Spatial Data Availability as Indicator for the Information Society

Spatial Data Availability - there is a concensus on its role and importance in the Information Society

Ensuring Spatial Data Availability for the INSPIRE Annex I & II Data by 2007 as task was initiated by HUNAGI and unanimously accepted by the STEA Subcommittee as action in the road map of the Information Society Strategy (MITS) implementation yesterday.

The meeting of the Strategic Analysis Subcommittee (STEA) of the Intermninisterial Coordination Committee for Information Society (ITKTB) was hosted by MoIC on 21st March.

Mention should be made, STEA gave the mandate for the Task Force on Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategy (NTIS-team) to elaborate a document in line with the strategic planning methodology of STEA.

The document, a joint work of nearly 20 governmental agencies, institutions and three NGOs
will be finished till late April and will be submitted to STEA for approval.