The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a symposium in
Hanoi on Sept. 10 to listen to foreign land managers in an effort to
catch up with developed economies in the region by 2020 as planned.
Experts from Sweden, Holland, the Republic of Korea, China
and the World Bank shared experiences in land registry, land pricing,
land information systems, digital land management, land fund development
and land compensation.
Minister of Natural
Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen emphasised three key points
in the orientation on land management modernisation, based on a modern
organisational mechanism, advanced technology and efficiency of land
management.
“All this is necessary to contribute
to poverty alleviation, democracy and social parity,” said the minister,
revealing that the nation’s final goal was to reach international
standards by 2030.
Acting Head of the Land
Management Department Phung Van Nghe said land managers should no longer
simply do an administrative job but should manage the business of
national properties.
He explained that land
management was geared towards providing administrative and legal
procedures for land users and the community.
The
Law of Land, promulgated in 2003, has opened up a new era where the
Government has shifted land ownership or auctioned small parcels of land
to enrich State coffers.
In 2009 alone, land auctions fetched 40 trillion VND (2.04 billion USD), representing a 10-fold increase over five years ago./.
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