Uma nova publicação intitulada "The Role of Metadata and Open Data in the Innovation Cycle of Land Administration" (O papel dos metadados e dos dados abertos no ciclo de inovação da administração de terras) destaca esse domínio dinâmico. Essa publicação oferece percepções valiosas sobre a importância dos dados abertos e metadados estruturados e como eles podem revolucionar os processos de administração de terras em todo o mundo. Ao se aprofundar nos princípios fundamentais de dados abertos e metadados, esta publicação oferece uma compreensão abrangente de como essas ferramentas podem ser aproveitadas para promover a inovação e impulsionar mudanças positivas no setor de governança fundiária.

Uma nova publicação intitulada "The Role of Metadata and Open Data in the Innovation Cycle of Land Administration" (O papel dos metadados e dos dados abertos no ciclo de inovação da administração de terras) destaca esse domínio dinâmico. Essa publicação oferece percepções valiosas sobre a importância dos dados abertos e metadados estruturados e como eles podem revolucionar os processos de administração de terras em todo o mundo.

The celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day marks a redefining moment in the Constitutional history of India to invigorate and strengthen grassroot democracy in the country, through the institution of Panchayati Raj (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992. This day is also remarkable as on 24th April 2020, the Government of India launched a central sector scheme, Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas (SVAMITVA). Through implementation of this scheme, GoI aims at formalization of land tenure in the abadi (inhabited) area.

Overcoming Land Disputes by Fostering Relationships in Communities: Experiences from Zambia’s Systematic Land Titling Program

Written by Dimuna Phiri and Kamiji Malasha

Unresolved disputes and disorder, can be addressed through the judicial system. However, the process is expensive, slow, unscalable, and does not focus on reconciling individuals, families and communities. Through the lens of beneficiaries, this article reveals the importance of alternative dispute resolution in land reforms, particularly adjudication committees.

Blog originalmente publicado no IGTNews No. 35

By Sean Johnson, land administration specialist at COWI, Swaziland

* This piece was originally published as part of the online discussion on customary law in Southern Africa

WHY REJECT CUSTOMARY LAND PRIVATISATION 

Most of the world’s land is still stewarded by communities under customary systems. Billions of people rely on communally managed farmland, pasture, forests and savannahs for their livelihoods. 

This collective management of resources is viewed in the colonial or capitalist economic model as an obstacle to individual wealth creation and private profit. 

By SARAH ELIZABETH ANTOS, MOHAMMAD ZIA, and ENRIQUE PANTOJA

Originally available at World Bank blogs