International Seminar on State and Public
Land Management in Verona, Italy, 9-10 September 2008 - web site
at
www.collegio.geometri.vr.it/seminar/ -
Seminar programme
available (also as
a .pdf-file)
Seminar on State and Public Land Management was organised in
Verona, Italy, September 9-10, 2008, just before the FIG Commission 7
Annual Meeting. The seminar was organised by FIG Commission 7 (Cadastre &
Land Management) and the Consiglio Nazionale Geometri (CNG), in
co-operation with FIG Commission 9 (Valuation & Management of Real
Estate) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’
(FAO) Land Tenure and Management Unit.
The major goal of the seminar was to share experience and discuss
policy options and practices in relation to state and public sector land
management, including between land managers, policy advisers and
decision makers and their professional advisers, and the civil society organisations working in these areas. The seminar
aimed to help raise global
awareness of problems associated with state/public land and its
management, improve knowledge of good practices in this area, and
encourage these to be increasingly addressed in new development
initiatives.
Objectives of the seminar
The vesting of ownership of substantial of a nation’s land in
state/public sector ownership and management is a widespread feature of
national land tenure structures. The management of these areas of land
is commonly problematic, with for example, considered, rational,
equitable and transparently implemented policy lacking, frequent
corruption in the administration of such assets and lack of adequate
capacities to manage such lands effectively. These problems are globally
widespread and are present in both developing economies and more
developed economies. FAO is preparing to publish a Land Tenure Study in
this area, and as a part of this process is disseminating its findings
and supporting widespread sharing of experience and discussion on the
subject, as in the present seminar. To find out the present situation
and potential for new good practices the seminar will concentrate to
following objectives.
- To study and analyse the current state-of-the-art related to
state and public sector land management around the world addressing
land policy issues, real estate management practices and civil
society perspectives.
- To share country case experience in state and public sector land
management
- To find possible and effective solutions to solve the problems
especially for developing countries. What are the best practices and
what principles should be taken into consideration or should be
avoided.
- To make suggestions for future research directions.
Topic areas
During the seminar the following aspects will be addressed:
- Legal frameworks for State and Public Sector land management
- Institutional frameworks for State and Public Sector land
management
- Good practices in State and Public Sector land management
- Environmental issues in State and Public Sector land management
- Civil society perspectives in State and Public Sector land
management
- Developing transparency in State and Public Sector land
management
- Avoiding corruption in State and Public Sector land management
- State land in different country situation (post-conflict, post
transition, disaster management, resettlements, state land
distribution)
- Public land policy, new trends
- Public land policy and land use strategies
- The social function, the economic function, the conservation
function, the cultural function of public land
- State land and fiscal management, fiscal efficiency and
transparency
The programme committee members are: Stig Enemark, President
FIG, Fausto Savoldi, future President of CNG, Paul van der
Molen, Vice President FIG, Paul Munro-Faure, FAO, Domenico
Romanelli, President of the College of Verona, Roberto Scali,
Treasurer of the College of Verona, Bruno Razza, CNG. Willi
Zimmermann, International Land Policy Advisor, Kauko Viitanen,
Chair FIG Commission 9, and András Osskó, Chair FIG Commission 7
Seminar programme available.
Web site:
www.collegio.geometri.vr.it/seminar/
Commission 7 Annual Meeting and 1 Day
International Workshop on "Land Administration-Impact of Big
Construction Works on Territory" is held in Verona.
Invitation to
Commission 7 delegates and friends has been circulated and is
available as a .pdf-file.
Web site:
www.collegio.geometri.vr.it/meeting/
Workshop on Land
Administration for Sustainable Development, Québec, Canada, October
2007
Commission 7 Annual Meeting and one-day open Symposium "Good
practice in Cadastre and Land registry" in Seoul, Republic of Korea,
19-23 May 2007
FIG Congress in Munich, Germany, 8-13 October 2006
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Joint FIG Commissions 4 and 7 Working Group 4.3 has been active
in the areas of Coastal Zone Management, Marine Cadastre and Marine
Governance since 2002. Result of this work is now published in the
FIG Publication series as publication no. 36 "Administering
Marine Spaces: International Issues". The publication comprises a number of papers that focus on issues related to
the administration of marine spaces from regional perspectives. Its purpose is
to stimulate further discussion and research in this most important subject
area. Whilst it is not possible to deal with all issues, it does underscore the
international importance of administering marine spaces.
Hard copies will be available by the FIG Congress in Munich. |
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The FIG Commission 7 Annual Meeting 2006, was held from12 -16
May 2006 at the Kompas Hotel in Bled, Slovenia. Because of the big
FIG Conference in Munich 8-13 October 2006, the Commission decided
to hold only a short annual meeting. The Meeting was organised
in close co-operation with the Slovenian Association of Surveyors
and our Slovenian correspondent Mr. Roman Rener, the Geodetic
Institute of Slovenia and the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the
Republic of Slovenia. |
In total 50 participants from 25 countries were welcomed by the
Commissions chair, Paul van der Molen. Amongst them Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro,
Portugal and Russia represented first time.
