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A series of personal data protection trainings for police representatives continued on September 12 and 13 in the police departments of Smederevo (31 employees) and Valjevo (81 employees). The lecturers on the subject of data protection were the representatives of the Commissioner's Office, Marin Cetinić and Marko Milošević, and the Ministry of Interior delegated Dragan Obradović, this authority's Data Protection Officer. OSCE Mission to Serbia supports the training sessions within the framework of its project activities.

Police members were familiarized with the provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection and referred to these provisions from the scope of the police, pointing out the inconsistencies of these regulations. The lecture presented the evolution of Ministry of Interior protection measures through examples from the Commissioner's practice, focusing on the importance of these measures, especially the use of individual and strong passwords, and the importance of log files for accountability in acting. One of the more important topics that interested the policemen was including a diagnosis in medical certificates for sick leave to determine the capability of working with and without a weapon. Around 800 policemen have attended the training so far, and the remaining police departments in Serbia are planned to be visited by the end of the year.

In cooperation with the Chamber of Healthcare Institutions of Serbia, accredited lecturers from the Commissioner's; Office Nataša Mirjanić, Marin Cetinić, Marko Milošević, and Aleksandar Kocić Ranđelović held trainings on the application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance and the Law on Personal Data Protection for employees in Healthcare Institutions in Gornji Milanovac (September 2), Užice (September 4), Valjevo (September 9) and Šabac (September 11). The trainings were attended by 85 people, including health workers and lawyers in healthcare.

These trainings aim to point out the most common mistakes in handling requests for free access to information, with examples from the practice of the Commissioner, and to eliminate doubts in applying the Law on Personal Data Protection. Filling out control lists and records of processing activities forms were simulated with the training participants, and the discussion answered participants' questions. Among the more interesting ones to single out is the application of data processing principles in healthcare institutions engaged in (tourist) accommodation services, such as Spas, clarifying the adequate legal bases for data processing and which data can be processed for which purpose. In cooperation with the Chamber of Healthcare Institutions, from the spring of 2024, the lectures covered healthcare institutions from most of the administrative districts of Serbia, while during October and November, it is planned to hold healthcare training in Pirot, Pcinj, Jablani, Toplic and Niš districts.

On the last day of the study visit to the Republic of Ireland, a delegation from Serbia, including representatives of the Commissioner's office, Commissioner Milan Marinović, Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković, Assistant Secretary-General in IT Sector Dragana Jovanović and Adviser to the Commissioner Rada Kovačević, stayed at the University College in Dublin where they attended lectures on the topics: Law on Artificial Intelligence and the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU, Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Jurists, Security Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Use of Artificial Intelligence for Fraud Detection on the Internet.

On the third day of the study visit to the Republic of Ireland, the delegation of the Republic of Serbia, including representatives of the Commissioner's office, Commissioner Milan Marinović, Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković, Assistant Secretary-General - Sector for IT Dragana Jovanović, and Advisor to the Commissioner Rada Kovačević, visited The Irish Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, where they got acquainted with the organization and functioning of the Irish police and the said bureau, their ways to fight cybercrime, how cybercrime investigations are carried out and how artificial intelligence is used for this purpose, as well as how they process biometric data.