Michaela Galia Pallayová is an expert in law and legislation with a focus on information technology and, thanks to her current work, also a data and business analyst. She gained knowledge of the functioning of state administration during her studies, when she worked at the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic as a specialist in legislation. Subsequently, she changed the state administration for the private sphere, where in practice she checked the functioning of the state administration in handling various submissions, proposals and initiatives, including the pitfalls and possibilities of using digitization. In the current period, she makes use of her knowledge from application practice, newly acquired knowledge and extensive e…

Martin Hrachala is the General Director of the Informatics, Telecommunications, and Security Section at the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic. Throughout his professional career, he has held various managerial positions and has experience in project management, designing functionalities and processes in information systems, process optimization, and defining IT development concepts and strategies.

He specializes in information technology law, intellectual property law, media and telecommunications law, personal data protection law, e-commerce, commercial obligations, advertising, consumer protection, and gambling regulation. In the field of information technology law, he primarily focuses on the legal aspects of the creation and use of copyrighted works, the legal aspects of the implementation of information systems and the provision of software authorizations, and the legal aspects of information society service providers. He is also active in lecturing in this field. He focuses mainly on trademark law, utility models, designs, geographical designations, and domain names in intellectual and industrial property law. Here, he focus…