Asociácia
kritickej infraštruktúry
Slovenskej republiky
Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic
AKI
AKI
Our deep experience in critical infrastructure enables us to support organizations of all sizes across strategic sectors. We are committed to addressing security challenges promptly and professionally so you can focus on your core mission.
About us
The Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic (AKI) is a leading professional organization that has been uniting key players in the field of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the defense industry since 2025. As an independent and non-political organization, we focus on creating optimal conditions for the operation and protection of critical infrastructure, strengthening cybersecurity, and supporting innovation in these strategic areas.
Our mission is to actively promote the interests of our members in negotiations with the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the Government of the Slovak Republic and other central government bodies. We support the involvement of members in development and modernization programs, assist in establishing international contacts and create opportunities for increasing export potential.
We provide top-notch professional advice, organize educational activities and coordinate cooperation between members, thereby actively contributing to the development of the critical infrastructure ecosystem in Slovakia. We implement all our activities in accordance with applicable legal standards, security policy and the national defense strategy of the Slovak Republic.
Join us and become part of a community that actively shapes the future of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the defense industry in Slovakia.
Act No. 367/2024 Coll. on Critical Infrastructure
Act No. 367/2024 Coll. on Critical Infrastructure is a new legal regulation that replaces the previous Act No. 45/2011 Coll. and implements EU Directive 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities. The Act entered into force on 1 January 2025 and brings comprehensive regulation in the area of critical infrastructure protection in Slovakia.
The Act defines critical infrastructure and essential services, establishes the competences of state administration bodies and determines the procedures for identifying critical entities. The main coordinator is the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, which cooperates with central bodies responsible for individual sectors. The Government of the Slovak Republic approves the strategy for the resilience of critical entities.
The legislation covers 11 key sectors: energy, transport, finance, postal services, healthcare, water and atmosphere, digital infrastructure, public administration, space, food production, processing and distribution, and industry. For each sector, relevant central state administration bodies and basic services are designated. A basic service is a service of a critical entity that is of fundamental importance for maintaining vital social functions or economic activities, including protection of public health, security, or the environment.
The law introduces a new risk assessment system and sets out obligations for critical entities, including the adoption of a security plan and incident reporting. Important deadlines are the submission of a risk assessment by 31 August 2025, the development of a draft strategy by 31 October 2025, its approval by 17 January 2026 and the identification of critical entities by 17 July 2026.
Key changes include a new definition of critical infrastructure, the introduction of the term "critical entity", expanded obligations for operators, strengthened the role of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic and more detailed regulation of security measures. The law also establishes sanctions for violation of obligations and regulates the system of control and audit of critical entities.
The aim of the law is to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure, ensure the continuity of the provision of essential services and align Slovak legislation with current European Union requirements in this area. The law places emphasis on incident prevention, physical protection of infrastructure and effective risk management.
Overview of sectors, subsectors, basic services and central bodies according to Annex No. 1 to Act No. 367/2024 Z.z. on critical infrastructure and on amendments to certain laws.
The list of basic services will expand after clicking on the relevant subsector.
