Internet governance book in Serbian launched

Jovan Kurbalija’s An Introduction to Internet governance in Serbian (BCS) – Uvod u upravljanje internetom – was yesterday launched during the 19th Serbian Telecommunications Forum (Telfor), in Belgrade.

The event was attended by Serbian high-level officials, and around 150 representatives of engineering communities, telecom and ICT companies and providers, state institutions and the Press.

The launch was followed by a panel discussion with Nenad Marinkovic, director of the Serbian ccTLD (RNIDS), Milan Jankovic, Director of Serbian Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications RATEL, Jasna Matic, State Secretary for Digital Agenda of Serbia, and Dr Jovan Kurbalija, DiploFoundation.

The panel talked about key challenges and ongoing processes related to IG, with reference to the main challenges in Serbia, and stressed the importance of stakeholders’ involvement. The speakers also stressed the importance of Internet for business and society, and need for careful and co-operative governance. Complimentary copies of the book were distributed.

The Serbian/BCS version can be downloaded here, or viewed online here. Other translated versions can also be viewed and downloaded from https://igbook.diplomacy.edu

Note: BCS = Bosnian – Croatian – Serbian