Appoint programme coordinator

A coordinator with powerful prerogatives should be appointed. Their task will be to ensure cohesion and interoperability between systems, processes and operating procedures, especially among different organisations. The coordinator can be based at the ministry responsible for forestry, the national forestry agency, or a dedicated inter-agency task force.

This coordinator must have strong support from decision-makers. People and institutions naturally tend to defend areas of influence and will resist change which directly affects them. Without proper coordination, this may distort the FIS design and lead to suboptimal solutions.