Implementation of the Open Data Action Plan in Serbia

The development objective of the project is to facilitate the growth of an Open Data ecosystem in Serbia that would catalyze a broader digital transformation of the country, improving government services delivery to citizens and generating innovations and growth in the IT industry, especially small and medium size enterprises. Specifically, the project aims to: â?¢ Support the Government of Serbia with implementing the Strategy for e-Government Development and the Open Data Action Plan, launching a comprehensive Open Data Policy in Serbia that is firmly rooted in the national legislative and institutional framework and responsive to the needs of key data users; â?¢ Enable effective reuse of data by both government (central and local) and external stakeholders (including businesses and civil society), generating business opportunities, improving public service delivery and enhancing government accountability;â?¢ Build an open data portal and support the development of institutional capacities for releasing open data, from development of criteria for priority areas to technical skills of government officials; â?¢ Secure greater use of open government data in practice and support the growth of data-driven business, civil society and media. The Strategy of Official Statistics Development in the Republic of Serbia over the period 2016 â?? 2020 defines a vision of achieving â??a high degree of harmonization with international statistical standardsâ?�. Among the developmental activities envisaged, ICT is identified as an area upon which the development of modern statistics is directly contingent. In this regard, the Action Plan that is part of the Strategy mentions the use of modern technologies (including Open Data) as a basis for realizing the priority of further development of ICT.