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TAIEX experts held, in collaboration with State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG), a three-day workshop on 30 September – 2 October 2025, at the premises of Hotel Monarc in Tirana, with the aim of supporting Albania in the implementation of the legal framework for the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and the implementation of the European Union INSPIRE Directive.
The main issues addressed during the workshop were:
• The current state of implementation of the INSPIRE Directive at EU level and best practices from the Cartographic Authority of the Republic of Slovenia and the Dutch Cadastral Authority.
• Presentation by ASIG experts of the current progress of NSDI development in Albania, cooperation with Public Authorities Responsible for the collection, processing and publication of geospatial data on geoinformation topics.
• Procedures and tools for quality control of geospatial data in our country.
• Implementation of the EU Open Data Directive and publication of high-value data, as well as their adaptation to INSPIRE standards and specifications.
• Experience of EU member states in providing data through standardized APIs (WMS/WMTS, OGC API Features).
• International and European trends for NSDI development, including the UN-GGIM vision and EU interoperability strategies.
• Open discussions on the most appropriate legal and financial model for Albania in building a functional and sustainable NSDI.
• Capacity building, awareness raising and use of distance learning methods in the field of geoinformation.
TAIEX experts assessed the work done by ASIG on the collection, processing and publication of geospatial data in the National Geoportal as well as the drafting and approval of geoinformation standards in line with the INSPIRE Directive.
At the end of this workshop, they provided concrete recommendations for improving the quality, harmonization and publication of data and practices from EU countries that can be adapted to Albania.
