OECD Member countries through the OECD Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials (E-Leaders) and approved by the OECD Public Governance Committee.
Figure 1: The 2025 DGI OECD average does not include Germany and the United States. 2025 data cover the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. The 2023 OECD average does not include Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States. 2023 data cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 October 2022. The composite score is the unweighted average of the six-dimension scores.
Figure 2: The 2025 and 2023 OURdata Index OECD average does not include Denmark, Hungary and the United States. 2025 data cover the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. 2023 data cover the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. The composite score is the unweighted average of the three-pillar scores.
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The full book is available in English: OECD (2026), Digital Government Outlook 2026: From Foundations to Transformational Impact, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/0496b2bc-en.
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