{"id":5781,"date":"2026-03-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/een.si\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:00:00","slug":"evropska-sredstva-za-okrevanje-in-odpornost-skupaj-do-cilja-pospesitev-digitalizacije-podjetij-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/evropska-sredstva-za-okrevanje-in-odpornost-skupaj-do-cilja-pospesitev-digitalizacije-podjetij-2\/","title":{"rendered":"European Recovery and Resilience Funds \u2013 Together to the goal: Accelerating the digitalization of companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Many measures of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, which we are implementing in Slovenia with the support of European funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility \u2013 NextGenerationEU, have already been successfully completed. In our series of posts titled ‘Together to the Goal’, today we present the results of reforms and investments in the field of digital transformation of the economy.<\/div><\/div>

Slovenian companies face challenges in digital transformation, primarily due to a lack of competencies, knowledge, and skills of employees, as well as limited resources for investments in equipment and advanced digital technologies.<\/p>

Within the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), we in Slovenia have implemented a reform and an investment to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of Slovenian companies through digital transformation and wider use of modern technologies.<\/p>

The Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport (MGT\u0160) is responsible for the implementation of the reform and investment, as well as the related milestones and targets that are a prerequisite for the disbursement of available European funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (Facility).<\/p>

Digital transformation of the economy – reform<\/h2>

Within the framework of the reform for the digital transformation of the economy, the MGT\u0160 prepared the Strategy for the Digital Transformation of Companies by 2030<\/a> in 2022, in which they defined key digital technologies for business modernization. These include artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data processing, digital platforms and digital twins, blockchain technology, and new-generation internet technologies. The strategy also addresses supporting environments such as research and development, entrepreneurship, financing, and the legislative framework. On this basis, the ministry also carried out an investment for the digital transformation of companies.<\/p>

At the proposal of the MGT\u0160, the government also issued Guidelines for Innovative Public Procurement in December 2022, which simplified the public procurement procedure for innovative companies. In September 2023, the government issued updated guidelines<\/a>. <\/p>

Slovenia asserted the RRP milestone related to the strategy within the framework of the first payment request, which the European Commission (EC) fully paid out in April 2023<\/a>. The milestone related to the issuance of the guidelines was part of the second payment request, which was paid out in December 2023<\/a>.<\/p>

Digital Transformation Program for Businesses \u2013 Investment<\/h2>

With the goal of improving productivity and company growth through the digital transformation of operations and business functions, MGT\u0160 conducted a public call under which it supported 23 projects*. Thus, 23 consortia, in which more than 100 companies participated, developed digital strategies to renew their business operations, technologies, and organizational culture, and implemented related activities. By implementing these strategies, companies increase their productivity, reduce production and service costs, and improve their competitiveness and opportunities for the market deployment of innovative solutions.<\/p>

To implement the investment, the European Union contributed approximately 44 million euros from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.<\/p>

Regarding the investment linked to the milestone “Submission of orders for corporate digital transformation projects” and the first target “Consortia of companies with a developed digital strategy,” Slovenia implemented these as part of the second payment request. The second target, “Consortia supported by a completed comprehensive digital transformation,” was implemented as part of the fourth payment request, which the EC paid out in December 2025<\/a>.<\/p>

Cross-border and multi-country projects in the field of economic digitalization \u2013 investments<\/h2>

As part of its efforts to digitalize the economy, the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport (MGT\u0160) also supports the inclusion of Slovenian companies in two important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI):<\/p>