MINISTRSTVO ZA JAVNO UPRAVO

Their core work

Slovenia's Ministry of Public Administration is the government body responsible for modernizing public services through digital transformation. In H2020 projects, they contribute real-world public sector infrastructure and regulatory expertise, serving as a pilot site and policy testbed for cross-border digital services such as once-only data exchange, electronic procurement, and secure cloud infrastructure. Their role is to bridge EU-level digital innovation with actual government deployment, ensuring that technical solutions meet the practical requirements of citizens and businesses interacting with public administrations.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 participation (2017–2019), the Ministry focused on foundational digital government concepts: the once-only principle, co-creation between public administrations, agile development, and federated architectures for cross-border services. By 2020–2023, their focus shifted decisively toward more advanced technical implementations — blockchain, machine learning, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps automation, and high-performance computing. This trajectory shows a ministry that moved from policy-level digital government design to hands-on adoption of sophisticated IT infrastructure tools.

Moving from digital policy piloting toward deploying AI-enhanced, automated cloud infrastructure for government services — a strong partner for projects needing a real public-sector deployment environment.

How they like to work

The Ministry operates exclusively as a participant or third party — never as coordinator — which is typical for a government body contributing domain expertise and real deployment environments rather than leading research. With 213 unique partners across 33 countries in just 6 projects, they join large, diverse consortia (averaging 35+ partners per project). This means they are well-connected across Europe but act as an end-user and pilot site rather than a project driver.

Despite only 6 projects, they have built an extensive network of 213 partners across 33 countries, reflecting participation in large-scale EU flagship initiatives. Their reach spans nearly all EU member states, with no narrow geographic clustering.

What sets them apart

As a national ministry, they offer something most consortium partners cannot: direct access to live government digital infrastructure and the authority to pilot cross-border services in a real regulatory environment. Slovenia's small size and progressive digital government stance make it an ideal testbed — large enough to be representative, small enough to move fast. For any project needing a public administration pilot site with actual decision-making power over digital services, this is a rare and valuable partner.

Highlights from their portfolio

• DE4A
  Their largest project (EUR 336K) implementing the Single Digital Gateway with blockchain and machine learning — represents the culmination of their digital government expertise.
• TOOP
  The foundational once-only principle project that established Slovenia as an active contributor to EU cross-border digital service infrastructure.
• PIACERE
  Unusual for a ministry — working on DevOps and Infrastructure as Code, signaling a shift toward technical IT operations rather than pure policy.