HAKOM’s experts at the festival of ICT achievements – INFOFEST 2015

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The conference entitled “Regulatory Activity in the Electronic Communications Sector” focused on the topic of increased availability of broadband and its acceptance, on achievements in technological development, action plans, user protection and future development plans.  
 
ZAGREB, 30 September 2015 – Within the framework of the 22nd  INFOFEST – A Festival of ICT Achievements, the 13th international conference entitled “Regulatory Activity in the Electronic Communications Sector” is taking place in Budva from 27 September to 3 October. The conference was organized by the Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services of Montenegro (EKIP) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The participants at the conference, which, among other things, focused on increased availability of broadband and its acceptance, on achievements in technological development, action plans, user protection and future development plans  included representatives of regulatory agencies, ministries, electronic communications operators and experts from international organizations competent for regulation and policy of electronic communications development. Experts from the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) also participated in the conference, Josip Šajnović who presented on the topic of “Promoting development of broadband in local government bodies” and Krešimir Šakić who talked on the “Regulatory Framework for the allocation of the second digital dividend in Croatia” as well as Anita Budimir with the topic “Cost Assessor”.  
 
The INFOFEST also includes the ˝Cyberdrill event˝ that will include presentations on actual issues in information security and workshops at which participants will solve several scenarios of cyber attacks. The purpose of this event is to exchange experiences and establish best practice in the resolution of cyber security incidents. HAKOM’s experts who will participate in the ˝Cyberdrill event˝ include Daniela Trutin and Roland Lipošinović.
 
More about the programme of this year’s event is available at the link http://www.infofest.com/programi/
    

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For additional information please contact:

Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70

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ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.