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My business, my domain

We often talk about entrepreneurs and the Internet, but more often than not these are entrepreneurs who have decided to start a business that is Internet‑based by its very nature. What about those in traditional professions that existed before the Internet? In our autumn promotional and educational campaign, called My Business, my Domain, the Serbian National Internet Domain Name Registry Foundation (RNIDS) is using testimonials to present just such small companies, which have a successful online presence even though their business is not directly connected with the Internet. The aim of the campaign is to demonstrate the potential of the Internet for small, local companies, most of which are still not maximising their use of modern communication technologies. As well as testimonials, the campaign is using content marketing, producing educational content that highlights good practice in maintaining a web presence. During last spring, small business‑owners from Serbia, who are successful in their business but also in terms of their online presence, were first invited to apply for the Good Examples of Internet Presence competition, which RNIDS held to mark its 10th anniversary. Two women were chosen as finalists ‑ entrepreneurs who have taken advantage of the fact that websites targeting the local, Serbian market are given...

19.09.2016.

July edition of RNIDS Info

Issue 30 of the RNIDS News corporate newsletter brings an overview of events at RNIDS and in the local and global Internet community in the last quarter of 2016. The keynote event was the regular session of the Conference of Co‑founders, at which new General Terms and Conditions for the Registration of National Internet Domain Names were approved. A cooperation agreement was signed with the University of Sarajevo Tele‑informatic Centre, a conference on Intellectual Property and the Internet was held and, in cooperation with Serbian Radio and Televion, production work began on a documentary titled “1 Internet, 3 Domains, 4 Countries”. In additional to the usual .RS and .СРБ domain registration statistics for the period April‑June 2016, we also take a look at our partnership with accredited registrars. The second regional event relating to the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance ‑ SEEDIG 2016 ‑ was held, the finalists of the “Good Examples of Internet Presence” competition were chosen and RNIDS was a partner for the Webiz business training event. International activities included participation by RNIDS representatives at events in the region, Europe and further afield. DOWNLOAD: RNIDS Info 30 (PDF, 1.41 MB)

01.08.2016.

Changes for registrants of Serbian national internet domains

With the new General Terms and Conditions for national domain name registration, that are valid from 26th July, as well as the transfer to the new Domain name registration system "RSreg 2.0", there have also been some changes to the registration procedure affecting registrants. The RNIDS Foundation would therefore like to notify registrants of .RS and .СРБ internet domains that from now on, their email address will be required not only in order to confirm the data on their registered domain name, but also for all the future contacts, regarding the changes of the domain name data. The e‑mail address of the registrant and administrative contact is the item of information by which the registrant and the administrative contact are required to identify themselves to RNIDS and it is their obligation to maintain it in an active state and keep it updated throughout the registration period for the domain name. Also, the registrant has 20 days to confirm the registration and the domain name data. Should the registrant fail to confirm the registration and data within that deadline, the domain name will cease to be active until the registration and data are confirmed. Data on existing domain names can be looked up at prod.rnids.beeloc.rs/en/whois. DOWNLOAD: General terms and conditions for national domain name...

26.07.2016.

New RSreg ‑ new functions and greater domain registration security

On 26th July 2016, the RNIDS Foundation moved to a new Domain name registration system "RSreg 2.0" ‑ used for the registration of domain names in the country code top‑level domains .RS and .СРБ. The new RSreg software is the result of several years of development by local experts and has all the features that fit the requirements of modern registries. During the handover to the new system, the registration of new domain names and the service for registered domains availability check (Whois), were temporarily offline ‑ from the morning of 26th July to the afternoon. There was no interruption to the operation of existing registered domains, and visitors to sites on the national internet domains haven't noticed the move to RSreg 2.0 at all. The new domain name registration system will provide additional support to RNIDS registrars and allow them to use the standard EPP protocol, also used in the registration of generic domains (.com and others). It will also allow the new General Terms and Conditions for the Registration of National Internet Domain Names to come into force. These terms emphasize the requirement to supply a correct e‑mail address for the registrant, which will now be compulsory for verifying data on a registered domain name. The registration system is based on an advanced,...

