Participatory Land Administration in Indonesia: Quality and Usability Assessment

Trias Aditya,Purnama Budi Santosa,Rohan Bennett,Imam Hanafi,Dedi Atunggal,Nurrohmat Widjajanti,Tjeerd Wits,Eva Maria-Unger,Christelle Vd Berg,Dewi Sutejo,Doni Erwan,Han Lukman Syahid,Paul Saers

doi:10.3390/land9030079

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https://doi.org/10.3390/land9030079

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Abstract

This paper presents the results from a quality and usability analysis of participatory land registration (PaLaR) in Indonesia’s rural areas, focusing on data quality, cost, and time. PaLaR was designed as a systematic community-centered land titling project collecting requisite spatial and legal data. PaLaR was piloted in two communities situated in Tanggamus and Grobogan districts in Indonesia. The research compared spatial data accuracy between two approaches, PaLaR and the normal systematic land registration approach (PTSL) with respect to point accuracy and polygon area. Supplementary observations and interviews were undertaken in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the spatial and legal data collection, as well as logical consistency of the data collected by the community committee, using a mobile application. Although the two pilots showed a lower spatial accuracy than the normal method (PTSL), PaLaR better suited local circumstances and still delivered complete spatial and legal data in a more effective means. The accuracy and efficiency of spatial data collection could be improved through the use of more accurate GNSS antennas and a seamless connection to the national land databases. The PaLaR method is dependent on, amongst other aspects, inclusive and flexible community awareness programs, as well as the committed participation of the community and local offices.

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In Indonesia, like other contexts, spatial and legal data collection for systematic land titling projects are often considered challenging tasks, especially for local land offices
PTSL is a government program dealing with systematic land title registration of all unregistered land parcels in rural areas in Indonesia
This study was looking at the data quality and the procedure quality that resulted from participatory land registration

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In Indonesia, like other contexts, spatial and legal data collection for systematic land titling projects are often considered challenging tasks, especially for local land offices. It is not easy for local land offices to collect and verify the required documents completely, especially considering the pluralism inherent to the underlying land tenure structure. Under the current legal and institutional framework, Indonesian systematic land titling activities are procedurally demanding and rigid, requiring active participation from communities, villages, and government officers, owing to uncoordinated and sporadic registration activities in the past [2]. Fit for purposes land administration (FFP LA) principles aim to accelerate land registration activities utilizing spatial, institutional, and legal framework and call for incremental improvement [3].

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