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Digital Transformation for Responsible Land Administration
February 2024, Valetta Malta
Championing Partnership Working: Joint EGOS and FIG Commission 3 and
Commission 9 Workshop 2024
FIG joint Commission 3 and Commission 9 workshop championed
partnership working across the lifecycle of data collection and
management in land administration and valuation. Held in
partnership the European Group of Surveyors (EGOS), FIG Commission
Chair 3 Sagi Dalyot and FIG Commission Chair 9 Peter Ache,
collaborated to put together a program on Surveying, Registration and
Valuation: How we gather and deal with data”.
At the invitation of President Nikos Zacharias, EGOS,
President Diane
Dumashie, attended this collaborative partnership workshop, held in the
ancient city of Valletta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Malta, the
city known for its Maltese yellow stone, characteristics balconies and
rich history. It provides a worthy backdrop for the Commissions to
partner with EGOS to combine their respective expertise in Surveying,
Registration and Valuation, to unpack and discover the gaps and
synergies between valuation and spatial information management.
This is important because sustainability in our profession is about
making sure that both internal and external partnerships are working
effectively and cultivating stronger engagement. Demonstrative of
this by both the commission partnership and building to develop capacity
with EGoS to our mutual professional benefit.
Opening session left to right: Alan Mcallef (MIoS), Nikos
Zacharias (EGOS), Diane Dumashie (FIG), Peter Ache (FIG)
The theme “How we gather and deal with data” has sustainability at its
heart. The 2-day program was opened by Randalph Camilleri, Vice
President EGOS who chaired the opening speeches from the Presidents:
Nikos Zacharias (EGOS), Diane Dumashie (FIG) and
Alan Mcallef (MIoS).
To set the scene were keynote presentations from FIG President Diane
Dumashie contributing ‘A Vision toward 2030: Partnership working in land
governance” and Past FIG President Chryssy Potsiou contributing (online) UNECE activity that moves towards a 2025 workshop.
Increasingly, it can be seen that our commissions are reaching a
fascinating point in the discourse around data acquisition and
management. The workshop attendees discussed critical
questions such as how to handle a continuous stream of data; how to
consider data poverty, given uneven access to internet across the world?
Thus, raising the fundamental question of ethics and the need for
standards and frameworks in geo spatial data.
The meeting agenda demonstrated the full breadth of the commissions
working groups.The workshop had a range of papers and
presentations addressing (some) global challenges such as geospatial
data acquisition, transparency. But also, innovation in university
curricular; and surveyors skills to be fit for the future.
Presentation by Eng. Othman Alkherayef (Saudi Arabia)
Picture right: Jürg Kaufmann on far left,
with Diane Dumashie, Randolph Camilleri, Maria G Scorza, Nikos
Zacharias
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Listening to the deliberations during day one, Dumashie observed that
the evidence of partnership working is really paying dividends.
Evidenced by knowledge generation by attending practitioners and
academics but also the ability and desire that out commissions are
Championing and leading, they are building our Capacity at global,
regional and local level. And by partnering in this way, today in the
field of spatial information management and valuation/appraisal of real
estate, they are promoting both professional practice and standards.
FIG is both a working community and a fellowship community and attendees
were grateful to their hosts efforts to royally treat us all.
During the ice breaker session held in the Baco Nort Terrace, it was so
good to welcome Jürg Kaufmann a long-standing member of FIG. And
at the end of our workshop we were treated to a truly memorable evening
hosted by Randolph Camilleri at Il Veduta Restaurant in a special
location right next to the Mdna city gates.
At II Veduta Restaurant
All were enthused and encouraged by this impactful meeting. With thanks
to FIG Commission Chairs Peter Ache, Sagi Daylot, EGOS President Nikos
Zacharias, and President Malta Institution of Surveyors Alan Mcallef and
the organizing committee Randolph Camilleri, Malcolm Lelliot,
Maria G Scorza and to all those who travelled to attend.
The full detailed report may be found on
https://www.fig.net/news/news_2024/02_c3-9-malta.asp
FIG President, Dr Diane A Dumashie FRICS CEDR
February 2024
