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UNECE WORKING PARTY ON LAND ADMINISTRATION
WORKSHOP ON
EXPERIENCES WITH DATA MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE LAND ADMINISTRATION
IN ECE COUNTRIES
SOFIA, BULGARIA, 23 – 24 APRIL 2009
VENUE: HILTON HOTEL, SOFIA
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL
16.30 – 17:00 REM meeting
17:00 - 18.30 UNECE WPLA Bureau meeting
18.30 – 19.30 pparatory meeting (Bureau, speakers, chairs, moderators)
20.30 Welcome reception for all participants
THURSDAY, 23 APRIL
08.00 – 09.30 Registration
09.30 – 10.25 FORMAL OPENING
Chair: Mr. Tsveten Boev, Executive Director, Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Agency, Bulgaria
09.40 – 09.55 Introduction, welcome and formal opening – address by Mr. Asen Gagauzov, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
09.55 – 10.10 Address by Mrs. Christina von Schweinichen, Deputy Director of the Environment, Housing and Land Management Division, Secretariat of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management
10.10 – 10.25 Address by Mr. Peter Creuzer, Chairman of the UNECE WPLA Bureau
10.25 – 11.00 Coffee break
10.25 – 11.00 pss conference (separate room)
SESSION 1: Land Administration Review round table
Chair: Mr. Vladimir Evtimov, FAO Consultant, Land Tenure and Management Unit
Moderator: Ms. Victoria Stanley, Operations Officer/Land Administration Specialist Europe and Central Asia Region- ECSSD, World Bank
11.00 – 13.00 psentations and discussions:
11.00 Introduction to Land Administration Review, Bulgaria, by Secretariat.
11.00 – 11.30 KEYNOTE SPEECH: “Bulgarian experience in the establishment and maintenance of data (dedicated to the LAR and the country's current situation) and politicians responsible for planning and land administration”, by Mr. Tsveten Boev, Executive Director, Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Agency, Bulgaria
11.30 – 11.45 Discussion
11.45 – 11.55 “Land reform in Bulgaria” by Prof. Joachim Thomas, Germany
11.55 – 12.10 Discussion
12.10 – 12.20 “LAR as a guide for improving cadastre management and capacity building”, by Chryssy Potsiou, Greece
12.20 – 12.30 Discussion
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch at the hotel restaurant
SESSION 2: Establishment and maintenance of land administration data
Chair: Mr. Jon Atkey, Delegate of the United Kingdom
Moderator: Mr. Samuil Draganov, Bulgaria
14.30 – 15.45 psentations and discussions:
14.30 – 14.45 “Land Administration Data Management – a Challenge to Work in Good Partnership” by Ms. Bozena Lipej, Ph.D.; General Manager of Geodetski zavod Slovenije d.d., Slovenia
14.45 – 14.55 Discussion
14.55 – 15.10 “Creation and maintenance of cadastre – financing from national or international programmes and other sources with focus on the important public goods, nature of the data and SDI” by Ms. Victoria Stanley, Operations Officer/Land Administration Specialist Europe and Central Asia Region - ECSSD, World Bank
15.10 – 15.20 Discussion
15.20 – 15.35 ”Role of the private sector in land administration” by Mr. Angel Yanakiev, Head of a private surveying company and head of the Chamber of surveyors in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
15.35 – 15.45 Discussion
15.45 – 16.00 Group photo
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 18.00 psentations and discussions:
16.30 – 16.45 “Impact of the EU directives in the national practices – towards INSPIRE implementation in Bulgaria”, by Ms. Evgenia Karadjova, Member of the Managing Board of the Bulgarian GIS Association, Bulgaria
16.45 – 16.55 Discussion
16.55 – 17.10 “Technology and procedures for the correction of errors and data discrepancies”, by Mr. Jaroslav Bacina, Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre, Czech Republic
17.10 – 17.20 Discussion
17.20 – 17.35 "Land consolidation in the Netherlands: The role of Dutch Kadaster", by Mr. Rik Wouters, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, Netherlands
17.35 – 18.00 Discussion
20.00 – 24.00 DINNER at restaurant Vodenicata, situated on the Vitosha mountain
FRIDAY, 24 APRIL
SESSION 3: Public access to land administration data - benefits and obstacles
Chair: Ms. Lazarina Stoichkova, Director of “Implementation of projects and international cooperation” Department, GCCA, Bulgaria
Moderator: Mr. Samuil Draganov, Bulgaria
09.00 – 10.30 psentations and discussions:
09.00 – 09.15 “Public access to data and use by all customer groups (including restrictions, data protection issues and fraudulent use) by Mr. Jon Atkey, United Kingdom
09.15 – 09.25 Discussion
09.25 – 09.40 “Equal Access to data and digital divide” by Mr. Luigi Caraglio, Agenzia del Territorio, Italy
09.30 – 9.45 “The Information System of Cadastre and Property Registration and its users” by Mr. Nikolay Terziev, IT consultant, Bulgaria
09.45 – 09.55 Discussion
09.55 – 10.10 "Geoservices in the e-Government in Bulgaria" by Mr. Yuri Alkalai, Director of e-Government Directorate, Ministry of State Administration and Administrative Reform, Bulgaria
10.10 – 10.30 Discussion
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00 psentations and discussions:
11.00 – 11.15 “Cadastre Works in Turkey” by Yusuf Meşhur and Sevim Gökçe Turan
- Technical Department from Turkish Directorate General Land Registry and Cadastre Agency (TKGM), Turkey
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11.25 – 11.40 “Public access to land administration data – the case of Georgia”, by Ms. Ekaterina Meskhidze, Georgia
11.40 – 11.50 Discussion
11.50 – 12.05 "Activity of the Real Estate's State Register Service ", by Mr. Anar Isabeyli, Real Estate’s State Register Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
12.05 – 12.15 Discussion
12.15 – 12.30 “Possible e-services and electronic transactions in Lithuania”, by Mr. Bronislovas Mikuta, UNECE, Delegate of Lithuania
12.30 – 12.40 Discussion
12.40 – 12.55 “Promoting Public Awareness on the Importance of the Cadastre”, by Mr. Helge Onsrud, Director, Centre of Property and Development, Statens Kartverk, Norway
12.55 – 13.00 Discussion
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch at the hotel restaurant
SESSION 4: Cadastre and land administration in support of the real estate market (other countries and REM)
Chair: Mr. Brian Emmott, Delegate of United Kingdom
Moderator: Mr. Zahari Savov, Bulgaria
14.30 – 15.20 psentations and discussions:
14.30 – 14.45 “Links between spatial information of cadastre and land registries and the real estate markets (transparency, accurate information on ownership, land use, size and value of properties)”, by Mr. David Egiashvili, REM, Georgia
14.45 – 14.55 Discussion
14.55 – 15.10 "Spanish land registry and the secondary market", by Ms. Isabel Gonzalez Garcia, Land Registry of Spain
15.10 – 15.20 Discussion
15.20 – 16.20 CLOSING SESSION
Chair: Mr. Peter Creuzer (Germany), Chairman of the UNECE WPLA Bureau
15.20 – 16.00 Reports from Sessions (chairs or moderators; 10 min. per session)
16.00 – 16.20 Conclusions and Workshop closing remarks
17.00 – 19.00 UNECE WPLA Bureau meeting, REM meeting
SATURDAY, 25 APRIL
9.00 – 16.00 Study trip to Rila Monastery (130 km. from Sofia)
Technical assistance: Ms. Svetlana Goranova-Markova – tel. 00359 2 81 88 306