NDS is a document prepared by the Kosovo institutions, under the leading and coordinating role of the Strategic Planning Office (SPO) mandated by the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and with the technical support of the European Commission Office in Kosovo. The process of drafting the document commenced under the Government Decisions dated 3rd of June 2015 and continued with a consultative process within state mechanisms through working groups, based on preparatory and study work carried out by SPO in the previous year. The document is also open to public consultation in order to obtain input from civil society, private sector and other stakeholders