The conference was attended by many distinguished guests from both business and education, including Mark Boris Andrijanič, Minister of Digital Transformation, Nenad Šutanovec and Igor Zorko from the Association for Informatics and Telecommunications of the Chamber of Commerce, Miran Potočnik from Pošta Slovenije, Matjaž Gams from the Jožef Stefan Institute , Franci Solina from the University of Ljubljana, Jurij Tasič from the Academy of Engineering of Slovenia, Mitja Jermol from the UNESCO Center for Open Technologies and Education, Jožef Stefan Institute, Aleks Jakulin, entrepreneur and researcher at Columbia University, prof. dr. Ludvik Toplak, President of Alma Mater Europaea - ECM, and Assoc. prof. dr. Matej Mertik, Study dean of the Web and IT Technologies at Alma Mater Europaea - ECM.

Minister Andrijanič thanked Alma Mater and the Association for Informatics and Telecommunications for the initiative of addressing key topics for the development of digital transformation in Slovenia. This is the need to link education and the economy and to develop a new mindset and culture in digital technology education. Discussions were held on examples of experience in world knowledge centers and on the possibilities of implementing good practice and knowledge in Slovenia.

Minister Andrijanič further emphasized 3 key dimensions, namely that in Slovenia we must identify, connect, and include all higher education study programs in digital technologies in the digital transformation strategy, including those that do not receive public funding, as the need for this knowledge is greater that the capacities coming from domestic universities. We do not meet our own needs, let alone address the needs in the European regional area more widely. It is necessary to open the space to foreign teachers and top experts with a view to competitive development. Identifying and connecting all potentials, both infrastructural and human, is also key to development and breakthrough in the digital field.

This was followed by a presentation of the study programmes Web and IT Technology at Alma Mater Europaea: Web and Information Technologies (Bachelor level), Web Science and Technology (Master level, with focus on Cyber Security) and Applied Artificial Intelligence at doctoral level.

The Minister welcomed the consultation, provided guidelines, and suggested that the organizers continue such consultations in the future. Consultation findings and to do points will be available to decision-makers and the public.