State of Land Information in Namibia Report (English) | Land Portal
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Date of publication: 
November 2022
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46

This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Namibia, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 

The aim of this report is to serve as a diagnostic for the land information ecosystem in Namibia and enable targeted interventions for improved information management at a later stage. The first section describes Namibia’s legal framework for data governance and examines Namibia’s international and national commitments to access to information, as well as the instruments for data and information governance. This section provides a summary of Namibia’s legal framework for opening up information. Good data governance ensures transparency about the purpose for which information is collected, stored and disseminated. 

The second section, “Availability of Land Data and Information” examines the available land data and information in Namibia provided by the government organisations responsible for land administration. This overview is organised according to six key land data categories (Table 1). The third section evaluates the “openness” of this information, by assessing it against 10 criteria for open data, as used by international best practice (Table 2). 


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For a detailed understanding of the land governance context in Namibia, check the country profile.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 
  • Project Lead:  Charl-Thom Bayer, Land Portal
  • Researcher:  Menare Royal Mabakeng, Namibia University of Science and Technology
  • Open Data Assessment: Keitha Booth, Open Data Consultant, New Zealand
  • Edited by: Lilian Lee, Land Portal
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