Opening address
Itzkovitch, Irwin (representing John Efford)
Canada is a country at the forefront of geomatics. As the vast majority of its wealth is concentrated in property and natural resources, a legal framework of property rights infrastructure exists to enable peaceful property ownership, secure property transactions, taxation, the raising of investment capital and the orderly development of the countryys natural resources. Property is recognized as an essential component in the creation of wealth and continuing sustainable development. In addition, because of the challenges of Canadaas size and terrain, we became pioneers in earth observation. Because of our vast distances, we became world leaders in information and communications technologies and Internet applications. And because Canada is a federal state and a multicultural nation with two official languages, we have become very good at bringing together various points of view and finding ways to use technology to empower our citizens. With that in mind, I would like to talk about my countryys experience in Building Land Information Policy and Land Information Governance..
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