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On December 13, the representative of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, Mirela Zozi Jeković, held a training on the application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance for employees in preschools, schools, and cultural institutions in the city of Čačak. The Čačak's Center for Professional Training was the host of the meeting. Thirty people attended the training, and after the lecture, there was a following discussion, where Mirela Zozi Jeković and Marko Milošević resolved numerous doubts about the application of the said Law.

On December 4, 2023, representatives of the Commissioner's Office held a Roundtable in Kragujevac on the right to access information of public importance and the right to personal data protection. Previous roundtables were in Bujanovac, Novi Pazar, Niš, and Novi Sad.

"A Quick Guide to Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection" (version in Serbian only) was presented on this occasion.

The Commissioner organized these roundtables in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Serbia and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, to bring the aforementioned rights closer to representatives of local self-governments and the media.

Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection Milan Marinović, Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković, and Head of the Department for Normative Affairs in the Field of Economy and Finance, Labor and Public Services Dragana Stojković participate in the Regional Round Table on Business Compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the Western Balkans. The round table is being realized on December 5 and 6, 2023 within the framework of the "Regional Cooperation for European Integration" (RCEI) and "Digital Instruments for Economic Management in the Western Balkans" projects, which are implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

The round table, which the representatives of supervisory bodies for personal data protection from the region attend, focuses on the importance and benefits of business compliance with the GDPR, which has been implemented in the countries of the European Union since May 25, 2018, and includes the personal data processing by Data Controllers and Processors outside the EU who offer goods and services to natural persons in the territory of the EU or monitor their activities in the territory of the EU.

Among the topics discussed by the participants are the transfer of personal data to other countries, the security and monitoring of sensitive personal data under the GDPR, the impact assessment of processing actions on personal data protection, the exchange of experiences and good practices in the field of data protection, as well as the consideration of opportunities for regional cooperation and identifying needs that could be the subject of future GIZ projects in this region.

On November 30, 2023, representatives of the Commissioner's Office held a Roundtable in Novi Sad on the right to access information of public importance and the right to personal data protection. Previous roundtables were in Bujanovac, Novi Pazar, and Niš.

"A Quick Guide to Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection" (version in Serbian only) was presented on this occasion.

The Commissioner organized these roundtables in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Serbia and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, to bring the aforementioned rights closer to representatives of local self-governments and the media.