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Displaying 31 - 40 of 180Land Portal Welcomes Dr. Cynthia Caron and Dr. Richard Baldwin to Board of Directors, Bids Farewell to Chair Timothy Fella and Dr. Ritu Verma
The Land Portal Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Cynthia Caron and Dr. Richard Baldwin to our Board of Directors for a three-year term. We thank our departing board members, chair Timothy Fella and Dr. Ritu Verma, for their longstanding commitment to and support of the Land Portal. They helped guide the Land Portal through major growth and transition during the last six years, and their counsel has been invaluable in shaping our work. Dr. Elizabeth Daley, current secretary of the board, will assume the chairship.
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Webinar Recap: Uncovering Land Data Opportunities in Senegal
Along with GIZ and the National Agency for Spatial Planning, known as ANAT, in Senegal, we co-hosted a webinar, “Uncovering Land Data Opportunities in Senegal,” on 31 January 2023. The panel brought together open data and land governance experts to discuss the state of land information in Senegal – focusing on the findings from the SONI Senegal Report – and the way forward to a more inclusive, open and transparent land data ecosystem in Senegal.
Mise en évidence des opportunités de données foncières au Sénégal
Le webinaire :
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Partager les derniers résultats du projet pilote de mise en œuvre du Guide Open Up au Sénégal et les conclusions du rapport SOLI Sénégal
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Poser et discuter des questions concernant l'intérêt et la maturité des données ouvertes au Sénégal en ce qui concerne le foncier
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Entendre les points de vue du gouvernement du Sénégal, des donateurs, et des membres de la communauté locale, en utilisant des études de cas spécifiques sur les données et les initiatives foncières
Uncovering Land Data Opportunities in Senegal
The momentum is increasing around international land monitoring initiatives, together with an unprecedented demand for free, accessible, and usable land data and information. The land sector must find ways to seize opportunities presented by open data innovations while negotiating a rapidly changing data environment.
The Land Portal and Open Data Charter have been working with the Government of Senegal to open up land data, following the guidance set forth in the Open Up Guide for Land Governance. The Open Up Guide is a practical guide for governments who are seeking to better collect, publish, and use land data for the public good. As Phase 1 of this project, the team has published the State of Land Information in Senegal (SOLI) Report. SOLI reports are research-driven analyses of the current state of land data that assess the available land information against open data standards.
The webinar will:
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Share latest results from the Open Up Guide implementation pilot in Senegal and findings from the SOLI Senegal report
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Ask and discuss questions concerning the interest in and maturity of open data in Senegal as it relates to land
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Hear perspectives from the government of Senegal (ANAT, PROCASEF), donors (GIZ, World Bank), local community members, using specific case studies on data and land initiatives