Thomson Reuters Highlights How Technology is Driving Economic Success in Africa at World Bank Land Poverty Conference
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Delegates hear how land administration and government revenue management
solutions are used in the land valuation process
WASHINGTON D.C. April 26, 2012 - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has highlighted how
21(st) Century land information management software is helping to bring an end
to generations of conflict over land ownership.
A leader in providing integrated property tax and land administration software
for governments worldwide, Thomson Reuters presented two papers at the Annual
World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, which took place this week at the
World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C.
The papers that were presented highlighted how Liberia and Cape Town are solving
land management issues and introducing innovative software solutions to help
improve their economies.
Recognised globally for its work in providing affordable, easy to use, and
scalable geographic information based land governance software solutions,
Thomson Reuters is helping to deliver new levels of accurate information
critical to the financial health of the region.
During the conference, representatives from governments, civil society,
academia, the private sector, and the development community discussed issues of
concern to land practitioners and policy makers worldwide. Throughout the
intense three-day event, papers were presented on key topics including, land as
a key development issue, implementing good land governance, and how civil
society can contribute to making good land governance a reality.
Frank Pichel, a property rights specialist and business development manager for
the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, provided a personal insight on
the unique challenges and innovative solutions involved with the rehabilitation
of land records and reconstruction of land rights in post-conflict Liberia.
OpenTitle, Thomson Reuters solution for collecting, documenting, and recording
the documentary and geographic information related to property rights provides
the platform for this success story.
A second paper from Thomson Reuters, presented by government specialist Ruel
Williamson, focused on the success of Cape Town's improved land governance and
management through embracing new technologies in the valuation process of
parcels.
Using Thomson Reuters Government Revenue Management (GRM) software, Cape Town
has realized quantifiable returns on its investments, while improving business
efficiency and providing better outcome for its citizens.
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