Joint research with Externado University identifies processes for improving land formalization.

In order to support the Colombian Government with a complete and deep vision of the main problems that affect the execution of the national policy of rural property formalization, and with the aim that the FfP methodology can be incorporated into the institutional processes as a suitable and efficient tool to support the fulfillment of the goals in this matter, Kadaster contracted the Externado University of Colombia to investigate the delimitation of the legal and technical problems of the solution routes for the strengthening and implementation of the Fit For Purpose methodology.

The study, conducted by a group of experts in land law, complements the technical and participatory contributions proposed and piloted for more than 7 years in the use of the Fit for Purpose methodology in different Colombian territories. By way of synthesis, the study includes conclusions and recommendations on, among others, the following aspects:

• Administrative measures that reduce the requirement of unnecessary paperwork.

• Difficulties in the reception and processing of applications for entry into the RESO.

• Incorporation of new technologies that facilitates the reception, processing, administration, and availability of information.

Kadaster, from its different projects in Colombia, is committed to continuing and strengthening its collaboration with the Government of Colombia to overcome the conceptual, regulatory and operational barriers that have prevented further progress in the implementation of the multipurpose cadastre policy and the formalization of rural property in the country.