20.07.2016.

“Good Examples of Internet Presence” Competition Finalists

The “Good Examples of Internet Presence” competition, organised by the Serbian National Internet Registry Foundation (RNIDS), ran from 18th April to 30th May 2016. Forty‑one companies entered the competition via the address praviprimeri.rs, but only 24 of the applications were considered as 17 of the submissions did not meet the conditions. The committee that reviewed the submissions comprised: Radojka Nikolić, Director of NIRA Press Jelena Bulatović, Executive Director of the Serbian Association of Managers Dr Sanja Popović Pantić, President of the Association of Business Women in Serbia Rade Tričković, Director of Httpool Mugdim Šehalić, Member of the Management Board of UEPS (Association for Market Communications of Serbia) On 9th June 2016, after two rounds of consideration of valid submissions, the committee shortlisted four submissions for the final round. mojazubarka.co.rs, with 5 votes alibris.rs, with 5 votes lespetits.rs, with 3 votes travelboutique.rs, with 3 votes After holding talks with the finalists, RNIDS will choose the number it needs for presentation during its autumn promotional campaign.

20.06.2016.

Conference of RNIDS Accredited Registrars held

A conference of accredited RNIDS registrars was held on 14th June 2016 in the Belgrade Art Hotel. Thirty‑six representatives of twenty‑one accredited registrars attended the Conference, at which the main topic of discussion was the new software for the registration of national domains. The procedures and the new General Terms and Conditions for the Registration of Domain Names were presented at the conference, and there was also discussion of marketing activities and an effort to define the services that accredited registrars offer their customers. Conferences of accredited registrars are internal events which the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS) organises throughout the year, with a view to enhancing collaboration, exchanging experiences and developing the .RS and .СРБ domain spaces. For more information about the services offered by our accredited registrars, please visit: www.prod.rnids.beeloc.rs/en/registrars/list‑accredited‑registrars.

15.06.2016.

Conference “Intellectual Property and the Internet” held

The conference “Intellectual Property and the Internet” was held on May 30, 2016 at the University of Belgrade, School of Law. The conference was organized for the second time by the Foundation “Serbian national internet domains registry” (RNIDS) and the University of Belgrade School of Law. The conference was supported by ICANN. The conference proceedings were organized in three panels. The first panel was dedicated to the administration of the domain name system. The panel was chaired by Professor Tatjana Jevremovic Petrovic from the University of Belgrade, School of Law. The panel consisted of the representatives of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Andrea Beccalli and Aysegul Tekce, the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer within the RNIDS, Dejan Djukic and the president of the Serbian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Institution Prof. Dusan Popovic. The second panel was dedicated to the intersection of domain names and trademarks. It was chaired by Professor Slobodan Markovic (University of Belgrade). The panelists were: Professor Sinisa Varga (University of Kragujevac), Associate Professor Agnes Robin (University of Montpellier), Associate Professor Jelena Ceranic (University of Banjaluka) and Assistant Professor Marko Jovanovic (University of Belgrade). The final panel was dedicated to copyright law. The panel was chaired by the Acting...

01.06.2016.

The conference: “Intellectual property and the Internet”

Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS) and the University of Belgrade ‑ Faculty of Law, will jointly organize the conference “Intellectual property and the Internet”, on 30th May 2016. The conference will be held at the Faculty of Law, Bul. kralja Aleksandra 67, Belgrade in the Conference room (Annex). The registration of participants will start at 9.00 and the official program at 9.30 AM. The conference will discuss about the administration of domain names system, Serbian national domains dispute resolution cases during the previous year, and the new rules on registration of .RS and .СРБ domains. Trademark infringements on the sites for the auction sale of goods and similar cases will be discussed, along with the usage of Twitter and Facebook in terms of copyright, with a special reference to Serbian law. All the interested may register for participation by sending an e‑mail to: intsvojina@rnids.rs. The conference will be live streamed at: prod.rnids.beeloc.rs/intsvojina. CONFERENCE AGENDA: Opening ceremony Prof. Dr. Sima Avramović, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade Vojislav Rodić, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry foundation Prof. Dr. Dušan Popović, President of the Organising and Program Board Section 1: Administration of domain names system Chair: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Jevremović...

