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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.

On May 28, 2026, a ceremony was held at the Dean's Office of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law to award certificates for passing the final exam to the second generation of participants in the Knowledge Innovation Studies in the field of personal data protection law.

The participants of the program were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Dušan Popović, Director of the Studies, Milan Marinović, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, and Sanja Unković, Deputy Commissioner.

In addition to professors from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, lecturers in this multidisciplinary program—which meets the practical needs of citizens, the public sector, and the economy—include Commissioner Milan Marinović, Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković, as well as prominent industry experts.

We once again congratulate all participants on successfully completing the Knowledge Innovation Studies!

Commissioner Milan Marinović and Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković met with the President of the Constitutional Court, Prof. Dr. Vladan Petrov, and the Judge of the Constitutional Court, Prof. Dr. Dobrosava Milovanović, on 26 May 2026, at the Constitutional Court. The topic of the meeting was how, in light of the fact that the Constitutional Court and the Commissioner are based in the same office building, to organize the functioning of these two important state bodies as efficiently as possible.

On that occasion, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner informed the President and the Judge of the Constitutional Court about the current situation regarding the amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance and the adoption of the new Law on Personal Data Protection, the interlocutors agreed that these two laws, due to their importance for the exercise of human rights, should be adopted by the National Assembly as soon as possible.

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 Niš on May 20 and 21.

The training in Niš is the fourth 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 15 employees from local self-government units in the territory of Niš, Ražanj, Negotin, Gadžin Han, Blace, Merošina, Aleksandrovac, Žitorađa, Surdulica, and Župski Aleksandrovac.

Accredited lecturers from the Sector for Education and Certification, Aleksandra Lakićević 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.

The continuation of the training cycle is planned in the upcoming period for other local self-government units throughout Serbia.