NSDI Strategy Project: Towards Sustainable Governance in Macedonia

2. PAC-meeting NSDI strategyProject MAT10/MK/7/1 14th December 2010

3. Background • NL-G2G project  first steps: awareness, workshops • New project on NSDI strategy funded by MATRA (NL-BUZA) • AREC is responsible for introduction NSDI in MK • 125 countries have some sort of NSDI

4. Benefits NSDI • To comply with Aquis Communautaire • EU requires spatial data for • regional aid • agriculture subsidies • Climate change • EU requires INSPIRE • Benefits to the society • Reduce duplication- costs and efforts: strong effect • Disaster management • Provide better data for decision making • Create new business based on available data sets • To foster environmental sustainability • To stimulate better governance

5. Next steps • Establish governance structure • Legal framework • Technical requirements • Financial implications To achieve the results we need support of all stakeholders, particularly the decision makers at the top

6. Scope of the project The aim of the project is primarily to: • create an NSDI strategy that will support AREC in establishing an NSDI in the Republic of Macedonia. • Optional The project will also include some support for the initial stages of implementation.

7. Results • Defined in the TOR • TOR bases for project • 6 Results areas • Legal, organisational, technical, • Results • Activity • Strategy Y/N • Priority H/M • Resources NL/MK: volume and field of expertise • Timing

8. Activities Actors - NL Missions Days NL Days Mk D 0 Inception Rik Wouters 1 Mission 13 5 Mark Probert Joep Crom pvoets D 1 Definition of Strategic Mission Mark Probert 1 Mission 16 11 Joep Crompvoets D 2 Evaluation of Business Case Mark Probert 1 Mission 19 22 Joep Crompvoets D 3 Report on governance and Mark Probert 1 Missio n 22 18 organisational issues Joep Crompvoets D 4 Definition of required legal changes Jan - Dirk Bulens 2 Missions 21 30 D 5 IT Infrastructure and networks Jan - Dirk Bulens 5 Missions 43 112 Joep Crompvoets IT specialist Ko van Raamsdonk D 6 Aw areness and Communications Joep Crompvoets 6 Missions 37 64 Jan - Dirk Bulens Erik van Velzen D 7 Monitoring, Risk management, Geo - Mark Probert 4 Missions 41 60 Portal Joep Crompvoets Jan - Dirk Bulens D 8 Overall NSDI Strategy and F inal Mark Probert 1 Mission 10 6 Report Project Management Mark Probert 25 5 Back Office Support 15 Total 262 333 Overview of Results

9. Workplan

10. Planning project now OKT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OKT NOV DEC JAN FEB GPP Inception Vision Business Org. struct Legal FW Tech infra Technical infra Outreach Road map Fin report Project management

11. Scope GPP • Budget 200.000€ • Strategy • Support/advice of Implementation phase • Required budget • Strategy activities 180.000€ • Implementation activities 70.000€ • Total 250.000 • How to handle: • Stick to original scope GPP: no implementation • Take 2 implementation actions in scope instead of support • Additional budget from WB-loan 70.000euro • Implementation D5.4, D6, D7.5

12. RISKS • Risk 1: “own vision” of AREC staff Measure: Instruct staff of AREC about role int. expert • Risk 2: to short time frame : NSDI is not a technical exercise alone Do not make a planning in concrete but tune • Risk 3: Other NSDI-activities WB/SIDA Good communication and regular meetings for tuning

13. What has been done • Based in ToR complete planning of budget, time, activities, resources • Inception report in concept • Communication plan (on special request of WB) • Vision and mission report

14. What next • Decision on the scope • Approval of inception report • Finish Result 1 • Plan mission in January • Plan official kick off in March • Plan seminar in June