Energy
Responsible authority
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
Electricity
• electricity supply
• operation, maintenance and development of electricity distribution system
• operation, maintenance and development of electricity transmission system
• electricity generation
• electricity market operator service
• electricity consumption management
• electricity aggregation
• electricity storage
Nuclear energy
• construction
• commissioning
• operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities
District heating and cooling
• provision of district heating or district cooling
Oil and petroleum products
• operation of pipelines for oil and fuel transport
• oil extraction
• oil refining and processing
• storage of oil and petroleum products
Gas industry
• gas supply
• gas distribution
• gas transmission
• gas storage
• operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities
• natural gas extraction, natural gas purchase
• natural gas refining and processing
Hydrogen
• hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transport
Responsible authority
Administration of State Material Reserves of the Slovak Republic
Oil and petroleum products
• management of emergency oil and petroleum product reserves and special petroleum product reserves
Transport
Responsible authority
Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
Civil aviation
• air transport services used for commercial purposes (passenger and freight transport)
• operation, management and maintenance of airports and airport network infrastructure
• air traffic control services
Railway transport
• operation, management and maintenance of railway infrastructure including passenger stations, traffic control centres
• operation, management and maintenance of railway service facilities
• operation, management and maintenance of equipment and systems in railway traffic control, "control-safety and signalling" equipment and systems, as well as telecommunications equipment and systems used for control, safety and signaling
• railway transport services (passenger and freight)
• operation, management and maintenance of railway service facilities
Water transport
• inland, maritime and coastal water transport services
• operation, management and maintenance of ports and port facilities and operation of activities and facilities within the port (including vessel refueling, cargo handling, vessel mooring, collection of ship waste and cargo residues, pilot services and towing services)
• navigation-operational services (RIS, Inland ECDIS, etc.)
Road transport
• traffic control including aspects related to planning, control and management services of the road network with the exception of traffic control or operation of intelligent transport systems, unless they are an essential part of the overall activity of public entities operation, management and maintenance of airports and airport network infrastructure
• passability of selected sections of land communications (defence infrastructure)
• intelligent transport systems services
Public transport
• public interest services in railway passenger transport and other passenger rail transport and in road passenger transport
Finance
Responsible authority
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
Banking subsector
• accepting deposits
• providing loans
Financial markets
• trading venue operation
• clearing systems operation
Public finance management systems
• state financing, debt and liquidity management,
• budget implementation of public administration entities and provision of payment services,
• ensuring economic agendas of public administration entities,
• operation of public finance management systems, specialized portals, applications and technical infrastructure,
• ensuring collection, control and distribution of taxes, fees and customs duties
Postal services
Responsible authority
Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
- provision of universal postal service
Healthcare
Responsible authority
Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
- provision of healthcare services
- analysis performed by European Union reference laboratory
- research and development of medicines
- production of medical devices considered critical in public health emergency situations
- medicine distribution
Water and atmosphere
Responsible authority
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Drinking water
• supply and distribution of drinking water intended for human consumption as defined in the category of entities, with the exception of water distribution for human consumption, including water filled into bottles and containers, including spring waters, if this service is a non-essential part of the overall activity of distributors in the distribution of other commodities and goods
Wastewater
• collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater with the exception of collection, disposal or treatment of municipal wastewater, household wastewater or industrial wastewater, if they are a non-essential part of the overall activity of enterprises
Water structures
• operation, management and maintenance of structures that modify, change or establish riverbeds, flood protection structures, dams, water reservoirs, weirs, embankments, hydroelectric power plants, structures for utilizing the hydroenergetic potential of watercourses and other structures necessary for water management, public water supply systems and public sewerage systems, operation, management and maintenance of structures established for navigation purposes, settling ponds created by dam systems, hydro-amelioration structures for irrigation and drainage of land and for protection of land against water erosion
Meteorological service
• collection, gathering, verification, evaluation, archiving and interpretation of data and information on the state and regime of atmosphere and waters, description of phenomena in the atmosphere and hydrosphere, creation of meteorological and hydrological forecasts, issuing warnings and other information
Digital infrastructure
Responsible authority
Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatics of the Slovak Republic
Public administration information technology
• operation of central information infrastructure and central communication infrastructure
• management of government electronic communication system
• services that are of fundamental importance for supporting public administration performance
