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Personal Data Protection – Legislation and Practice (Negotin)

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Negotin, October 24, 2024

In the Negotin City Hall, on Thursday, October 24, starting at 10:00 a.m., the representatives of the Commissioner’s Office held a training course regarding the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law for Data Protection Officers from 35 public institutions in the vicinity of the city of Negotin and Bor.

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.

Negotin GIZ

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Training on Personal Data Protection for Housing Communities Managers

In cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, the Commissioner's Office organized two trainings for the Association of Housing Managers from Belgrade on October 21 and 23. The immediate cause for this training was the information from the inspection supervision procedures over these entities, where irregularities in their work were observed, and which were often repeated. Accordingly, the need was recognized to raise awareness among this target group focusing on several important topics.

In cooperation with colleagues from the Sector for Supervision, lecturers from the Education Sector introduced the attendees, using concrete examples, to the basic provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection, the application of this regulation, and regulation on building maintenance and private security. The main topics were using video surveillance in housing communities, publishing lists of tenants and debtors, publishing pictures and recordings on Viber groups, and the risks of using applications designed to facilitate communication between managers and tenants. During and after the presentation, a lively discussion took place in which the problems in the day-to-day work of managers were clarified and numerous doubts in this target group behavior were resolved.

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Training Session: Free Access to Information of Public Importance, Legislation and Practice (Kragujevac)

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Kragujevac, October 22, 2024

In the Kragujevac City Hall, on Tuesday, October 22, starting at 10:30 a.m., a training session called “Free Access to Information of Public Importance, Legislation and Practice” was held for 56 Information Officers in attendance from various public authorities.

The training was held by Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection Milan Marinović, Rosana Lemut – Strle lecturer from Slovenia, and Assistant Secretary General – Sector for Complaints and Enforcement in the Field of Access to Information of Public Importance Slavoljupka Pavlović. This training was conducted with the support 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), and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), whereas the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is in charge for its implementation.

The training aims to familiarize Information Officers with the current legal solutions (in the EU and the Republic of Serbia) and train them to properly apply the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

Field trainings, implemented as part of project support in four selected local self-government units, are particularly important for raising the capacity of the application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance and also aim to raise awareness among the general public and inform citizens in this area.

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Training for Association "Serbian Inspectors’ Network"

On Friday, October 18, 2024, in Čačak, at the invitation and in the organization of the Association "Serbian Inspectors’ Network", lecturers from the Commissioner's Office Nataša Mirjanić and Aleksandar Kocić gave a lecture to the present inspectors on the application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

Inspectors at all levels (republic, provincial, and local) attended the training, showing a great interest in this field, and confirmed by the number of 126 persons in attendance. Emphasis was placed on the importance of publishing information about their work, which is considered information of public importance, and on the proper handling of requests for access to information of public importance.

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