Agency for Information Society of Republika Srpska
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Agency for Information Society of Republika Srpska (AISRS) (Bosnian: Agencija za informaciono društvo Republike Srpske; Croatian: Agencija za informacijsko društvo Republike Srpske; Serbian: Агенција за информационо друштво Републике Српске) is institution responsible for monitoring the development of information society and promoting the use of information and communication technologies. Supervision of the Agency, on behalf of the Republika Srpska is performed by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Establishment
Pursuant to the provisions of the Law on the Government of the Republika Srpska and the Law on the Public Service System, the Government of the Republika Srpska adopted a Decision on the Establishment of the Public Institution „Information Society Agency of the Republika Srpska, at its session held on 26 December 2007“. By adopting this act, the Republika Srpska got an institution in charge of monitoring and developing the information society, as well as promoting the use of information-communication technologies. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall monitor the operation of the Agency, on behalf of the Government of the Republika Srpska.
Activity
The Agency has the following mandates and tasks:
- Coordination of development of information science and the Internet in cooperation with other relevant bodies in public administration, education and health system;
- Proposing and implementing measures in building local governance bodies' information systems (city and town assemblies) that enable communication with the Republic organs and the application of uniform program solutions as much as possible;
- Licensing and certification of public key infrastructure bodies;
- Issuing licenses and certificates, consultancy and training for civil servants and assessment of their IT skills;
- Coordination of the work on the establishment of a single database for state bodies and local governance bodies in the Republika Srpska;
- Defines the concept of interconnection rules for information inter-operations;
- Professional verification of ICT projects in the public sector, primarily in administration;
- Development of legislation and preparation of draft regulations and general acts in the field of application of informatics and Internet in public administration, business environment and education, and undertakes measures for their implementation (legislation);
- Determination of technology standards and work process standards in the information and Internet application field and undertakes measures for their implementations;
- Promotion of application of new technologies and creation of new businesses in the information sector;
- Monitoring of promulgation of acts and implementation of regulations in the infrastructure and business operation fields;
- Follows up, provides advice on international agreements related to ICT, foreign investments in ICT, etc.;
- Provision of advisory support in Cybercrime fields;
- Initiates and coordinates the establishment of development centers, techno-parks and production cluster links in the ICT field;
- Promotion of the information society within the education system reform and coordination of implementation of public projects that are related to the participation of ICT in the education process;
- Accreditation of education and examination centers, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture, which enables certification of citizens in the ICT field through a post-education form and lifelong learning;
- Determination of standards and procedures and issuing of approvals for the procurement of equipment and program solutions, performance of works and provision of information and Internet services for the needs of the public administration and the public sector;
- Development of a joint computer-telecommunication network of public institutions and other information and Internet resources owned by the Republic;
- Monitoring of Internet developments in the world, adjustment of our needs, as well as everyday utilization of the Internet in state management, public sector and business operations;
- Development of methodology, technology and organization of information system development in Republic bodies;
- Setting up standards and procedures, and undertaking measures to ensure the information system data protection;
- Improvement of the long-term planning and management of the information-telecommunication and Internet infrastructure;
- Implementation and coordination of projects aiming to reduce the "technological gap" between B&H and developed countries, B&H and its entities and regions, as well as among different social groups in the RS;
- Monitoring achievements in other countries or associations of countries in this field and performance of needed harmonization;
- Monitoring and encouraging the development of the information and communication technologies (software, engineering, hardware and consulting), particularly in small and medium size companies;
- Promotion of equal development of information society, including remote (rural) areas;
- Assistance in meeting the conditions for European and regional integrations in the ICT field, and development of information society.
As of 2011, AISRS is responsible for the implementation of Information security law, measures and standards, as well as first CERT body in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mission
AISRS will be the key factor in construction of basis of information society in Republika Srpska through:
- introduction of new electronic services for economy and citizens,
- planning, organisation, implementation and coordination of informatic projects in fields of public administration, education system, health care, ...
- defining concepts and interconnection rules for informatic interoperativity,
- establishing standards and procedures and undretaking steps for security and protection of data,
- role of national certificate authority in infrastructure of public keys,
- overlooking and fomenting of development of IT and CT industry,
- combating high-tech criminal and software piracy,
- measuring IT influence via development of information society.