Responsible authority
Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
Other information technology
• provision and operation of internet exchange point services
• provision of content delivery networks
• provision of publicly available electronic communication networks
• provision of public electronic communication services
Responsible authority
National Security Authority
Other information technology
• provision of domain name system (DNS) services with the exception of services related to root name servers
• operation and management of top-level domain (TLD) name administrators
• • provision of cloud computing services in private sector
• provision of data centre services in private sector
• provision of trusted services
Responsible authority
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Other information technology
• management and provision of special services
• provision of cloud computing services
• provision of data centre services
Public administration
Responsible authority
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
- services provided by public administration entities at the central state administration level
Universe
Responsible authority
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
- services that are managed and operated by the Slovak Republic or owned by a legal entity that contributes to the provision of space services
Food production, processing and distribution
Responsible authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic
- production, processing and distribution in the food industry
- large-scale industrial food production and processing
- food supply chain services including storage and logistics
- wholesale food distribution
Industry
Responsible authority
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
Pharmaceutical industry
• production of basic pharmaceutical products and basic pharmaceutical preparations
Metallurgical industry
• production of primary aluminium, production of aluminium semi-finished products, steel production, pig iron production and metal casting
Chemical industry
• production of chemical fibres, production of organic chemicals, production of chemical substances otherwise undefined
Act No. 367/2024 Coll. defines the above-mentioned 11 sectors of critical infrastructure of the Slovak Republic, which represent key systems and services essential for the functioning of the state. Their disruption would significantly threaten the security of the state, the economy and the basic needs of the population. The Act identifies areas requiring special protection, establishes the obligations of operators and introduces a unified system of protection of these elements, as their failure could seriously disrupt the normal functioning of society.
Act No. 367/2024 Coll. on Critical Infrastructure represents a direct transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive) into the Slovak legal order. This fact is explicitly stated in Section 22 and Annex No. 2 of the Act, whereby the Slovak Republic actively participates in a unified European system of critical infrastructure protection. The implementation of the CER Directive through this Act significantly strengthens the position of the Slovak Republic in the European context of critical infrastructure protection and creates the conditions for more effective international cooperation in this area. The Slovak Republic is one of the first Member States of the European Union to have already transposed the CER Directive into national legislation. It entered into force on 01.01.2025.
Critical infrastructure is a fundamental pillar of the functioning of every modern state. Our mission at AKI is to create a platform for effective cooperation between critical infrastructure operators, state authorities and cybersecurity experts. Only through joint efforts can we ensure the resilience of our key systems against current and future threats.
At a time when we face increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks and new security challenges, a coordinated approach to protecting critical infrastructure is essential. AKI was created to support the exchange of experiences, sharing of best practices and the implementation of innovative solutions in this area.
Our vision is a Slovakia with robust and secure critical infrastructure that can reliably serve its citizens and support the country's economic growth. I believe that by joining forces between the public and private sectors, along with active support for research and development, we can achieve this goal.
Ing. Tibor Straka, President
Bodies of the Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic
Main governing and control bodies
- General Assembly - the highest body of the association, consisting of all members
- Presidium - a collective governing body consisting of the President (Tibor Straka) and two Vice Presidents (Michal Boďo and Lukáš Parízek)
- Supervisory Board - a control body overseeing the activities and management (Chairman Matej Michalko, members Adrián Belánik and Vladimír Zeman)
- President - statutory body and representative of the association (Tibor Straka)
Main executive bodies
- Executive Director - executive body responsible for operational management (Stella Bulejková)
- Secretary - executive body responsible for expert activities (Jaroslav Sivák)
Key competences of the authorities
General Assembly
Approves strategic documents and changes to the statutes
Elects and dismisses the President and members of the Presidium
Decides on the admission of new members and fundamental issues of functioning
Presidium
Manages activities between General Assembly meetings
Appoints and dismisses the Executive Director
Approves internal regulations and the creation of expert committees
Supervisory Board
Controls management and compliance with the statutes
Supervises the effective use of funds
Submits reports and recommendations to the General Assembly
President
Represents the association externally
Coordinates relations with partners and state authorities
Manages the activities of the Presidium
Executive Director
Provides operational management
Responsible for the internal operations of the association
Prepares documents for the meetings of the authorities
Secretary
Collaborates on creating analyses and strategies
Acts as an expert consultant
Prepares materials for legislative proposals
