{"id":357676,"date":"2025-12-10T23:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/?post_type=case_studies&p=357676"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:50:01","slug":"the-republic-of-serbia-deploys-nextcloud-for-compliant-on-premises-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/nl\/customers\/the-republic-of-serbia-deploys-nextcloud-for-compliant-on-premises-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republic of Serbia deploys Nextcloud for compliant, on-premises collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761930324592{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Executive summary<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”” accent_color=”#0082c9″ el_class=”nc_separator_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1765404138979{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}”]The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia deployed Nextcloud Enterprise to replace an outdated VPN- and SMB-based system with a secure, compliant and fully on-premises collaboration platform<\/a>. With Nextcloud, the institution gained complete data sovereignty, keeping all information inside Serbia, while meeting strict privacy, security and national digitalization requirements.<\/p>\n

Nextcloud was selected for its open-source foundation, strong compliance profile and its ability to integrate smoothly with the existing infrastructure and Domain Controller. Deployment was straightforward, supported by clear documentation and training that enabled the internal IT team to manage permissions and storage independently.<\/p>\n

Since implementation, members of parliament and staff now work from on unified platform for secure file sharing, document collaboration, and backups, with significantly improved ease of use and reduced security risks.<\/p>\n

The Assembly plans to further expand its digital workspace with Nextcloud Talk and Nextcloud Groupware.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner gap=”10″ css=”.vc_custom_1763417868790{padding-right: 1rem !important;padding-left: 1rem !important;background-color: #00A5FF00 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”centerMobile” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1763666291871{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;background-color: #0082C9 !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”352649″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1763442163567{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”nc-sep-logo”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”white-text case-study-blocks text-center”]<\/p>\n

The main challenge<\/h3>\n

Serbian government employees relied on an outdated VPN and SMB system that was difficult to use, resource-intensive to maintain, and incompatible with mobile devices or modern collaboration needs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”centerMobile” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1763666303211{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;background-color: #0082C9 !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”352853″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1763477444584{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”nc-sep-logo”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”white-text case-study-blocks text-center”]<\/p>\n

Nextcloud solution<\/h3>\n

Nextcloud Files and Office replaced the Samba server, enabling secure external sharing, real-time collaboration, remote access, and protection of confidential data for members of the parliament and staff.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1765995329464{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;padding-top: 0.5rem !important;}”]<\/p>\n

About the Republic of Serbia, National Assembly<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”” accent_color=”#0082c9″ el_class=”nc_separator_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1765404179892{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}”]The Republic of Serbia\u2019s National Assembly is the highest representative body and holder of constitutional and legislative power in Serbia. The National Assembly elects government leaders, adopts and amends the Constitution and appoints the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia and other state officials. The Assembly is composed of 250 deputies elected for four year terms.<\/p>\n

One part of the National Assembly is the Operations and Technical Affairs and Information Technology Sector. This sector manages everything regarding electronic, information and communication technologies, the technical and current maintenance of the National Assembly premises and other operations and technical affairs.<\/p>\n

The Information and Communications Technology Sector\u2019s key responsibility is the maintenance of the National Assembly\u2019s computer network and data center as well as the administration of Internet access, provisioning of IT resources and maintenance of the National Assembly\u2019s Internet presentation. The team also provides e-mail services for National Assembly employees, development of application software and IT services for their users and telephone service and control for users at the National Assembly.[\/vc_column_text]

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Milan Ivani\u0107<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Head of Information and Communication Technology Section <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n [vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764779069644{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;padding-top: 2rem !important;}”]<\/p>\n

The challenge<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”” accent_color=”#0082c9″ el_class=”nc_separator_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1765527507017{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}”]For a long time, Serbian government employees relied on a VPN and SMB (Server Message Block) for accessing and sharing files. However, it wasn\u2019t user friendly and there were often issues that wasted precious IT staff resources. It was clear they needed a brand new solution.<\/p>\n

In May 2020, the National Assembly initiated the deployment of a new IT solution for its leaders, employees and members of parliament. The objective was to introduce a secure, open-source, cost-effective and easy-to use platform with full on-premise installation. Nextcloud was selected to fulfill these requirements and provide the necessary capabilities for modern collaboration.<\/p>\n

In order to bring the government body back up to speed, the solution also had to fulfill several important requirements. For example, it was important to follow and be in accordance with Serbia\u2019s national digitalization<\/a> project that promotes digitalization of state and civil institutions, meant to bring many benefits to the general public, civil sector and government institutions. Additionally, they needed the solution to be compatible with external devices like mobile phones and tablets.<\/p>\n

Requirements<\/h5>\n