Croatia
EDRIX Score
3.48
EOTRIX Score
3.56
Tier
Untapped Potential
Overall Assessment
Croatia is a lower-tier performer in digital resilience, with underdeveloped frameworks across the board. It lacks a strong national policy, a significant developer community, and shows no evidence of producing sovereign software solutions.
Sobering Reality
2020 Baseline
In 2020, Croatia was a "laggard," with underdeveloped frameworks for both strategic autonomy and open source policy and a very narrow focus on cybersecurity.
2024 Progression
The use of OSS has increased in specific areas like open data portals. The "Digital Croatia Strategy until 2032" sets the digitalization of public administration as a priority and includes the creation of an open source platform.
2025 Data-Driven Analysis
The data confirms its laggard status. Croatia has a weak Public Policy score (2.50) and a small Developer Ecosystem (2.04). Notably, it has a raw score of zero for EuroStack Solutions, indicating a lack of recognized sovereign software. Its Grassroots Adoption (5.89) is its strongest, albeit still average, pillar.
Strengths
- Grassroots Adoption: Moderate adoption of open source and sovereign browsers.
Weaknesses
- Developer Ecosystem: A small developer base with no visible output of sovereign software solutions.
- Public Policy: An immature policy framework that is still in the strategic planning phase.
Outlook
Croatia has a long road ahead. The Digital Croatia Strategy provides a target, but the country faces the foundational challenge of building a domestic developer ecosystem from a very low base. Without the capacity to build and maintain its own technology, its sovereignty goals will be difficult to achieve.