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10 December, 2008 Stakeholder Workshop in Kigali
Minister of Rwanda's Ministry of Natural Resources, MINIRENA, Mr Stanislas Kamanzi (left) receives fully rectified orthophotos for three settlements - with Director General of MINIRENAs National Land Centre and Registrar of Land Titles, Mr Eugene Rurangwa, onlooking (middle) - from Swedesurvey's Project Manager and Team Leader in Rwanda, Dr Nils Viking (right). (Click on the image to enlarge.) Minister of Rwanda's Ministry of Natural Resources, MINIRENA, Mr Stanislas Kamanzi (left) admires fully rectified orthophotos delivered by Swedesurvey for three settlements . He is joined by Director General of MINIRENA's National Land Centre (NLC) and Registrar of Land Titles, Mr Eugene Rurangwa (middle) - all under the capable Workshop moderation of NLC's Deputy Director General, Mr Didier Sagashya (right). (Click on the image to enlarge.)	The Ministry of Natural Resources, through Swedesurvey AB, the overseas Agency of the National Land Survey of Sweden, is conducting the “Preparation of Rwanda Land Use and Development Master Plan” an activity which started in September 2007. Recently Rwanda's Ministry of Natural Resources, MINIRENA, and Swedesurvey held an interactive Stakeholder Workshop - in conjunction with Rwanda's National Land Use and Development Master Plan that Swedesurvey is assisting with the preparation of - to ensure full envolvement of all sector ministries, parastatals, private sector and civic society.

3 December, 2008 New Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The old city of Sarajevo. (Click on the image to enlarge.) Mr Hans-Erik Wiberg, Managing Director of Swedesurvey and Mr Stefan Svensson, Marketing Director of Swedesurvey. (Click on the image to enlarge.)	Swedesurvey has been awarded a contract which has the overall aim to develop a strategy for information management and IT configuration regarding land administration issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project will begin in December 2008 and is estimated to continue for six months. It is our belief that in order to provide wise advice it is essential to have a very good knowledge of local circumstances and to be able to work very closely with the client; in this case the Federal Ministry of Justice and their appointed workgroup. The team has, therefore, been carefully composed. It will be led by Mr. Seho Zimic, who not only has graduated from the Department of Geodesy at the University of Sarajevo and worked in Bosnia for 14 years but has also held a number of different positions within Lantmäteriet. The core team also includes Mr. Miro Govedarica as the IT expert and Mr. Mujan Amir as the cadastral expert. In addition, a local lawyer will also be appointed. There is a back up team at Swedesurvey prepared to provide support and participate in larger seminars or workshops. Swedesurvey is delighted to have this opportunity to work with issues of great importance to the future of the country.

20 October, 2008 GIS-project in Botswana
Mr Ziga presenting the digital cadastral information system at a workshop in Gaborone, Botswana. (Click on the image to enlarge.) Ronald Setshwaela IT staff, Lucy Phalaagae Project Manager and Vincent Masole IT staff. (Click on the image to enlarge.)	The Department of Surveys and Mapping in Gaborone, Botswana has been running an integrated GIS project for some years with the assistance of Swedesurvey. The systems developed within the IGIS project were launched at a ceremony in Gaborone in November 2007. The systems require maintenance and Swedesurvey has been awarded a short-term contract to secure the IT environment to ensure that the systems will continue to run problem free. The contract was signed in Botswana on 15th October 2008 and will run until 31st December 2008.