The National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Council is set up by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to implement a respective law that enters into force on January 1, 2021.
MENAFN quoted the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal while presenting the document as saying that the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Council is a very important body that will strategically work to improve citizens’ access to the necessary information on geospatial data. All these initiatives are part of a comprehensive government strategy to combat corruption in key areas of life.
According to the Law of Ukraine “On National Geospatial Data Infrastructure,” adopted in April 2020, the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Council is a collegial advisory body under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and has a consultative function on the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of national geospatial data infrastructure.
The National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Council consists of representatives of public authorities, local government agencies, legal entities and specialists who have the authority and/or experience to work with geospatial data and metadata.
Regulations on the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Council and its composition are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
