The forty-fourth session of the Spatial Data of the Federation of BiH Council (SDI FBiH Council) was held in the premises of the Federal Administration for Geodetic and Property Affairs on February 13, 2024.

At the session, the Council have discussed:

1. Determining the Agenda of the 40^th session of the SDI FBiH Council;
2. Approval of the Minutes from the previous 39^th session of the SDI FBiH Council;
3. Information on the adoption of the Report on the establishment, maintenance and development of the FBiH IPP for 2023;
4. Information and proposal of the Work Plan for the establishment, maintenance and development of IPP FBiH for the Year 2024;
5. Information on the tentative schedule of the IPP FBiH Council Sessions for 2024;
6. Information on the appointment of a new/substitute member of the IPP FBiH Council;
7. Other.

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Property Legal Affairs, as the Coordinating body of the SDI FBiH, prepared and submitted to the members of the Council the Work Plan for the establishment, maintenance and development of the FBiH IPP for the Year 2024 for consideration and final adoption. The proposed Work Plan, which includes the Education Plan for 2024, was unanimously adopted by the IPP Council.

In accordance with the SDI Strategy for the period 2023-2027 and the Action plan for 2024, activities will continue in terms of increasing the number of stakeholders and available sources in order to raise the level of availability and interoperability of spatial data. Continuous work will be carried out on the implementation of the Law on SDI and other regulations, as well as the creation of a formal framework that will be the subject of future activities in the field of IPP FBiH. The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Property Legal Affairs will also support the preparation of the Study of the Framework Proposal for Spatial Data Licensing. Also, during the next period, the focus will be on improving existing technological frameworks, enhancing the development of network services based on existing spatial data sets, and promoting the importance of IPP through the creation and implementation of a communication plan. During 2024, it was planned at least 4 sessions to accompany these activities.