The General Information Authority launched its technology-related projects in a ceremony that took place on the 17th of August 2021. The ceremony was opened with a short speech by GIA president Abdelbasset Albaor in which the projects were categorized as: strategic projects, information-based and development projects. The latter included the Libya Spatial Data Infrastructure project. Following the introduction, the prime minister of the Government of  National Unity Abdulhamid Dbaiba gave a speech, in which he encouraged such national efforts that contribute to a brighter future.

Following the speech, LSDI project manager Basset Bendalla gave a keynote speech in which he explained the project’s different stages, tracks and goals. He concluded that the project does not have a specific end point, but he emphasized the necessity of its sustainability to regularly provide its services to all sectors and to develop the services.