Following the first five meetings of the Working Group for drafting the Quality Infrastructure Strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held between late November 2023 and early December 2024, a final sixth meeting was held online on December 23, 2024. At this last meeting, the final version of the draft of this strategic document was agreed upon. The adoption of this document is a top priority in the European Commission’s reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina under Chapter 1: Free Movement of Goods. It was agreed that members of the Working Group would confirm their agreement with the final version of the draft by December 30, 2024.
This marks the conclusion of a very challenging and demanding task of drafting the strategic document. In previous attempts, the process was delayed or halted in its early stages due to the failure to discuss and harmonize different approaches and views of the numerous representatives from interested institutions. Successfully completing the draft represents a rare example of careful process management, high-quality application of strategic planning methodology, and active participation of the majority of Working Group members, which comprised 43 representatives from institutions at the levels of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of BiH, the Republika Srpska, and the Brčko District of BiH.
The drafting process was supported by the project “Advanced Implementation of the Small Business Act in BiH2EU – SBA in BiH2EU,” implemented by Eda in cooperation with the Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency SERDA and financed by Sweden.
