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At the invitation of the Chamber of Health Institutions of Serbia, on May 29, 2026, lecturers from the Office of the Commissioner, Natasa Mirjanić and Marin Cetinić, held a training session on the application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance and the Law on Personal Data Protection for employees of healthcare institutions in the Republic of Serbia.

Training sessions in both areas under the Commissioner's competence were implemented within the framework of the traditional Expert Consultation that the Chamber organizes every year in Zlatibor.

This expert meeting was an opportunity to exchange professional experiences, improve knowledge, and discuss current issues and challenges in the application of both laws in the healthcare system.  Around 80 participants attended the training sessions.

Realization of these trainings represents a continuation of the successful cooperation with the Chamber of Health Institutions of Serbia, which began in 2024 and covered 23 administrative districts in the Republic of Serbia. Given the importance of continuous education, professional development, and exchange of experiences, the cooperation will continue in the upcoming period.

 

As part of the cooperation between the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection and the Standing Conference of Cities and Municipalities (SKGO), the third training on personal data protection for local self-government units was successfully carried out in Veliko Gradište on June 2 and 3.

The training in Veliko Gradište is the fifth of seven planned training sessions on “Personal Data Protection”, as part of the “Partnership for Good Local Government” project, supported by the Government of Switzerland, and was implemented according to the Sectoral Program for Professional Development for 2026, adopted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

The two-day seminar brought together 18 employees from local self-government units within the territory of Braničevo and other administrative districts.

Accredited lecturers from the Sector for Education and Certification, Marko Milošević and Marin Cetinić, guided the participants through key aspects of the Personal Data Protection Law implementation.

The lecturers focused on the practical application of the Law and personal data processing security.

The training took place in an exceptional working atmosphere and through a dynamic discussion, wherein the participants and the lecturers discussed in detail the key areas:

• The role and tasks of the Data Protection Officer.
• Precise definition of responsibilities within local self-government units.
• Lawfulness of processing: Correct recognition of the legal basis for collecting and processing citizens’ data.
• Protection measures: Implementation of technical, personnel, and organizational measures to ensure the security of personal data processing.
• Compliance with the Law: Practical steps in the process of harmonizing all internal processes with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Law.

Through interactive lectures and case studies, the participants tested their acquired knowledge, confirming a high level of readiness for applying data protection standards in the daily work of local administrations.

In the coming period, it is planned to continue cooperation with the SKGO through the education of their staff and heads of administrations, and to raise awareness of free access to information of public importance, for which the SKGO already received recognition in 2023.

Commissioner Milan Marinović and Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković participated in the European Workshop on Resolving Borderline Cases of Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, held on 1 and 2 June 2026, and was organised by the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate in Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

In addition to the topic of the relationship between requests for access to information of public importance held by public authorities, on the one hand, and requests for the exercise of the right to access personal data, on the other hand, another topic of the workshop was the reuse of information of public importance.

Representatives of many EU authorities engaged in access to information of public importance and personal data protection participated in the workshop. In addition to participating in the workshop, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner held a series of bilateral meetings with colleagues from other countries, discussing current problems in access to information of public importance and personal data protection, as well as possible ways to overcome them.

 

The Commissioner's Office participated in the BIG Itech FEST, a children's festival of information and communication technologies on Friday, May 29, 2026, in Kruševac.
Maja Velicković and Marija Gladović, representatives of the Department for International and Domestic Cooperation in the Commissioner's Office, participated in a workshop on personal data protection and the safe and responsible use of digital technologies. Maja Velicković presented to elementary school pupils how to safeguard personal data and how the Commissioner can help them if it is misused.
Elementary school pupils had the opportunity to compete and learn the basics of programming, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, as well as safe behavior of children in traffic. Special emphasis was placed on digital literacy, and workshops on child safety on the Internet were organized in cooperation with the National Contact Center for Child Safety on the Internet and the Office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection.
This is the fifth event in a row, BIG Itech FEST, held in Kruševac, organized by the citizens' association "My Genius", designed to bring together children and young people interested in modern scientific disciplines, providing them with a platform for learning, exchanging ideas, and demonstrating practical skills.