On 11 July 2025, State Secretary Ivan Crnčec participated in the panel discussion on "How Artificial Intelligence Can Strengthen European Competitiveness" at the 18th edition of the Dubrovnik Forum, entitled "Channelling the Change"
State Secretary Crnčec presented the current work of the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation on the drafting of two strategic documents, the National Plan for the Development of Artificial Intelligence up to 2032 and the accompanying Action Plan. The Expert Working Group had started its work in late May this year.
The National Plan will contain several key aspects such as education and skills development for AI governance, digitalisation, growth and development of the economy and industry, incentives for research, innovation and start-ups, and the protection of privacy and security of citizens.
State Secretary Crnčec singled out the use of artificial intelligence in public administration as a key aspect of the strategic documents.
“We want to demonstrate that we not only regulate, but also use as many as 793 ICT solutions within the public administration. The National Plan provides us with a vision of where we want to go, while the Action Plan helps us detail measures for the three-year period from 2026 to 2028. We have a vision and direction and we believe we can finalise both documents by the end of this year", said State Secretary Crnčec.
The Expert Working Group for the development of the National Plan for the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the accompanying Action Plan consists of 45 members - representatives of various governmental sectors, experts in artificial intelligence, entrepreneurs and representatives of academia and NGOs.
The State Secretary said the goal was to build trust in technology and announced that artificial intelligence would become an integral part of primary and secondary school curricula as early as this autumn.
In addition, he touched on the many benefits of AI for the Croatian judiciary, such as the ANON system - search engine for court decisions, setting up sound recording equipment in courtrooms and a platform that will enable citizens to find out the possible outcome of their court disputes.
Other participants of the panel discussion included Assoc. Prof. Mihael Mišo Mudrić, DSc, from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, Orbico Group Supervisory Board Vice President Stjepan Roglić, Google AI Regulatory Specialist Cazara Panait, Head of Mastercard Europe Government Affairs Hendrick Bourgeois and CEO of AI Chamber in Warsaw Tomasz Snażyk.
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