Directions Of The Development Of Information Society In Serbia

This paper considers the information society development in Serbia in the context of European environment. Serbia, which plans a membership in the European Union (EU), has accepted the European model of development of Information Society. This model includes top-down policy in implementing the leading Initiatives of the EU Commissions. On the national levels, the governments of the European countries conduct the development. As a member of the Stability Pacts eSEE group, Serbia has signed the document called eSEE Agenda for Developing the Information Society, which obliged her to regional cooperation in the complex process of transition towards the Information Society. This paper also considers the Action Plan of the Strategy for Development the Information Society in Serbia. One of the main priorities from the Strategy's Action Plan is the construction of the common methodology for monitoring and evaluating the information society development. It is important that this methodology adopts the European standards and in the same time answers the needs and development possibilities of Serbia. The paper defines the main steps in creating the common model for monitoring and evaluating the information society in Serbia. While this priority from the Action Plan is still not accessible, it is necessary to include the research institutions and other important development factors in finalizing this complex job.