Read a full report of
the Annual Meeting.
FIG Commissions 2, 3 and 7 held a Workshop on e-Governance, Knowledge
management and e-Learning in Budapest, Hungary, 27-29 April 2006.
Workshop web site www.fig.hu
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Proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on Secure
Land Tenure: "New Legal Frameworks and Tools in Asia and the
Pacific" held at the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) Headquarters in
Bangkok, Thailand are now published as a hard copy.
Proceedings are also available
on the web. The meeting aimed to discuss new legal frameworks for
the improvement of land tenure security and access to land related
benefits, discuss new ideas regarding tools needed to support the
implementation of these new legal frameworks, identify pro poor land
administration approaches for both urban and rural areas, discuss
evolutionary approaches for recording and mapping of land tenure
forms, discuss possibilities to improve existing land administration
systems, learn from countries that face these situations in the
region, and to encourage decision makers to pay adequate attention
to the implementation aspects of land policy.
Inquiries for hard copies, please contact Ms. Pauline van Elsland, email:
pauline.vanelsland@kadaster.nl |
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Within the scope of the European COST Action G9 "Modelling
Real Property Transactions" and jointly with FIG Commission 7
Cadastre and Land Management, an international workshop on "Standardization
in the cadastral domain" was held in Bamberg, Germany on 9 and
10 December 2004. The workshop brought together an interesting mix
of representatives from different communities and disciplines
involved in the cadastral domain. These included legal specialists,
surveyors and ICT-specialists, and represented different
organizations (land registry and cadastral organizations,
standardization institutes, industry and academia) |
This workshop was sponsored by: ITC, Kadaster, Otto-Friedrich-Universität
Bamberg, Technische Universiteit Delft. The printing of these
proceedings has been made possible by ESF-COST. Proceedings are
available on the FIG web site at:
http://www.fig.net/commission7/bamberg_2004.
For a hard copy of the Proceedings "Standardization in the
cadastral domain", please contact Pauline van Elsland, email:
pauline.vanelsland@kadaster.nl
(ISBN 87-90907-36-1)
International Conference on ‘Enhancing Land Registration
and Cadastre for Economic Growth in India’ was organized in
conjunction with Map India 2006 and co-organised by FIG Commission 7.
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More the 50 experts from more then 20 countries
were invited to join the meeting held in the UN Conference Centre in
Bangkok. 22 papers on the subject were presented and discussed. The
meeting was organised by the FIG Commission 7 on Cadastre and Land
Management, The World Bank, UN-Habitat and the UN Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. |
Symposium on Land Administration in the Arab World -
Challenges and Ambitions - Dead Sea, Jordan 1- 3 September 2005
This Symposium was organised by the Department of Land & Survey in
Jordan in collaboration with the Arab Union of Surveyors and FIG
Commission 7
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Proceedings of a Symposium held by FIG Commission 7, about
Innovative Technology for Land Administration, held on 24 and 25
June 2005 at the University of Wisconsin, State Historical Society
in Madison - Wisconsin, USA are now available as a hard copy. This
symposium was organised and supported by the University of
Wisconsin, Madison - USA, Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency
(Kadaster) - The Netherlands, and the Institute for Geoinformation
Science and Earth Observation (ITC) - The Netherlands. This meeting
aimed to explore the strategic developments in technology likely to
impact on the way land administration organisations would operate in
the future (both at strategic and operational level). If you are
interested of a hard copy please contact Pauline van Elsland, email:
pauline.vanelsland@kadaster.nl |
The Symposium on Innovative Technologies for Land Administration was combined to the annual meeting of
FIG Commission 7.
FIG Working Week in Cairo, Egypt, 16-21 April 2005
Expert Group Meeting on Secure Land Tenure: "New legal
frameworks and tools" - UN-Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya, 10 - 12 November 2004
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Expert Group Meeting on Secure Land Tenure: "New legal
frameworks and tools" was held at the UN headquarters in Gigiri,
Nairobi, November 10-12, 2004. The meeting was organised by FIG
Commission 7, UN-HABITAT, the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK)
and the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE).
It was supported by: Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Austria;
Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands; and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany.
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For a hard copy of the Proceedings of an Expert Group Meeting on Secure Land Tenure: "New
Legal Frameworks and Tools", please contact Pauline van Elsland,
email:
pauline.vanelsland@kadaster.nl (ISBN 87-90907-39-6)
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Workshop on Standardization on the Cadastral Domain
was organised by COST Action G9 and FIG Commission 7 in Bamberg,
Germany 9-10 December 2004.
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Expert Group Meeting on Secure Land Tenure: "New legal
frameworks and tools" - UN-Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya, 10 - 12 November 2004
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Expert Group Meeting on Secure Land Tenure: "New legal
frameworks and tools" was held at the UN headquarters in Gigiri,
Nairobi, November 10-12, 2004. The meeting was organised by FIG
Commission 7, UN-HABITAT, the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK)
and the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE).
