President Yoweri Museveni has today opened an International Conference on the Implementation of Land Information Systems with a call on land policy experts to plan for a multidimensional economy based on all sectors of the economy citing agriculture, industry, ICT and services among others that will have an impact on the county\u2019s growth and development .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTherefore when you are planning for the land, plan for how it will cope with this new waking up. How it will cater for the 4 sectors of wealth. Commercial agriculture, industry, services and ICT\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni noted that when dealing with land matters and making policies should bear in mind that they are dealing with a society that has suffered from Stunted growth since the continent did not fully metamorphosis in the industrial Revolutions .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c You are dealing with African societies are suffering from stunted growth. They have not gone through industrial revolution\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President therefore called on the policy makers to worktowards providing stimuli for those societies to grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President was today speaking during the opening of the international conference on the implementation of the land Information systems at Protea hotel in Entebbe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference that Run under the theme : Global Modernization of Land Administration- Making your LIS a success, seeks to bring it together key Ugandan stakeholders and other professionals including Surveyors, Bankers and Lawyers to share experiences , innovations and good practices in the design, supply , installation and implementation of the National Land Information systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ministry of Lands , Housing band Urban Development is engaged in a process of computerizing land information system that has decentralised governance with 22 one stop Ministry Zonal offices operational across Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr\u00a0 Museveni further noted the need to conserve\u00a0 environment noting that the biggest wealth Uganda has is very good clinate , urging policy exoerts to plan uncompromisingly on the environment by protecting\u00a0 the shoreline of the lake and river banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He congratulated the world Bank for helping with the computerization of the land.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minister of Lands ,Hon. Betty Kamya , saluted the President for accepting theinvitation saying that the Presidents\u2019 personal presence is an affirmation that there is political will to have land related Matters handled once and for all.
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