The Communication Strategy is a high-level communication and outreach document to be used by the High Court Council (HCC) and Serbian courts regarding external, internal and crisis communication. The previously adopted Communication Strategy for the period 2013-2015 expired on December 31, 2015.

“4 Digits Consulting – Judiciary and Public Sector Support” provided, under the project “Institutional Strengthening of the High Court Council” funded by USAID, administrative, technical and advisory assistance to the HCC Communication Strategy Working Group in preparation of an updated Strategy for the period 2016-2018. The new Communication Strategy was built on the previous one and it’s in line with the National Judicial Reform Strategy (2013-2018) and the Action Plan for Chapter 23. The goal of the new Strategy is improved transparency and improved image of Serbian judiciary among general public, professionals and media. Also, it aims at improvement of the HCC’s ability and capability to develop and create next Communication Strategy (2019-2022), once this one expires.

The new, updated, Communication Strategy was submitted to the HCC and adopted at the Council’s session on March 8.