Posted September 1998
Bertinoro II
Second FAO High-level Technical Seminar
Private and Public Sector Co-operation
in National Land Tenure Development
University Residential Centre
Bertinoro, Italy
21-25 September 1998
Programme
The Centre
The University Centre, located in three large historical and monumental buildings, forms the summit of the ancient town of Bertinoro. The buildings are a few metres apart from each other forming a united complex in quiet and hospitable surroundings. The Centre consists of: Living quarters with 60 beds in single or double rooms; a Teaching Centre (in the Ravelin, castle redoubt, of the Fortress); a Computer Centre with 40 workstations; a Lecture Hall for 60 people, equipped with an overhead projector and a computer display system; a Self Service Canteen for 60-70 people; the Portrait Hall of the Town Council, with a capacity of 150; and the Theatre.
The seminar
The aim of the Seminar is to present concrete examples and share experiences in public and private sector co-operation during the Plenary sessions. The resulting analysis and assessment of the applicability to country specific situations will serve as the basis for the working groups.
During the first day we will have representatives from both the private and public sector of the Black Sea Region set the terms of the new challenge for private and public co-operation in developing land tenure systems in the Region that can respond to the dynamic land situation.
The second day will highlight important experiences from countries with well-established private sector involvement in land data development and administration.
The third day will feature a field trip to Bologna to discuss with administrators and technical experts recent developments in the cadastre and emerging issues facing land administrators. In Bologna we will also meet with officers of private banks that are directly involved in land transactions and are supporting the land market.
The fourth day the working groups will have an opportunity to enter into detailed analysis on three specific topics. The conclusions from the working groups and the major points focused upon during the open discussion are to serve as the basis for the development of specific ideas for future activities, programmes and collaboration among the participants and their respective agencies.
The country experience
Modern Land Tenure in the Black Sea Region. Major challenges, obstacles and constraints
Each country will be asked to prepare a short presentation (15-20 minutes maximum) of its experience in national land tenure development.
We welcome presentations that give basic information on the country's land tenure system and we encourage speakers to focus their papers on the major obstacles and challenges that each country is likely to face in the near future.
The reason why we would prefer presentations that emphasize the problems of national land tenure rather than numbers and detailed descriptions is because we would like to feed the subsequent seminar sessions with topics for discussion.
The participants, if they so desire, can give detailed information on their country's land tenure situation. Written material can be made available on the Internet. Thus, it will be possible for experts in a variety of fields to connect to the Seminar through the FAO world wide web (WWW) site and share their expertise with the participants.
The Black Sea Region viewed from the perspective of two European projects
In this session we would like the speakers to examine the ahievements and dynamics of national land tenure development in the Black Sea Region. Consequently, we would like to make a first comparative analysis with the major European Land Tenure System.
Comparative experiences
We believe that the Seminar will provide a service to the participants by providing experts from various nations the opportunity to exchange information on how similar problems have been addressed in different countries.
Experts from Turkey would summarize for the audience their experience in private and public cooperation in national land tenure development. Special attention would be draw to the land tenure activities in the Southeast territory where a land consolidation and land management project has been implemented in recent years.
At the State level we will be informed about the world's most modern cadastre management in the Australian State of Victoria. Private companies play a very important role in the land tenure system. The Government of Victoria has set rules that allow to save public money while the quality of the services is increased.
At a regional level we will be informed by the Regione Emilia Romagna of Italy about the variety of services that can be provided once a LIS system has been properly set up. The Regione Emilia Romagna of Italy is well known internationally for its outstanding performance in the agricultural and economic sector. Their Sistema Cartografico Regionale is a leading experience that will enrich the Seminar and generate further discussion.
At the regional level we will also learn of the Canadian experience in New Brunswick.
From the private sector two important experiences will be presented at the Seminar.
Finally, the second day of the Seminar will host a presentation by Dr. Antonio de Santis who will focus on the importance of developing methods that will lead to regional integration of the land information system.
Field trip to Bologna
On Thursday we will visit the Cartographic System of the Emilia Romagna Region.
The Instituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino will host a presentation on the role of banks in land transactions and land market development.
