Source: Blic
Our country is party to the CoE Convention on Cyber-crime. We have also enacted a Law on “Cyber-crime” and recently specialized departments have been set up within the police force, courts and public attorney's offices. While these first steps are not yet firm and resolute, they nevertheless bespeak a government determined to counter cyber-evil and to approach the major global phenomenon of out time in a responsible way.Of course, even more important than the perception of a responsible attitude and determination to counter evil is the commitment to use and improve everything that is good in the “cyber space”. The Internet has enabled access to hitherto unimaginable quantities of information. With every new day, more and more public authorities the world over are posting databases relating to their operations. Thousands of scientists access and use these databases. They serve as the basis for legal, economic and political assessments. Investigative journalism is based on them. The freedom of access to these data is affirmed as an efficient mechanism to control the government and to combat corruption. The benefits are undeniable and very much obvious.
It is therefore worrying that very few Serbian public authorities have posted directories of their affairs on the Internet. Under such circumstances, quality remains only to be wished for. Even with all logistical, staff-related, financial and other problems, this should not be so. We obviously need to ask ourselves why we are “unable” to recognize a benefit that is apparent to all.
Commissioner for Information
