Addis Ababa : the road map to progress through securing property rights with real property registration system
Zein, Tarak et al.
In September 2009 the Addis Ababa City Government called for tenders for the development of a new real property registration system and a new land information (cadastre) system. Development in the city, the redevelopment of slum areas, investment in building and infrastructure and the organisation of services was being hindered by the lack of up-to-date, accurate and reliable cadastre. The city additionally requested the implementation of a new street addressing system and the updating of existing cadastral map data. The new systems were viewed as pilots which could be ported over the entire country. Since the Addis Ababa project was to form the basis for a national solution, the transfer of knowledge and expertise to employees within Addis Ababa governmental agencies was considered vital. In addition it was considered essential that local people maintained ownership of the project throughout its development and implementation. Hansa Luftbild, a German based, geo-information and mapping company, with extensive international experience acquired the project and worked closely with the local administration to implement it. This paper gives an overview of the establishing of the new real property and cadastre system, the new addressing system, the updating of the cadastral map and the support, training and consultancy services provided by the company.
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