Technical assistance will be designed to ensure the effective implementation of all programmes under the Partnership Agreement. It will primarily focus on systemic tasks (ensuring the functions of the managing authority, intermediate bodies, etc.), with attention also being paid to other European cohesion policy stakeholders, and in particular to increasing administrative capacity in the context of territorial approaches or in the context of the envisaged innovations in the 2021–2027 programming period. With the help of technical assistance funds in the following areas, Slovenia will develop programmes that contribute to the better and more effective implementation of European cohesion funds:

- - and education; - and education;
- - and evaluation; - and evaluation;
- - systems; - systems;
- - activities (more detailed in the paragraph below); - activities (more detailed in the paragraph below);
- - strengthening of administrative and technical capacity for the effective implementation of - strengthening of administrative and technical capacity for the effective implementation of ESI funds;
- - support areas to ensure the smooth implementation of European cohesion policy tasks; - support areas to ensure the smooth implementation of European cohesion policy tasks;
- - areas for actions designed to strengthen the capacity of all actors involved in the use of - areas for actions designed to strengthen the capacity of all actors involved in the use of European cohesion policy funds for the effective management and use of the funds;
- - costs incurred on the basis of ‘ad hoc’ needs during the implementation of the - costs incurred on the basis of ‘ad hoc’ needs during the implementation of the programming period, actions relating to previous and subsequent programming periods that are necessary for the effective implementation of European cohesion policy, and the costs necessary to ensure synergies and complementarity between different sources of funding, chiefly in relation to the European territorial cooperation objective and the areas to be financed by the EAFRD and the EMFAF, as well as the resources under the RRP and the resources to finance the Just Transition plans (Just Transition Fund, Just Transition Mechanism).

Technical assistance will also be used to finance activities that are carried out outside the area of eligibility insofar as these activities prove beneficial for the eligible area (e.g. training abroad, exchange of best practices, etc.).

The funding of support activities (financing of secretariats, project preparation, etc.) for content for other entities (businesses, NGOs, social partners, other civil society organisations, etc.) with a view to improving administrative capacity will, as a rule, come from substantive policy objectives and specific objectives (and not separately from technical assistance).

Each fund may support actions/areas of technical assistance eligible under any other fund.

###### Communication activities

Slovenia will implement the visibility, transparency and communication activities for the ESI funds in accordance with the provisions of Articles 46–50 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Activities will be carried out in a coordinated and targeted manner through the INFORM-SI National Communication Network, which comprises programming communications officers of all ESI funds, including Interreg programmes, and communications officers at intermediate bodies and cohesion regions, with the operation of the network being steered by the national communications coordinator. The national INFORM-Sl network will meet regularly, at least twice a year, and sometimes with the participation of other stakeholders (European Commission Representation, European Parliament Representation in Slovenia, Europe Direct points, RRF Communicators and other programmes). Communication of ESI funds will take place through common communication channels: the revamped evropskasredstva.si portal and social networks (e.g. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn). Particular