Digital Strategy 2026–2032

About the Digital Strategy of the City of Kranj

The City of Kranj is a city with a rich history and many ambitions, continuously developing to improve the quality of life for its residents. The Digital Development Strategy presents the vision and roadmap for an open, sustainable, connected, and innovation-driven city.

The digital strategy for the period 2026–2031 is intended for all residents, businesses, institutions, and visitors. Digitalization is not an end in itself—it is a tool for easier living, higher-quality public services, better decision-making, and more efficient management. The strategy is based on international and national development guidelines.

Vision of Digital Kranj

Kranj will become a connected, sustainable, safe, and data-driven smart city where digital solutions improve everyday life, increase accessibility to public services, support sustainable development, and strengthen the local community.

Digitalization is not "Big Brother"

Our goal is not to monitor people, but to use technology responsibly to improve everyday life. Data is collected only when necessary, securely managed, and used transparently.

Digitalization excludes no one

We are committed to ensuring that no one is left behind during digital transformation. Digital solutions must be accessible, understandable, and useful for everyone.

Four Pillars

Digital Economy and Ecosystem

Digital Foundations

Data platform, digital twins, GIS, IoT, sensor systems, smart urban equipment, smart mobility, smart environment, and cybersecurity.

Digital Services and Society

Development of user-friendly digital services, a single digital access point, notifications, participation, tourism, culture, sports, and local offerings.

Digital Governance and Operations

Modernization of municipal operations, process optimization, electronic business, AI support for employees, digital skills, and organizational development.

Digital Economy and Ecosystem

Strengthening cooperation with the local economy, startups, scale-ups, deep-tech companies, educational institutions, and the innovation ecosystem.

Principles

Principles of Kranj's Digital Development

Goals 2026–2032

Digital strategy goals

The strategy is a living development framework that we will regularly monitor, supplement and adapt to the actual needs of citizens, users, employees, the economy and public institutions.

01

Integrating key municipal services into a more unified user experience

02

Promoting sustainable mobility through digital services

03

Upgrade public transport and multimodal services

04

Expand the use of CeKR as a city-wide identification, payment and service point

05

Ensure digital accessibility for different user groups

06

Strengthen citizen participation, communication and digital inclusion

07

Strengthen the local innovation ecosystem for smart city development

08

Develop data as a tool for local economic development

09

Establish a clear model for cooperation with external infrastructure and data operators

10

Encourage pilot projects, test environments and the transfer of best practice into regular operations

11

Increase the economic value of digital solutions

12

Strengthen Kranj’s profile as a benchmark smart city

13

Ensuring digital accessibility for different user groups

14

Strengthen citizens’ participation, awareness and digital inclusion

15

Strengthen the digital skills of employees and users

16

Strengthen the local innovation ecosystem for smart city development

17

Establish a common architecture for the ‘Smart Kranj’ digital platform

18

Establish a unified register of digital assets, applications, data sources and administrators

19

Standardise data links and integrations

20

Enable real-time data for decision-making and user services

21

Ensure cyber security, personal data protection and system resilience

22

Establish central coordination of MOK’s digital development

23

Clearly define ownership, management and responsibilities for digital assets8

24

Establish portfolio management of digital projects

25

Establish a system for monitoring the impact of digital solutions

26

Strengthen the digital skills of staff and users

27

Ensure long-term maintenance, upgrades and the financial sustainability of solutions

Your opinion is important to us.

A digital strategy must be developed together with the people who will use digital services. Your answers, suggestions and experiences will help us design solutions that are useful, secure, accessible and adapted to Kranj.