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On Friday, July 19, 2024, lecturers from theSector for Education and Certification, Aleksandra Lakićević, Marin Cetinić, and Marko Milošević, held an online training on the application of the Law on Personal Data Protection. The 27 interested persons were mostly representatives of public companies who contacted us after the supervision inspection, wanting to improve existing and acquire new knowledge and also to remove doubts about applying this regulation. The lecture was followed by a discussion on providing data (collected by Data Controllers) to lawyers on request and the use of video surveillance in labor relations, pointing out the thematic publication Analysis of Data Protection in Labor Relations (version in Serbian language only). The procedure of filling out the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) form was explained to the participants using typical examples, to eliminate ambiguities regarding compliance with this legal provision.

During two weeks, from July 8-19, 2024, a group of students from the Faculty of Law of Union University had the opportunity to get acquainted with the work and organization of the Office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection. The participants were introduced to the organizational structure of this Office, where they had the opportunity to hear the experiences of employees from different sectors.Their professional practice began with lectures on the laws under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner for a better understanding of the actions of this authority. Also, they could see what the organization of online training looks like step by step, and participate in the simulation of the organization of a major event and uploading content to the Commissioner's website. In addition to the above, students were familiarized with the most important cases from the practice of inspection supervision. They were also shown the Unified Information System of Information Booklets and the data that can be found using this useful tool.

On July 18, 2024, Commissioner Milan Marinović met at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Helsinki with Ambassador Mr. Aleksandar Janković. In an open and cordial conversation, the ambassador informed the Commissioner about his activities and plans to find opportunities for intensifying cooperation between the Republic of Finland and Serbia. For his part, the Commissioner informed the ambassador about the situation in the field of two human rights that the Commissioner protects: the right to personal data protection and the right to free access to information of public importance.

On July 5, 2024, representatives of the Commissioner's Office - Sector for Education and Certification, Aleksandar Kocić and Aleksandra Lakićević, held a training in the field of application of the Law on Personal Data Protection for employees of the company NTC program Novi Sad.

The training focused on resolving numerous doubts in applying the Law on Personal Data Protection that employees face in their daily work.