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On May 22 and 23, 2024, two more trainings for members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) were held in the Kraljevo Police Department and the Novi Pazar Police Department. 57 police officers and clerks attended the training in Kraljevo while 36 attended the training in Novi Pazar. The trainings were held by Marin Cetinić from the Commissioner's office from the Sector for Education and Certification and Dragan Obradović from the Ministry of Interior.

At the training, the focus was on non-compliance with the regulations related to the erasure of personal data from the MUP official records while pointing out individual cases of unauthorized personal data processing by MUP representatives through illustrative examples from the Commissioner's practice. The present MUP representatives were most interested in personal data processing that they perform when checking the person's identity, specifically what are the justifiable grounds for performing such checking. The trainings, held in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, included six police departments so far on the Republic of Serbia territory.

In the period from May 13 to 22, the accredited lecturers of the Commissioner's Office, Nataša Mirjanić, Marin Cetinić and Marko Milošević, held five trainings for employees in Healthcare institutions in West Bačka (Sombor), North Banat and Central Banat (Zrenjanin), South Banat (Vršac), Raška ( Kraljevo) and Rasina (Kruševac) administrative district. 125 people from 56 institutions attended these trainings.

The aim of the training in the field of access to information was to eliminate doubts in handling requests that are often filed by information seekers through authorized lawyers, with special reference to the types of data that are provided, as well as procedural issues of handling these requests. In the area of personal data protection, as the Health Sector is planned for regular inspections, the emphasis was on getting familiar with the personal data protection provisions and how they reflect on the health regulations, the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer, keeping records and eliminating the most common errors in filling in checklists. In the discussion, questions were raised about providing health documentation copies to competent authorities, and persons who are abroad, as well as the handling of this matter when documentation is requested by insurance companies and authorized lawyers.

During April and May, 15 trainings were held for healthcare employees in different administrative districts of Serbia to raise awareness among this target group and prevent violations of regulations under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner.

On May 24, 2024, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, prof. Dr Zoran Mirković and Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection Milan Marinović concluded the General Agreement on Cooperation, as well as the Agreement on the Organization of Studies for Knowledge Innovation. During the meeting, both sides emphasized the so-far successful cooperation and their belief in the success of the new study program.; Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković and Prof. Dr. Dušan Popović also attended the meeting.

The University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law launched a new study program - Studies for Knowledge Innovation in the Law on Personal Data Protection field, in cooperation with the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection. In addition to professors from the Faculty of Law, the classes will be conducted by the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and representatives of the Commissioner's Office, as well as respected experts from practice.

Enrollment in the Studies for Knowledge Innovation in the Law on Personal Data Protection field will be in September, while classes will begin in the second half of October 2024.