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Natural Resources Management and Environment Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Natural Resources Management and Environment Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. Helping to meet the software needs for low-cost land administration. Mika Törhönen, Land Tenure Officer, Climate Energy and Tenure Division. 26 April 2010, The World Bank, USA.

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Natural Resources Management and Environment Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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  1. Natural Resources Management and Environment Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Helping to meet the software needs for low-cost land administration Mika Törhönen, Land Tenure Officer, Climate Energy and Tenure Division 26 April 2010, The World Bank, USA

  2. Why are we interested? • Land administration is a key for security of tenure, food security and poverty reduction • But systems commonly fail - services not affordable - incentives skewed - staff capacity low - systems serve capable to pay and - not poor, marginal and vulnerable

  3. IT Systems Improve Governance • Standardization lessens corruption and discrimination • Electronic access to records reduces corruption • Efficiency increases staff motivation, performance and affordability • IT - informed decision making • IT also creates problems

  4. Experiences; IT and Land Administration • Common in rich countries, transitional countries progress and developing countries struggle • Commonly - Lack of capacity to manage and maintain IT - Poor business models - Lack of incremental approaches - Weak use of partnerships

  5. FAO Response • Affordable systems for land tenure security • Low cost land registration • Work on FLOSS Cadastre 2007 - - Research and tests - Expert meetings - Conceptualization of software • Dissemination – Booklet

  6. Land Tenure Journal • CALL for articles on innovative Information Technology in Land Systems! • Land-Tenure-Journal@fao.org

  7. FLOSS; Among the Ways Forward? • Adaptability - diversity - Laws, languages, alphabets • Community - linkages • Affordability - Lower HW requirements - License costs • Incremental - local

  8. From Theory to Practice • FAO with the Government of Finland 2010 - 2013 • Development of an initial cadastre software shell • Piloting in three developing countries: - Ghana - Nepal - Samoa

  9. Conclusions • IT systems essential for Land Administration systems today – everywhere • Initiation in developing and transitional countries needs support

  10. Conclusions • FLOSS can be among the ways forward; perfect for the incremental beginning • Champions needed

  11. Call for Collaboration • FAO calls for interested countries, private/public/ academic institutions, professionals ... to join the development of Land Administration solutions in an OSS community. • Work starts in late 2010

  12. Natural Resources Management and Environment Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division THANK YOU! Mika.Torhonen@fao.org

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