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Three More Trainings Held for Healthcare Employees from South Bačka and Srem Districts

In the period from May 8 to 10, three more trainings were held for employees in health institutions from the territory of the South Bačka and Srem administrative districts by accredited lecturers Marko Milošević, Marin Cetinić and Nataša Mirjanić. These trainings, which are held in cooperation with the Chamber of Healthcare Institutions of Serbia, aim to continue raising the awareness of healthcare employees about the rights under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner.

The focus of the training on the application of the Law on Personal Data Protection was on preparations for the upcoming regular inspections, specifically on how to fill in the questionnaire on the Commissioner's checklists, while the emphasis of the training on the application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance was on providing information about the name and last name as well as other data about employees when acting on a request for free access to information of public importance. Around fifty employees attended these trainings.

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Personal Data Protection - Legislation and Practice (Kraljevo)

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Kraljevo, May 14, 2024

In the Kraljevo City Administration, on Tuesday, May 14, starting at 11 a.m. a training session was held on Personal Data Protection regarding the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law. Representatives of the Commissioner's Office held the training for Data Protection Officers from more than 30 public institutions in the vicinity of the city of Kraljevo.

The representatives of the Office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection conducted this training within the scope of the multi-donor project "Support for Strengthening Rule of Law in the Republic of Serbia"(EU for the Fight Against Corruption and for Fundamental Rights) financed by the EU and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), whereas the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) is in charge for its implementation.

The importance of personal data protection, consent for their processing, the purpose of lawful and fairly processing and transfer, along with determining the public and legitimate interest in data processing, are just some of the topics in the main focus of public interest. The training aims to familiarize Data Protection Officers or persons designated by Data Controllers and Data Processors (if they do not have designated Data Protection Officers) with the current legal solutions (in the EU and the Republic of Serbia) and train them for proper application of the Personal Data Protection Law.

Field trainings, which are being implemented as part of project support in 15 selected local self-government units, are particularly important for raising the capacity of personal data protection. Also, at the same time, in addition to trainings in those selected units of local self-government, panel discussions on personal data protection are being organized, primarily aiming to raise awareness among the general public and inform its citizens.

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Personal Data Protection - Legislation and Practice (Užice)

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Užice, May 13, 2024

In the Užice City Hall, on Monday, May 13, starting at 10 a.m. a training session was held on Personal Data Protection regarding the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law. Representatives of the Commissioner's Office held the training for Data Protection Officers from more than 40 public institutions in the vicinity of the city of Užice.

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Training for Health and Interior Sectors

Continuing the activities of raising awareness about the rights under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner, in cooperation with the; Chamber of Healthcare Institutions of Serbia, lecturers Nataša Mirjanić, Marin Cetinić, and Marko Milošević held training sessions for employees in healthcare institutions from the territory of the City of Belgrade on April 22 and 24. The main reason for this systematic activity is the challenges in the application of these two regulations - on the one hand, dealing with a large number of requests for free access to information (submitted by authorized lawyers), and on the other hand, the upcoming regular inspections on the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law. The aim of the training is greater efficiency in dealing with these requests and avoiding frequent errors noticed so far, while in the field of data protection, the main scope is to eliminate doubts in the application of the provisions of the law under the competence of the Commissioner and the law regulating the healthcare employees activities. So far, the trainings have included several districts in eastern Serbia, and after Belgrade in May, trainings are planned for Vojvodina. Two trainings in Belgrade were attended by fifty persons employed in health institutions.

Also, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the fourth consecutive training for the Ministry of Interior (MUP) employees was held, this time in the Police Department of Sremska Mitrovica. The lecture for 57 police chiefs and police officers was held by Aleksandar Kocić Ranđelović from the Commissioner's Office, Sector for Education and Certification and Dragan Obradović from the MUP. The present representatives of the MUP were most interested in which cases data processing for special purposes is illegal and the right to erasure or restriction of processing, which the lecturers tried to explain, not only by answering the questions in terms of the provisions of the law but also providing illustrative examples from practice, raising the interest of those present and increasing interaction between lecturers and police officers.

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