Transcript mining cadastre portal

MINISTRY OF MINES, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
MINES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MINING CADASTRE PORTAL IMPLEMENTATION
5TH ZIMEC
19TH FEBRUARY, 2015
MINING CADASTRE PORTAL
 Functionality
 Benefits
 Background
 Progress to Date
 Project Plan
Functionality
 An e-government solution for
improving the management of
mineral tenure
 Mineral Rights Holders have
immediate, private access to
detailed licence information
 Online applications for new
licences, renewals, transfers,
etc
 Digital submission of all
documentation and reports
 Secure online payments using
a variety of channels
Benefits
 Improved transparency and
image
 Greater accessibility
 Better efficiency
 Modern payment handling
 Stops degradation of data
quality
Progress to Date
Continued software development over past two years
Staging / test site configured in the cloud with Amazon
Web Services
Rigorous data cleaning to bring system up to date with
reality
Research and consulting into payment methods for
Zambian market
Change management and planning with Mining Cadastre
Unit
Still limited by regulatory framework
Project Plan
Launch of Mining Cadastre Portal
Begin registration of all existing licence holders
Limited functionality
Pilot Project for electronic payments
Integration with Zanaco for payment acceptance
Selected licence holders able to pay annual rent fees online
Extend full functionality to all new and prospective licence
holders
Applications for new licences, renewals, transfers, abandonment
Pay all fees electronically
Bureau access and service centres
Launch of Portal
Details
Jan – Feb 2015 : Migrate and upgrade Flexi from Ministry server to
cloud server
March – April 2015: Begin registration of existing licence holders
March – April 2015:Ensure system data is true to reality and licence
holders are in good standing
May 2015: Provide access to limited functionality based on
legislative framework
 View licence details
 Submit reports
 Maintain contact details
 Registered users will later access additional functionality
 Bureaus and Headquarters can access FlexiCadastre over internet
Registration for Portal Access
Portal is intended for people, companies that do and
intend to do business in the mineral resource sector
Access will be granted to individuals who are:
 Acting in their own capacity;
 Authorised employees of, or agents for, a company; and
 Authorised agents for an individual
Individuals may represent more than one company
Applications to register for access will be presented by
person who intends to use the portal, and thereafter the
verification the information, and creation of user profile
Access will not be granted to individuals/companies in
default
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