AN INSIDER'S VIEW ON ESTABLISHING AN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY REGISTRATION SYSTEM IN ALBANIA

As will become clear in this article, the author's position shifts from pessimist to optimist as this writing progresses. The first section presents some of the difficulties that Albania is experiencing with respect to the immovable property registration system (IPRS) project (pessimist's position). The next section offers some of the advantages to be found in the Albanian system (optimist's position). The last section considers several plans used to deal with the problems; these programs are both tactical and strategic and, in my opinion, require careful coordination to resolve the difficulties encountered.Land administration--Albania, Land titles--Registration and transfer--Albania, Land use--Information services--Albania, Land Economics/Use,

PROPERTY REGISTRATION IN ALBANIA: AN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ISSUE

This paper presents the plans being made in Albania to establish an immovable property registration system in the most efficient way. It considers not only technically modern equipment and computer-related problems but also social and economic feasibility. In Albania, the immovable property registration system is necessary in order to face successfully the new conditions of the free market-oriented economy. For about 50 years, property ownership in Albania was restricted to the State. The 1991 land reform in Albania advanced quickly, and at present over 90 percent of agricultural land is distributed to farmers, though in highly fragmented holdings (totaling an average area average of 2 hectares), creating about 1.8 million new parcels registered in the cadastral district offices. In urban areas, housing privatization was also completed quickly, creating about 300,000 new properties in cities, which are being registered in the Hipoteka (deed registry) district offices. Although market transactions in agriculture land are not yet allowed (though enabling legislation is expected to be passed soon), many land transactions have taken place. The housing market is already very active. Conflicts exist, especially in urban areas, between ex-owners of the land and buildings, and the state or present occupants. Therefore, it is highly desirable to establish a property registration system in Albania quickly and yet with careful planning. This paper presents the registration information system model.Land titles--Albania, Land titles--Registration and transfer--Albania, Land use--Information services, Land Economics/Use,

An Insider's View on Establishing an Immovable Property Registration System in Albania

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AN INSIDER'S VIEW ON ESTABLISHING AN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY REGISTRATION SYSTEM IN ALBANIA

As will become clear in this article, the author's position shifts from pessimist to optimist as this writing progresses. The first section presents some of the difficulties that Albania is experiencing with respect to the immovable property registration system (IPRS) project (pessimist's position). The next section offers some of the advantages to be found in the Albanian system (optimist's position). The last section considers several plans used to deal with the problems; these programs are both tactical and strategic and, in my opinion, require careful coordination to resolve the difficulties encountered

Tirana's Sub-Municipalities: Has All Been Considered

Extensive political and fiscal decentralization is now underway in almost all countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Found under the apparent political pressures to decentralize and the potential economic advantages of doing so, Albanian government has been allocating significant efforts into the design and implementation of a reasonable decentralization law. This paper calls for the Albanian government to be cautious. Design of decentralization schemes that are inspired mainly by electoral and political processes without considering the fiscal and institutional dimensions cannot produce efficient results. Political decentralization is associated with the devolution of power to sub-national political entities. However, if decentralized entities in Albania are to execute the responsibilities passed to them, they will also require a suitable level of financial resources to cover the costs of providing local public goods and services. The issues are complex, technically, financially, and politically. How alternative policies impact local economic development is often difficult to assess and studies have some times shown contradictory results depending on the specific local contexts. Much more concrete analysis, based on sound local knowledge and data is needed to improve the design of the systems that are being put into place

Fjalori I termave te perdorur ne leksionet e Re

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Summary of the Seminar on Geographical Information in Tirana, Ablania 10 - 11 Mars 1998

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Digitization of Property Index Maps: One Step towards GIS Standards in Albania

18 p.The introduction of Albania to market-oriented economy has been associated with a rapid increase in the amount of information created to support the existing and newly created institutions. Albanian institutions, although faced with financial limited resources, are generating new data required by their new roles in society. Large amounts of data are originated by many donor-funded projects implemented in Albania. In addition, the private sector is becoming an important player not only for data processing but data capturing as well. In most cases, this information is created in digital form. However, while the amount of the data has been rapidly increasing, often these initiatives have been uncoordinated. Therefore, there has been a lack of intentions on designing standards that would make the data more valuable in the long term. This paper presents a description of the map digitization process involved in the creation of the Immovable Property Registration System (IPRS) as an example of introducing standards as a means of improving production, quality control, and increasing the potential for data sharing. Although we are conscious of the large variety of digital information different institutions in Albania will create in the future, this paper serves as a call for all institutions to consider the important issues of standards before getting involved in any project with investments made in creating digital data/information

Opinioni Public Rreth Pronesise se te Huajve MBI Token ne Sjqiperi

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PROPERTY REGISTRATION IN ALBANIA: AN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ISSUE

This paper presents the plans being made in Albania to establish an immovable property registration system in the most efficient way. It considers not only technically modern equipment and computer-related problems but also social and economic feasibility. In Albania, the immovable property registration system is necessary in order to face successfully the new conditions of the free market-oriented economy. For about 50 years, property ownership in Albania was restricted to the State. The 1991 land reform in Albania advanced quickly, and at present over 90 percent of agricultural land is distributed to farmers, though in highly fragmented holdings (totaling an average area average of 2 hectares), creating about 1.8 million new parcels registered in the cadastral district offices. In urban areas, housing privatization was also completed quickly, creating about 300,000 new properties in cities, which are being registered in the Hipoteka (deed registry) district offices. Although market transactions in agriculture land are not yet allowed (though enabling legislation is expected to be passed soon), many land transactions have taken place. The housing market is already very active. Conflicts exist, especially in urban areas, between ex-owners of the land and buildings, and the state or present occupants. Therefore, it is highly desirable to establish a property registration system in Albania quickly and yet with careful planning. This paper presents the registration information system model