Market Overview Slovenia IT market growth was somewhat slower in 2008, with the economic situation leading BMI to downwardly revise its five-year market projections. However, the fundamentals of rising incomes and below-EU average PC penetration mean that Slovenia's small IT market should advance at a CAGR of 6% over the forecast period of 2008-2013 fromUS$1.1bn in 2008 to nearly US$1.5bn in 2013.

The market faces a number of challenges in the near-term. Although volume PC sales continued to increase in Q408, tightening credit conditions are projected, in 2009, to contribute to lead to reduced growth in consumer goods imports growth. Meanwhile, household saturation is also being approached, with PC penetration at around 71% of households according to a recent survey. Despite this, rising GDP/capita over the next few years should ensure continued growth, particularly given the growing popularity of notebooks. There remains particular potential in key verticals such as financial services and telecoms, and in less developed regions such as Podravje. The government's 'e- Slovenia' programme is part of an agenda to raise economic development levels to EU-15 levels by 2013. Industry Developments In 2008 Slovenia implemented a number of IT projects making use of both local and EU funds. Slovenia is determined to consolidate its status as one of the most advanced of the 2005 EU intake. EU funding for its Competitiveness and Innovations programme for the period 2007-2013 includes substantial sums to support ICT policies. There are also additional sums for entrepreneurship and innovation, which can have IT applications. There are various priority areas. While the number of connected schools is now fairly high, the actual number of computers in schools and usage by students and teachers lags behind. IT Skills levels in the workforce are also only slightly above average and so there is need for more investment in this area. In e-government, despite a few notable areas such as virtual tax assistance and remote access to civil court proceedings and processes, there is still a long way to go, particularly in training officials of an older generation.

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