South Korea Funds Land Title Digitisation in Four Cities

Mar 23 , 2024


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Four cities are selected to benefit from cadaster mapping through drone technology and integrated land title registration through a 30 million dollar pilot project kicked off last week. Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Welayta Sodo, and Adama will receive information technology infrastructure financed by a loan from the Korean Exim Bank through the Ministry of Urban & Infrastructure. Mayors from all four cities attended the launching event and pledged to support the training of competent staff that can absorb the necessary skills to manage the database and integrated digital infrastructure under the project. State Minister for Urban & Infrastructure Helen Debebe stressed the importance of elevating standards of title deed management systems to improve service and reduce bureaucratic backlogs. She also noted that cooperation between the Ethiopian and Korean governments has historic roots and will serve as a foundation for more economic and political cooperation. Mayor Adanech Abiebe stated that several nefarious practices historically attributed to the Land Management & Development Bureau would be resolved through the computerised system. The digitisation of more than 700,000 land titles in Addis Abeba was completed a few weeks ago, and the fully functional service is poised to open for public use this month.


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