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The Office of the Commissioner held a round table called "The right to access information of public importance and personal data protection" today in Bujanovac. Representatives of local self-governments and media from the Pčinj and Jablanica Districts got acquainted with the basic provisions of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance, the Rights and Obligations of Authorities, the actions of Authorized Public Information Officers, the role and obligations of Personal Data Protection Officers, as well as the relationship between the right to access information of public importance and the right to personal data protection.

The importance of these mechanisms was discussed by Slavoljupka Pavlović, Acting Assistant Secretary-General, Milan Tomanović, authorized Personal Data Protection Officer, and Marko Milošević, head of the Education Department.

The event was organized in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Serbia, the Office of the Coordinating Body for the municipalities of Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa, and the Standing Conference of Cities and Municipalities.

Today, the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection attended the official reception of the eighth generation of students of the Environmental Legal Clinic of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law as one of the keynote speakers, stressing the importance of the availability of information of public importance regarding the endangerment and protection of the environment. On that occasion, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, professor Zoran Mirković, and the Commissioner agreed that the exquisite cooperation between the Faculty of Law and the Commissioner should be continued and deepened for the general benefit.

On October 18, 2022, the commissioner gave an introductory lecture at the 24th Conference of Obrazovni Informator in Zlatibor on the topic of the current situation in the areas of access to information of public importance and personal data protection, with special reference to the obligation of public authorities to, by November 16, 2022, create and publish information booklet on their work.

Concerning the media news about the illegal personal data processing that was allegedly carried out in the Palilula Health Center, the Commissioner initiated the inspection supervision procedure. Inspectors of the Commissioner's Office will go out on the spot today to determine the factual situation and establish whether there has been a violation and breach of protective measures for patients' personal data. After that, the Commissioner will issue a statement on the results of the inspection supervision.