Pursuant to Article 38 paragraph 1 of the Law on Planning System of the Republic of Serbia
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 30/18),
the Government passes this
INFORMATION SOCIETY AND INFORMATION SECURITY DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA FOR THE PERIOD 2021-2026
INTRODUCTION
The Information Society and Information Security Development Strategy for the Period
2021–2026 (hereinafter referred to as the “Strategy”) is a cross-sectoral strategy setting out the
objectives of and measures for the development of information society and information security.
With regard to information security, the Strategy is harmonised with the Network and
Information Security Directive (NIS Directive), which provides for the adoption of a national
Information Security Strategy setting out the strategic objectives and priorities with regard to
network and information security.
The importance of information society development was recognised in the Republic of
Serbia more than a decade ago, when the first Information Society Development Strategy of the
Republic of Serbia by 2020 was passed (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 5/10,
hereinafter referred to as the “Information Society Development Strategy), which covered all
priority areas contributing to the development of information society, including: electronic
communications, e-government, e-health and e-justice, ICT in education, science and culture, ecommerce, the ICT business sector, information security.
Information security, which was addressed as a topic in the Information Society
Development Strategy, has gained prominence in recent years, as the use of new technologies gave
rise and continues to contribute to the ensuing risks. Accordingly, in 2017the Government adopted
the Information Security Development Strategy for the period 2017-2020 (Official Gazette of the
Republic of Serbia No. 53/17, hereinafter referred to as the “Information Security Development
Strategy”), which set forth the principles of information security, the priority areas and the strategic
objectives with regard to the safety of citizens, the economy and the state.
As these Strategies expired in 2020, the development of the next Draft of the Strategy for
the period 2021-2026 commenced pursuant to an initiative of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and
Telecommunications. The new Strategy was intended to address both information society and
information security, with a view to ensuring continuity in their development and adapting to the
new circumstances stemming from rapid digitalisation and development of new technologies
across all segments of the society.
Members of the following institutions took part in the development of the Strategy: the
Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Education, Science and
Technological Development, the Ministry of Culture and Media, the Ministry of Health, the
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, the Ministry of Construction, Transport
and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Foreign
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