16.05.2016.

Can we SEE Internet Governance?

Belgrade’s Metropol Palace Hotel was the venue on 22nd April for the second regional event relating to the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance ‑ SEEDIG 2016. Host of the event was RNIDS ‑ the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry, in partnership with local institutions the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications and the Directorate for eGovernment of the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self‑Government. The event was held with the support of numerous international institutions (the Council of Europe, the European Commission, IGF, IGFSA, ICANN, ISOC, RIPE, EuroDIG), and also sponsored by international and local Internet companies (Afilias, Serbian OpenExchange, SBB and Stanco). More than 50 Internet experts from the region of south eastern Europe took part in organising the event, united around an initiative for dialogue regarding the specific regional challenges regarding Internet governance faced in this part of Europe. This SEEDIG was the second such event (SEEDIG 2015 was held in Sofia), and this initiative is part of the IGF (Internet Governance Forum), established by the United Nations as a model for global dialogue between all stakeholders involved in the governance of the Internet. SEEDIG is also part of EuroDIG‑a, an IGF initiative for dialogue on Internet governance at the European...

25.04.2016.

Regional partnership between RNIDS and UTIC

A group from the University of Sarajevo tele‑informatic centre (UTIC), which administers the Bosnia and Herzegovina .BA top‑level domain visited the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS) on 21st April. A cooperation agreement was signed in Belgrade and it will involve the exchange of experience and best practice in all aspects of the operation of national registries, especially with regard to upgrading technological infrastructure, security, software and legal enactments relating to domain registrations. The agreement was signed on behalf of the national internet registries of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina by Danko Jevtović, director of RNIDS, and Prof Dr Muharem Avdispahić. RNIDS has been managing the registry of the national .RS domain since 2007, and the registry of the .СРБ domain since 2011. UTIC is a not‑for‑profit organisation that has been managing the BiH top‑level domain since 1996. This is the fourth agreement to be entered into by RNIDS with another regional national domain registry after similar agreements with the Montenegrin doMEn, Macedonian MARnet and Croatian CARnet registries. USEFUL LINKS: RNIDS ‑ prod.rnids.beeloc.rs and прод.рнидс.итцентар.срб UTIC ‑ utic.unsa.ba and nic.ba

25.04.2016.

April edition of RNIDS Info

Issue 29 of the RNIDS Info corporate newsletter brings an overview of events at RNIDS and in the local and global Internet community in the first quarter of 2016. An extraordinary and the election sessions of RNIDS Conference of Co‑founders were held, and the new Board of Governors was elected during the second one. Alongside an overview of .RS and .СРБ domain name registration statistics for the period Januar ‑ March 2016, there is also news about the cooperation with accredited registrars. Two educational programs for students while “Cyrbusters” event was organized on the occasion of the anniversary of the .СРБ domain. International activities included participation by RNIDS representatives at meetings abroad and in international working groups. DOWNLOAD: RNIDS Info 29 (PDF, 1.39 MB)

21.04.2016.

Special edition of RNIDS Info on DIDS and RIF 2016

The traditional special edition of our corporate newsletter, RNIDS Info issue 28, reports on the recent 7th annual Internet conference, DIDS 2016, held 15th and 16th March, at the Hyatt Regency Belgrade hotel. The second day of the Conference hosted the Regional Internet Forum ‑ RIF 2016 ‑ for invitees. This issue contains an overview of the programme for both days of DIDS, block by block, attendee comments, photos and useful links to sites where you can get more detailed information and download video materials. DOWNLOAD: RNIDS Info 28 (PDF, 1.51 MB)

29.03.2016.