The recent floods have once again shown the need for only those organizational environments to survive successfully that provide an adequate systemic approach in ensuring business continuity planning in their regular business process. Thus, such organizations are more robust and flexible to react in the event of a whole series of crises, which in the recent period follow each other in chain time intervals. If, in this context, we single out organizations that manage critical infrastructure and essential services, which in their essence are crucial for the operation of the wider social community, then the importance of a continuous operation system is even more important.

The whole matter must also be seen in the light of the transposition of two important European directives in the field of critical infrastructure and information security into the Slovenian legal system (NIS-2 directive and CER directive). Both directives address the provision of adequate continuity of operation of key entities and services, their robustness and, last but not least, uniform stress tests to verify their ability to operate in crisis situations.

The aforementioned national consultation is aimed at opening an important discussion and finding conclusions that will help strategic institutions in the Republic of Slovenia to find effective ways to integrate the aforementioned legislation into the Slovenian legal order. It is even more important that, with the help of experience from important EU projects, we will help strategic management and the professional public to indicate good practices in implementing and building an appropriate system of continuous operation of their organizations.

The national consultation will take place on Monday, November 27, 2023 in the hall of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Šubičeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Mandatory arrival 30 minutes before the event due to entry and registration procedures in the building of the National Assembly.

Some important announcements for event participants.

• Events in the National Assembly are recorded and broadcast live on the website www.ds-rs.si.
• During the event, visitors are obliged to stay exclusively at the entrance/exit to/from the Parliament building and the Hall of the National Council. Independent movement around the parliament building is not permitted. It is strictly forbidden to bring any food or drink, including water, into the hall. This is what the vestibule is for.
• The National Council does NOT have a smoking area.