In the next year, the National Register of Investment Maps will be completed, which will enable all foreign and domestic investors to see where free infrastructural sites are located in Serbia, where they can invest their money, on the digital platform of GeoSrbija.
The second phase of this project, supported by the Kingdom of Sweden, is currently underway, with 11 local governments participating today, whose representatives gathered for a meeting at the Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) building in Belgrade.
The idea of ​​the authorities is that after the completion of this project, which is funded by Sweden with two million euros, all the remaining cities and municipalities in the country will be included in the whole story. The director of the Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) Borko Draskovic says that this project shows in a good way what the attitude of Serbia towards investors and clients in the 21st century, the land administration towards the economy and society as a whole.
“Investors are allowed to get all the information they need to make the right decisions in one place”, Draskovic told Tanjug.
After completing this project, the idea is for the Republic Geodetic Authority to embark on the development of an ecological and residential digital map of the country, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Creating Smart Cities, Draskovic says.
The investment map project is being implemented with the expert support of Lantmateriet – the Swedish agency for cartography, cadastre and land registration, and was preceded by a pilot project implemented by RGZ with the Ministry of Construction for Kikinda and Vladicin Han. Their investment maps have already been placed on GeoSrbija’s digital platform.
Swedish Ambassador in Serbia, Jan Lundin, says the project is going according to plan and that by creating an investment map that everyone can access, increases transparency and reduces the potential for corruption.
“The opportunity for investment, including those from Sweden, is increasing. This is a very good project and part of Sweden’s support on Serbia’s path to sustainable development and towards the European Union”, Lundin told Tanjug, noting that the country invests 14 million euros each year for reforms in Serbia.
Cuprija Mayor Ninoslav Eric says that this local government has made one of the largest industrial zones in central Serbia at 700 hectares and that it is very important for them to be visible on the digital platform.
“Being included in the National Register of Investment Maps means that the Municipality of Cuprija will have all the sites it can present and will be accessible to everyone, both in the country and abroad. Everyone will be able to see from any point of the globe that there is a specific part of Cuprija that can be exploited…”, said Eric.
Deputy Mayor of Cacak Milica Dacic points out that the city already has ready locations for investors and that they are working on their infrastructural equipment, and this is land, both privately and publicly owned, Tanjug reports.
