18.02.2021.
Data Centre opened at Military Geographical Institute
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, visited the “General Stevan Bošković“ Military Geographical Institute where the Data Centre started working today. Stefanović thanked the Military Geographical Institute's staff for their work which helps our soldiers be more efficient and perform their tasks in the best possible way.
- Today I had the opportunity to get acquainted with the future of the Military Geographical Institute, an exceptional institution which continues a fine tradition. The people who work here have a clear vision of how to provide the best support to the Serbian Armed Forces in the coming period, as they have done so far - Minister Stefanović said.
The main purpose of the Data Centre is to create a sustainable system for storing and distributing data produced by the Military Geographical Institute, and according to Minister Stefanović, the main users of that data is the Ministry of Defence, i.e. the Serbian Armed Forces units.- The Data Centre, which was officially put into operation today, will be able to store all the data and maps that our cartographers and surveyors create throughout the year. We hope that entire Serbia will be mapped in detail in the next four or five years, and that those maps can be used commercially as well - Minister Stefanović pointed out.
The Minister of Defence also said that he was considering ways to modernize the Military Geographical Institute’s activity with further investment, so that it could continue keeping up with the modern world, but also how to renew the Institute's personnel by hiring new staff and educating cadets at the Military Academy.
At the end of the visit, Minister Stefanović congratulated the Institute’s staff on the considerable success they achieved and on helping our soldiers be more efficient and perform their tasks in the best possible way.
The opening of the Data Centre was attended by the Head of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Department (J-2), Brigadier General Miroljub Čupić, Central Logistics Base Commander, Brigadier General Petar Latković and the Acting Director of the Military Geographical Institute, Colonel Radoje Banković.