Officers from the Forest Survey and Information Systems (FSIM) are currently participating at the 3rd Regional Research Conference at the Kenya School of Government.
The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and The Digital Economy Hon. Eliud Owalo, FIHRM, EGH opened the conference and reiterated the importance of digitization of land governance and emphasized on the importance of Land information Management Systems and Innovative Technologies for effective Land Governance.
The 2 day conference who’s theme is Data, Innovation and Technology for Land Governance seeks to collate, synthesize and share knowledge to stakeholders on the Land Information Management Systems and Innovative Technologies for Effective Land Governance; Land Data Policy, Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks; Strengthening Governance of Land and Natural Resources through Research and Digital Innovations and Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Land and Natural Resources Governance.
KFS presented to the conference the Forest Resources Information Management Systems (FRIMS) to support collection and dissemination of forest information from various forest stations to different levels of forest management segments and units.
The system is expected to improve efficiency in forest resources management in the country’s forest sector.
