Slovenia has actively started implementing the Smart Specialization Strategy. Jožef Stefan Institute is coordinating the SRIP (Strategic Research & Innovation Partnership) for the Smart Cities and Communities. The Smart Cities and Communities partnership covers several verticals (like transportation, energy supply, environment, security, e-health) and the ICT horizontals to support the verticals. The purpose of the partnership is to coordinate development resources of the stakeholders (companies and research organizations) in order to develop new products which will be successful on the global market.