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On 18 November 2022, accredited lecturers of the Office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, Marina Grbić and Aleksandra Lakićević held training in the field of application of the Personal Data Protection Law for representatives of health institutions from the territory of the City of Novi Sad (and other municipalities of the Južni Banat District). The one-day training was held in cooperation with the Clinical Center of Vojvodina staff, who provided the amphitheater of the Medical Rehabilitation Clinic for the occasion.

The training was attended by representatives of the Clinical Center of Vojvodina, the Institute for Health Care of Children and Youth of Vojvodina, the Dentistry Clinic of Vojvodina, the Institute for Rheumatic Diseases of Vojvodina, representatives of all three institutes in Sremska Kamenica, the Novi Sad Health Center, the Institute for Emergency Medical Care Novi Sad, the Institute for Student Health Care Novi Sad, representatives of health centers from Bečej, Temerin, Beočin, Žabalj, Bački Petrovac, and the City Health Administration.

On November 9, for the second time, the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government organized the Fair of Student Professional Practice in Public Administration, where various public authorities had the opportunity to present their work to interested students on the virtual platform of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.

The Commissioner's organization, competencies, and activities were presented to the students by Marko Milošević, head of the Education Department, stressing that the Commissioner's Office is one of the pioneers of such activities because it has been introducing students to its work since 2015.

In the 2022/23 school year, we are open to accepting new groups of interns from the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade. On the existing platform, interested students can also get acquainted with the presentation of the work of the Commissioner's Office.

Commissioner Milan Marinović attended the commemorative ceremony marking the International Day against Fascism and Anti-Semitism, held on November 9, 2022, at the National Theater in Belgrade, organized by the Government of the Republic of Serbia. In addition to members of the Government, the ceremony was attended by numerous dignitaries from the public and cultural life of the Republic of Serbia, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps.

On November 9, 2022, representatives of the Commissioner's Office held in Niš the last planned round table in 2022 on the topic of the right to access information of public importance and the right to personal data protection. Previous round tables were held in Bujanovac and Novi Pazar.

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