Owusu Ansah, R.; Abubakari, Z.; Quaye, B.; Todorovski, D.; Malumbo, C.; Lemmen, C. Navigating the Terrain of Digital Transition: Ghana’s Journey of Developing a Digital Land Information System. Land2024, 13, 528.
Owusu Ansah, R.; Abubakari, Z.; Quaye, B.; Todorovski, D.; Malumbo, C.; Lemmen, C. Navigating the Terrain of Digital Transition: Ghana’s Journey of Developing a Digital Land Information System. Land 2024, 13, 528.
Owusu Ansah, R.; Abubakari, Z.; Quaye, B.; Todorovski, D.; Malumbo, C.; Lemmen, C. Navigating the Terrain of Digital Transition: Ghana’s Journey of Developing a Digital Land Information System. Land2024, 13, 528.
Owusu Ansah, R.; Abubakari, Z.; Quaye, B.; Todorovski, D.; Malumbo, C.; Lemmen, C. Navigating the Terrain of Digital Transition: Ghana’s Journey of Developing a Digital Land Information System. Land 2024, 13, 528.
Abstract
This paper explores Ghana's two-decade journey in developing a digital land information system (LIS), exemplified by Ghana Enterprise Land Information System (GELIS) and Enterprise Land Information System (ELIS). Despite advancements by Ghana’s Lands Commission, manual processes persist and coexist with digital ones. Our study uses a qualitative approach to assess the effectiveness of the LIS implemented in Accra. The study found that Accra’s LIS is highly aligned with clear institutional mandates, roles, and responsibilities as well as the availability of laws and policies to support analogue to digital conversion. Furthermore, a robust approach for protecting data, operating system and software underpins the system. Subsequently, the integration of a digital LIS has enhanced service delivery and accountability. Nonetheless, Accra’s LIS is still at the beginning of a comprehensive learning and development curve. To sustain the LIS requires furtherance in the implementation plan, funding, law implementation, ICT strategy, divisional integration, work processes, data quality, and communication strategy. These findings will inform the next steps of improvement for Accra's LIS and guide its nationwide scaling, contributing to discussions on technology acceptance dynamics in predominantly analogue environments.
Keywords
Land Information System; Land Administration; Analogue, Assessment framework
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geography
Copyright:
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