STRENGTHENING OF THE UGANDA LAND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE Richard OPUT WB – 16/03/2016 Nadège ORLOVA

Background 1995 Constitution of Uganda Enactment of the Land Act in 1998 LSSP I ( ): provide the operational, institutional and financial framework for the implementation of sector wide reforms and land management including the implementation of the Land Act. => introduce a unified, relevant and accessible Land Information System (LIS) LSSP II ( ): Building on the achievements made during implementation of LSSP I

Road Map

LIS Phase 1 (2010 – 2014)

6 Pilot Regions 500,000 Titles Vetted and Converted LIS Phase 1 – KEY FIGURES DTM and Orthophotos on 17,362 km² 16,500 maps rehabilited and converted More than 200,000 parcels vectorised More than 200 persons trained 1st order Geodetic Network In each MZO: Server / Workstation / Scanning / Customer support Desk New storage system Reliability

% Registered & Pending

LIS PHASE 2 - DESINLISI – > 2020

Main Components DESILINSI - (2015 – 2018) Component 1 – Detailed design of the system Component 2 – Data Conversion Component 3 – Registration & Cadastral data integration Component 4 – LIS deployment Capacity Building and Knowledge transfer PUBLIC INFORMATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN (PIAC) Project Management + Maintenance & Support

New Design of the system Reengineering of workflows and Transactions Full Web Architecture and Open source design Modelling : Integration (Registry and Cadaster) + LADM standardisation Physical Planning / Land Valuation Mobile Office applications Monitoring of performance – reports automatically generated by the LIS

Data conversion By the end of the project, all the Data will be rehabilited and converted: – Mailo Land Titles/ Freehold / LeaseHold titles [At least 60,000 titles will be converted] – Land Administration Records [At least 20,000 records will be converted] – Cadastral Maps [At least 54,000 Maps will be converted / Georeferenced / Vectorized] – JRJs [At least 6,000 JRJ will be converted] – Physical Planning and Land Valuation Maps and Records [At least 10,000 Maps and records will be converted] – Geological, soils and Topographic Maps [At least 2,000 Maps and records will be converted]

MZO areas offices operational [Pilot stage – 6] MZO areas with offices ready [2 nd Stage - 7] MZO areas – building under construction [3rd Stage - 8] ROLL OUT More than -40 Servers -350 Computers -50 Scanners -50 Printers Will be set up all over the country Expanding Coverage

Training / Capacity Building More than 300 persons will be trained Many sessions – Basic computer training sessions – Specialised training to use the new system – Professional training – On the job training Study Tours: Georgia / UK/Scotland / France / Australia

Open Registry Days 1438 people participated in the verification exercise in Kampala and Mukono districts Aimed at enhancing Transparency of the Land Registry

Revenue Generation Sustainability

Other Ongoing Support Activities Construction of land administration buildings Development of the Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Physical Planning and Valuation functions Development of the National Physical Development Plan Development of the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system Modernization of the National Geodetic Reference Framework Provision of Base Maps for the whole Country Systematic Titling of individual and communally owned land Strengthening of Mechanisms for Alternative Land Dispute Resolution Training and Capacity building

Main Challenges Poor state and quality of paper based records Maintenance challenges : basic infrastructure, power and connectivity Slow adaptation of organization structure to the new working environment requiring new or differently skilled personnel, staff structure Incomplete final verification of files Ineffective communication Delay in completion of MZO buildings and associated infrastructure contributing to delay in LIS set up/installation Slow legislative reform program aimed at creating the necessary laws, regulations and guidelines for smooth implementation of the LIS and land administration and management activities in general