It was supported by: Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Austria;
Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands; and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany.
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Commission 7 Annual
Meeting 2004 was held at the Hôtel Coubertin in Clermont-Ferrand,
France,
8-14 September 2004. The programme and proceedings with picture gallery
can be downloaded from here:
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In conjunction to the Annual Meeting a Symposium on Modern Land Consolidation
(Amenagement Foncier Moderne) was organised at the
Volvic Sport Complex in Clermont-Ferrand,
10-11 September 2004. Proceedings and pictures from this event are
available at:
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For proceedings of Commission 7 Symposium on Modern Land
Consolidation, please contact Pauline
van Elsland, email:
pauline.vanelsland@kadaster.nl (ISBN 87-90907-38-8) |
Commission 7 Symposium on
e-Land Administration - 2-4 June, Innsbruck, Austria
FIG Working Week in Athens, 22-27 May 2004
Mr. András Osskó from Hungary was appointed by the General
Assembly in Athens as the Chair Elect of Commission 7 for 2004-2006. He
will be the chair of the commission 2006-2010. He is
Deputy General Director,
Budapest Land Office in Hungary and Vice Chair of Commission 7 WG 7.1.
 Proceedings
of Commission 7 Symposium "Strategies for Renewal of Information Systems
and Information Technology for Land Registry and Cadastre - ITC, Netherlands, 8-9 May 2003
Contact: email:
pauline.vanelsland@kadaster.nl
Current cadastral registrations use 2D parcels to register ownerships
rights, limited rights and public law restrictions on land. In most
cases this is sufficient to give clear information about the legal
status of real estate. But in cases of multiple use of space, with
stratified property rights in land, the traditional 2D cadastre is not,
or only in a limited way, able to reflect the spatial information about
those rights in the third dimension.
At the FIG-congress in April 2002 in Washington DC it was decided to
form a special working group in order to study the 3D issue of cadastral
registration in a fundamental way and on an international level.
This working group on 3D Cadastres is a sub-group of Working Group
7.3 (Advances in Modern Land Administration) of Commission 7 of the FIG.
The working group aims to publish a publication on guidelines to
establish 3D Cadastres, addressing legal, institutional and technical
issues. This “primer on 3D Cadastres” will be presented at the next
FIG-congress in 2006. You can find WG 7.3 web site at:
http://www.juritecture.net/3d.html
2nd Cadastral Congress and Commission 7 Annual Meeting
2003 - Krakow, Poland September 18-21, 2003
The 2nd Cadastral Congress organised by the Association of Polish
Surveyors was held in Krakow, Poland September 18-21, 2003. The
title of this conference was "Cadastre reliable for civil and social
services". The conference was organised in co-operation with FIG
Commission 7 and it will be linked to Commission 7 annual meeting 2003.
Symposium - IT Renewal Strategy for Land Registry and
Cadastre - International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth
Observation ITC,
Enschede, The Netherlands,
8-9 May 2003
International Federation of Surveyors FIG Commission 7 on Cadastre
and Land Management organizes with support from
- UN/ECE Working Party on Land Administration WPLA (Geneve,
Switzerland) (t.b.c);
- Centre of Excellence for Real Rights and Land Markets, Budapest
(Hungary)(t.b.c.); and
- Permanent Committee for the Cadastre in the EU (PCC)
and sponsored by:
- Cadastre and Land Registry Agency the Netherlands and
- International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth
Observation ITC (Netherlands)
and international symposium on IT Renewal Strategy for Land Registry
and Cadastre.
The symposium is targeted to chief information officers, information
managers, and related professionals involved in the field of land
registry and cadastre.
FIG Working Week and 125th Anniversary in Paris, 13-17
April 2003
Commission 7 Annual Meeting and Seminar
on Land Redistribution in Southern Africa - Pretoria, South Africa, November 4-9
2002
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FIG Commission 7 organised its
annual meeting and a two day-Symposium November
6-7, 2002 on the 'how to do'
question of land re-distribution in Southern Africa. The target group
for this Symposium were land managers, land surveyors and related
professions. The aim was to focus on the operational and technical
aspects of the land re-distribution process. This question has been
raised amongst others at the FIG Washington congress by land surveyors
from the region (April, 2002) and also at the World Bank Workshop on Land
Issues in Kampala (April/May, 2002). |
The Symposium was supported
by FAO and included contributions from
representatives of the World Bank, FAO
and many senior academics, bureaucrats and practitioners.
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FIG Commission 7 Working Group (1998-2002) Reforming
the Cadastre has published its report on Benchmarking
Cadastral Systems. The report compiled and edited by Daniel
Steudler and Jürg Kaufmann includes contributions
from 9 case studies from different countries. The report was
launched at the FIG General Assembly in Washington, DC in
April 2002. The report is available on the FIG web site as .pdf-file
(429 KB). Hard copies can be asked from the FIG
Office. |
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