Memorandum o razumevanju o saradnji u oblasti informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija između Ministarstva industrije i informacionih tehnologija Narodne Republike Kine i Ministarstva informisanja i telekomunikacija Republike Srbije

MEMORANDUM

o razumevanju o saradnji u oblasti informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija između Ministarstva industrije i informacionih tehnologija Narodne Republike Kine i Ministarstva informisanja i telekomunikacija Republike Srbije

"Službeni glasnik RS - Međunarodni ugovori", broj 2 od 6. juna 2024.

Ministarstvo industrije i informacionih tehnologija Narodne Republike Kine, Ministarstvo informisanja i telekomunikacija Republike Srbije, (u daljem tekstu zajednički nazvane Strane):

Pozivajući se na Memorandum o razumevanju između Ministarstva trgovine, turizma i telekomunikacija Republike Srbije i Ministarstva industrije i informacionih tehnologija Narodne Republike Kine o saradnji u oblasti telekomunikacija i informacionih tehnologija potpisan 26. avgusta 2013. godine;

Imajući u vidu dugu prijateljsku i sveobuhvatnu duboku stratešku saradnju između Kine i Srbije;

Prepoznajući sve važniju ulogu informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija u promovisanju socio-ekonomskog razvoja u poslednjih nekoliko godina;

Primećujući da su Strane uvele niz strategija i politika radi promocije razvoja informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija, kao i da je saradnja između preduzeća dve zemlje u ovoj oblasti intenzivirana u poslednjih nekoliko godina;

Saglasni da će dalje jačanje saradnje u informacijama i komunikacijama pomoći u poboljšanju kapaciteta za razvoj dve zemlje u ovoj oblasti i produbiti bilateralno ekonomsko i trgovinsko partnerstvo;

Strane prihvataju i saglasne su da:

Član 1. Svrha

Prema zakonima, propisima i odredbama dve zemlje, i u skladu sa njihovim odgovornostima i principom jednakih konsultacija i uzajamne koristi, Strane su saglasne da će se angažovati u razmeni politika, propisa i tehničkih standarda u oblasti informacija i komunikacija, promovisati saradnju između istraživačkih institucija i preduzeća dve zemlje i doprineti industriji informacija i komunikacija dve zemlje.

Član 2. Obim saradnje

Razmena i saradnja između Strana obuhvata, ali nije ograničena na sledeće oblasti:

1. Razmena najboljih praksi i iskustava o zakonima, propisima i politikama u oblasti telekomunikacija i informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija (telekomunikacije/IKT);

2. Ključne tehnologije, standarde i primene u sektorima komunikacija nove generacije i industrijskom razvoju;

3. Razvoj i primena novih tehnologija, uključujući računarstvo u oblaku, velike podatke, Internet stvari, veštačku inteligenciju i inteligentne fotonaponske sisteme;

4. Primena digitalne transformacije i digitalne tehnologije u ekonomiji, uključujući industriju, obrazovanje, zdravstvo i životnu sredinu;

5. Implementacija komunikacione infrastrukture, posebno širokopojasnih mreža i data centara;

6. Bezbednost i integritet komunikacionih mreža.

7. Mere i najbolje prakse promocije univerzalne usluge u telekomunikacijama i IKT sektoru;

8. Nastavak saradnje u oblasti digitalne ekonomije u okviru inicijative „Pojas i put” i promovisanje daljeg razvoja e-uprave.

Član 3. Oblici saradnje

Strane su saglasne u pogledu saradnje u sledećim oblicima:

1. Slanje delegacija jedna drugoj u razmenu poseta;

2. Podsticati razmenu i saradnju između industrijskih organizacija, istraživačkih instituta i univerziteta;

3. Podsticati i promovisati preduzeća dve zemlje, posebno mala i srednja preduzeća, da sprovode razmenu i saradnju u različitim oblicima;

4. Promovisati obuku talenata i digitalnih veština u informacionim i komunikacionim tehnologijama;

5. Ostali oblici saradnje koji budu određeni od strane Strana.

Svaka Strana će snositi svoje troškove nastale u aktivnostima u skladu sa ovim Sporazumom o razumevanju (u daljem tekstu: MOR).

Član 4. Implementacija

Međunarodno odeljenje Ministarstva industrije i informacione tehnologije Narodne Republike Kine i Ministarstvo informisanja i telekomunikacija Republike Srbije biće odgovorni za sprovođenje odredbi utvrđenih ovim MOR. Svaka strana će imenovati kontakt osobu koja će biti odgovorna za koordinaciju i sprovođenje ovog MOR.

Član 5. Poverljivost

Bez pismene saglasnosti druge Strane, nijedna od Strana neće otkrivati trećim licima bilo kakve informacije ili dokumenta koje je pružila druga Strana u okviru sprovođenja ovog MOR, a koji su klasifikovani kao poverljivi, osim u slučajevima kada takvu obavezu nalaže zakon države u kojoj se odgovarajuća Strana nalazi.

Član 6. Rešavanje sporova

U slučaju bilo kakvih sporova ili neslaganja koja nastanu prilikom sprovođenja ovog MOR, strane će rešiti putem prijateljskih pregovora.

Član 7. Izmena

Ovaj MOR može biti izmenjen uz međusobni pristanak Strana, i sve izmene će se smatrati sastavnim delom ovog MOR i stupiće na snagu u skladu sa članom 8. ovog MOR.

