April 24, 2012 -- The 2012 Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty will take place in Washington, D.C. from April 24-27, 2011. Held under the theme of "Land governance in a rapidly changing world", the conference aims to bring together a broad range of stakeholders to share experience on issues of relevance to the land sector. It aims to foster dialogue on how different actors can help improve land governance and how doing so can contribute to equitable growth and poverty reduction.

Today's communities are in a constant state of change and growth. All over the world, Land Administration Institutions must continuously provide accurate and consistent information on the status of property rights while facing challenges such as increasing number of properties with sometimes fraudulent titles, complex tax laws and exemptions, and the need for public access to records.

Given the expertise that IGN France International has acquired over the world in the Land Administration field, and currently in Africa, Stéphane GIL, Land Administration expert, working within IGN France International, the French IGN's (National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information) export subsidiary, will present a paper named "LIS[1] Development Project and Measures Proposed to Enhance Trust in the Land Administration System in Uganda" within a specific session on creating the data infrastructure to facilitate effective land use planning. At this occasion, the project will be described and information on the project progress will be given.

Find out more by reading the attached press release or by visiting our website:  www.ignfi.com

About IGN France International
IGN France International was created in 1986 and is the international subsidiary of the French IGN (National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information). Over the years, the company has shown itself to be an indispensable player in both of its sectors of intervention: geographic information (acquisition, processing, modelling) and geographic information systems (implementation and integration). It works on all types of projects in the following fields: Cadastre and land administration, urban planning, energy, environment, risk management, water, security/precision work, agriculture.

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