WB3C Conference
The inaugural regional conference hosted by The Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Center (WB3C) was organized on June 11th and 12th, 2024, in Montenegro. Attended by a diverse array of public officials, experts, practitioners, diplomatic representatives, and academics from across the Western Balkans, the conference marked a significant milestone in cybersecurity collaboration.
The WB3C is a regional training center established in Podgorica, Montenegro, jointly established by the governments of France, Slovenia, and Montenegro, with a European and strategic ambition. Its mission focuses on supporting the EU aspirations of Western Balkans countries by strenghtening cybersecurity and combating cybercrime through cooperation and training activities. Its main objectives are the cultivation of a cyber-conscious culture, enhancing operational capabilities, and promoting regional and international relations.
The conference served as a platform for inclusive dialogue among stakeholders, addressing key issues in building the region’s cyber resilience against escalating digital threats. Discussions centered on developing robust cyber culture, enhancing operational capacities, and fostering cooperation both regionally and internationally.
Distinguished panelists, including Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, delved into the four critical areas of security including the protection of critical infrastructure, fight against evolving cyber crime, impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity and cyber diplomacy and the importance of international cooperation. Maja presented the field of data governance for AI and especially the GPAI Data Justice Project, which was created during her co-chairing of the working group for data governance. More about this project at the link.
Recordings and presentations from all speakers at the ERA KR21 Conference Slovenia are now available on the subpage “Recordings and PPTs of Presentations by Speakers”.
Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI invites you to a discussion organized by the European Commission Representation in Slovenia titled “Democracy in the Grip of Disinformation: What Can the EU Do?”. The event will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 11:00 to 12:30 at the House of the EU in Ljubljana, Slovenia and online.
Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI organized the ERA KR21 Conference Slovenia on December 2, 2024, with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia and the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) program. The Conference focused on addressing the most pressing issues in copyright regulation in the fields of science and Open Science within the European Union (EU), with particular emphasis on barriers and incentives for Open Science in the copyright law. The event represented Slovenia’s contribution to implementing European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda Action 2, which focuses on creating a supportive EU legislative framework for copyright and data governance.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, the second day of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit 2024 took place at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade. Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič participated as a speaker, presenting during the panel titled “AI Regulation – what we learned so far?”.