Član 8. Stupanje na snagu, Važenje i Raskid

Ovaj MOR stupa na snagu na dan potpisivanja od strane Strana i važiće u periodu od pet (5) godina.

Ako jedna Strana odluči da pre isteka roka važenja raskine ovaj MOR, obavestiće drugu Stranu pismenim putem 90 dana unapred. Raskid ovog MOR neće uticati na tekuće projekte ili aktivnosti. Ukoliko nijedna Strana ne predloži pismeno raskidanje ovog MOR pre isteka važenja, ovaj MOR biće automatski produžen na tri (3) godine i obnovljen u skladu sa tim.

Potpisano u dva originalna primerka u Beogradu, 8. maja 2024. na kineskom, srpskom i engleskom jeziku, pri čemu su svi tekstovi podjednako verodostojni. U slučaju neslaganja u tumačenju kineskog i srpskog teksta kao merodovan će se uzeti tekst na engleskom jeziku.

ZA MINISTARSTVO INDUSTRIJE I INFORMACIONIH TEHNOLOGIJA NARODNE REPUBLIKE KINE

Đin Džuanglong, s.r.

Datum: 8. maja 2024.

ZA MINISTARSTVO INFORMISANJA I TELEKOMUNIKACIJA REPUBLIKE SRBIJE

Dejan Ristić, s.r.

MEMORANDUM

of Understanding between the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications of Republic of Serbia and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China on the Cooperation in the Information and Communication

The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications of Republic of Serbia, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Parties):

Referring to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technologies of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation in the field of telecommunications and information technologies, signed on August 26, 2013;

In view of the long-standing friendship and comprehensive deep strategic partnership between Serbia and China;

Recognizing the increasingly important role of information and communications technologies in promoting socio-economic development in recent years;

Noting that the Parties have introduced a number of strategies and policies to promote the development of information and communications, and that cooperation between enterprises of the two countries in this field has intensified in recent years;

Agreeing that further strengthening cooperation in information and communications will help improve development capacity of the two countries in this field and deepen bilateral economic and trade partnership;

Hereby agree as follows:

Article 1 Purpose

Subject to laws, regulations and provisions of the two countries, and in accordance with their respective responsibilities and the principle of equal consultation and mutual benefit, the Parties agree to engage in exchange of policies, regulations and technical standards in information and communications, promote cooperation between research institutions and enterprises of the two countries and contribute to the information and communications industry of the two countries.

Article 2 Scope of Cooperation

The exchange and cooperation between the Parties include but are not limited to the following areas:

1. Sharing of best practices and experiences on laws, regulations and policies of telecommunications and information and communication technologies (telecommunications/ICTs);

2. Key technologies, standards and applications in the next-generation communications sectors and industrial development;

3. Development and application of new technologies including cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, AI and intelligent photovoltaics;

4. Application of digital transformation and digital technology in the economy, including for industry, education, health and the environment;

5. Deployment of communications infrastructure, especially broadband networks and data centers;

6. Best practices and sharing of experiences on laws, regulations and policies of cyber security;

7. Universal service promotion measures and best practices in telecommunications and ICTs;

8. Continue cooperation in the field of digital economy under the framework of the “Belt and Road” initiative and promote further development of e-government.

Article 3 Forms of Cooperation

The Parties agree to cooperate in the following forms:

1. Send delegations to each other on exchange visits;

2. Encourage exchange and cooperation between industry organizations, research institutions and universities;

3. Encourage and promote enterprises of the two countries, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to carry out exchanges and cooperation in various forms;

4. Promote talent and digital skills training in information and communications;

5. Other forms of cooperation as determined by the Parties.

Each Party shall bear their own costs incurred in activities under this Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as this MOU).

Article 4 Implementation

The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications of Republic of Serbia and International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China shall be responsible for the implementation of what is determined in this MOU. Each Party shall designate a liaison officer to be responsible for the coordination and implementation of this MOU.

Article 5 Confidentiality

Without the written consent of the other Party, neither Party shall provide to a third Party any information or documents provided by the other Party for the implementation of this MOU and required to be kept confidential, unless required by the law in the country where the Party is located.

Article 6 Dispute Resolution

In case of any disputes or disagreements arising in the implementation of this MOU, the parties shall resolve them through friendly negotiations.

Article 7 Amendment

This MOU may be amended based on mutual consent, and any amendments shall be considered an integral part of this MOU and shall take effect in compliance with Article 8 of this MOU.

Article 8 Entry into Force, Validity and Termination

This MOU shall enter into force on the date of signature by the Parties and shall be valid for a period of five (5) years.

If one Party decides to bring this MOU to an early termination, it shall notify the other Party in written forms 90 days in advance; the early termination of this MOU would not affect ongoing projects or activities; if neither Party proposes to terminate this MOU in written forms before the expiration of the validity period, this MOU would be automatically extended for three (3) years and renewed accordingly.

This MOU is signed in triplicate in Belgrade on May 18th 2024 in Chinese, Serbian, and English. All three versions shall be deemed equally authentic. In case of disagreement on the interpretation of the text, the English version shall prevail.

Representative of the Ministry

of Industry and Information Technology of the

People’s Republic of China

Representative of the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications of Republic of Serbia