September in Vienna (see also chapter 2.2). The Ministry’s expert took an active part as one of the twelve key-note panellists and gave an account of the situation in Serbia in terms of the threat of cybercrime. The achievements of the Serbian Ministry’s Cybercrime Department and its priorities in this sphere of policing were also presented. On 29-30 November, the Mission, in co-operation with the TNTD/SPMU, organized and delivered a regional expert seminar on “Digital Evidence in Investigating and Prosecuting Child Pornography” in Belgrade. 31 experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Montenegro; and Serbia participated in the course, sharing experiences and best practices. In its efforts to support the capacity building of the public administration to address the challenges of implementation of the revised CPC, the Mission, in co-operation with the MoI’s Cybercrime Department, organized five one-day seminars on “Digital Evidence and its Value in Court”. The seminars were delivered between 10-14 December to a total of 57 participants, namely judges from the Higher Court, public prosecutors and students of the Judicial Academy. The Head of the Ministry’s Cybercrime Department presented digital evidence in general through several case studies, addressing their value from a police perspective, while the legal framework was presented by a judge and the deputy special prosecutor for cybercrime. The seminars also entailed a technical component in terms of identification and classification; the value of digital evidence in investigations; as well as a presentation of the technical EnCase software for digital forensics used by many police services including Serbia. In addition, the events aimed at improving communications between police and judiciary in the investigation process. As criminal activities are shifting more and more into cyberspace, and due to the fact that prosecutor-led investigations were to be introduced to the general prosecution in 2013, the Mission planned to follow up on this initiative in 2013. Trafficking in Human Beings Throughout 2012, the Mission continued to play an important role in policy-making and the implementation of complex anti-trafficking activities in the country. This included the implementation of the multi-year ExB project “Advancing Institutional Response to Challenges of Trafficking in Human Beings in the Republic of Serbia”, supported by the Austrian Development Agency. The implemented activities were divided into four thematic groups: Prevention; Victim Protection; Law Enforcement; and Judiciary. Under the Law Enforcement component the following activities were implemented: The Mission initiated the development of a manual for police officers dealing with trafficking cases with the aim of creating adequate training materials and a better understanding of the phenomenon. The manual was prepared in the form of a case study and included lessons learned and good practices in identifying, referring and protecting victims of trafficking. It contains a number of recommended actions and gives concrete examples on lessons learned in pre-trial, post-trial and court procedures. The manual was tailor-made for the representatives of the MoI, as well as judges and prosecutors. In view of a documented increase of the number of child victims of trafficking, the Mission organized specialized training courses with the aim of strengthening the capacity of police officers and social workers to detect and respond to child trafficking cases. These courses also facilitated the implementation of two Ministerial Protocols on Child Protection: The General Protocol for the Protection of Children from Abuse and Neglect of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Affairs; and the Special Protocol on the Conduct of Police Officials in the Protection of Minors from Abuse and Neglect of the MoI, which had been developed and adopted in line with international human rights instruments and standards. 91