Working groups
The Seminar will enter into its productive phase. The working groups will focus on developing concrete ideas and should draw on the considerable depth of talent of the participants.
On the last day of the Seminar presentations of proposals for the future will be made. We have also arranged the Seminar schedule to host multilateral and bilateral meetings that will launch future and continued cooperation among countries in land tenure issues.
Draft Agenda
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
08:30-10:20 hrs:
Opening Ceremony
- Formal Opening:
Dr. Campo, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Vittorio Prodi , Regione Emilia Romagna
- FAO Introduction to the Seminar: Mr. Santiago Funes,
Director, Rural Development Division.
- Seminar Goals and Organization: Mr. Jim Riddell, Chief, Land Tenure Service.
10:40-12:30 hrs:
Item 1: Modern Land Tenure in the Black Sea Region. Major challenges, obstacles and constraints.
Chairperson FAO, Mr. Funes
Rappoteur: Mr. Robert Mitchell
- A speaker from the Romanian delegation (see list of participants) will present a paper on the state of the art in Romania
- Mr. George I. Vassilenko - Russian Institute for Land and Ecosystem Monitoring
- Mr. Georgie Gotsiridze - Georgia - State Department of Land and Management of Georgia
- Mr. Andrei Nistor - Moldova - USAID Project to develop the land and real estate market
14:30-15:30 hrs:
Item 1 cont'd
- Prof. Trendafilov - Bulgaria - Institute of Agricultural Economics, University of Sofia and Mr. Evtimov, Private Consultant
- Mr. Neghina, Eurotopo, Romanian private company
- Mr. Anton Tretiyak - Ukraine - State Committee for Land Resources
16:00-18:00 hrs:
Item 2: The Black Sea Region viewed from the perspective of two European projects
- Mr Westerbeek, Dutch Cadastre project in Bulgaria:
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Summary of major constraints and obstacles in private and public cooperation in modern land tenure in the Black Sea Region by resources person and Seminar organizers
Wednesday , September 23, 1998
08:30-16:00 hrs:
Item 3: Comparative Experiences
- The Turkish Experience
- Mr. Linsal Basaran - Turkey - Survey and Mapping Engineer (GAP)
- Mr. Ali Fuat Cetin, Turkish private company
- The Australian experience in private sector participation
Outsourcing as a tool for effective land data administration: Mr. Graham Lamphier, Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria, Australia
- Experience at a Regional Level
- Mr. Di Bello,: An example of how to control the management of land coordinating local administrations, Regione Emila Romagna, Italy
- Ms. Sue Nichols, Department. of Geodesy and Geomatics, Engineering University of New Brunswick, Canada
- Private Company Technical Solutions to Modern Cadastre
- Italeco, Italy
- Demonstration Spin2 USA - Russia
- Aerial Images
16:20-18:00hrs:
Item 4: Regional integration of land information system
- Prof. Antonio De Santis, Director-General, Ministry of Finance, Italy
- Summary of the world experience on private and public cooperation by Ms. Sue Nichols
Thursday, September 24, 1998
Field trip to Bologna:
- Cartographic Centre of the Emilia Romagna Region
- The role of banks in the land market in Italy by Dr. Chiri, Italian San Paolo Bank
- Visit of the City Hall
Return to Bertinoro
Friday, September 25, 1998
08:30- 16:30 hrs:
Working Groups
- Private and public sector roles in property law legislation and administration (land registration, ownership of information, copyrights, etc.).
- Private and public sector responsibilities in creating and maintaining land information systems [LIS] (cadastre, surveys, mapping, property databases, etc.).
- The role of the private sector in land markets and public sector responsibilities for economic development (real estate agencies, Conveyancing, mortgage institutions, etc.).
16:30-18:00 hrs:
Reporting by Working Groups to Plenary and Open Discussion
Saturday, September 26, 1998
08:30-12:30 hrs:
Presentation of Conclusions: Wrap-up session and open discussion
14:30-18:00 hrs:
Item 5: Proposals for the Future
- Presentation of a proposal for training experts from Black Sea Countries in land management: Centro per l'Europa, Centro Orientale e Balcanica
- New opportunities for training experts from the Russian Federation: Landau Network, Centro Volta
- Multilateral and bilateral parternships
