leaflets to address problems of traffic safety and abuse of visa liberalisation system. The
objective of this campaign was to support the Ministry to efficiently communicate to the public
its policies within the important domains of traffic safety and migration policy.
In October, the LED, in close co-operation with the Serbian MoI’s Bureau for Co-operation
with the Media organized the conference “Co-operation of Interior Ministries with Media and
the Public” in Belgrade. The event convened spokespersons and staff dealing with public
relations from the MoIs of the countries in the region: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia. The conference
fostered the exchange of information, experience and communication skills between the
Serbian MoI’s personnel dealing with public relations and their counterparts from the regional
MoIs. The open and continuous exchange of information between these Ministries will
contribute to the efficiency of the overall work of all the regional Interior Ministries. The
lecturers were prominent Serbian communication experts who delivered workshops on the
following topics: public appearance and stress management, communication techniques and
communication with media, the relationship between the MoI and the media, and public
advocacy of the organization in crisis situations.
As part of the Mission’s support in enhancing the MoI’s internal communication capacities,
the LED organized a presentation of the Ministry’s Communication Strategy and the Action
Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for the district police spokespersons. The district
police spokespersons (overall 27) were divided into three groups, depending on geographic
distance from cities where the presentations took place – Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad.
Two of these (Niš and Novi Sad) took place in September 2011 and the third in December
2011 in Belgrade. The MoI staff, dealing with MoI communication issues at the local level,
was informed about the Ministry’s Communication Strategy and the Action Plan. In addition,
this activity contributed to improving the relationship between the Ministry’s staff working on
communication and public relations affairs at the Headquarters and the staff dealing with
these issues at the local level.
Police Training and Education
In 2011, the LED continued to assist the Ministry in establishing an effective and efficient
overall police training system. Both parties agreed to establish the Working Group involving
all the relevant stakeholders of the Ministry, with the task to develop a comprehensive Police
Training Strategy. This endeavour came after the Ministry had adopted its Development
Strategy 2011-2016. It was intended to have a long-term impact on ongoing organizational
and reform processes within the Serbian police. The OSCE Mission will have the role in
providing both expert support and methodological assistance. The joint work of the MoI and
LED in outlining the process and developing the concept of strategic planning started in
March.
In the effort to support the Ministry in the establishment of management training system, the
LED together with the MoI’s Police Education Directorate initiated establishment of a
Working Group which would develop the management training for operational (first-line)
level. The tools and instruments for Training Needs Analysis (TNA) were developed together
with the Ministry, and the TNA was followed by curriculum development, training-of-trainers
and the implementation of pilot courses. This training was targeting police station
commanders, deputy station commanders and heads of sections for combating crime in the
police districts. Due to lack of the MoI’s commitment in developing the first-line management
training, it was envisaged that the activity would be reinforced in 2012.
From January-March, the LED continued to support the MoI in the introduction of E-learning
as an overarching learning concept for basic, in-service, specialized and management
training. In line with the recommendations of the December 2010 Report on E-learning
Needs Analysis, the joint MoI/OSCE Working group in the first quarter of 2011 focused on
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