Sierra Leone Information Systems

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Peace Development Unit Retreat
12th July 2007
Sierra Leone Information Systems
Presentation
13 Bath Street, Brookfields, Freetown, Tel 022
235458 / 459
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Geographical Information System Unit
Data Database Management Unit
SLIS
Website Development Unit
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Sierra Leone Information Systems
Goals and Objectives

• Develop specialized administrative systems for
  GoSL
• to increase revenue generation, transparency and
  efficiency
• Capacity building at National level in the field
  of GIS to support stakeholders with geo-spatial
  approach.
• Facilitate information exchange and provide
  analytical information
• products for government, the development
  community, primarily
• aimed at improving efficiency of PRSP
  implementation

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1. Develop Specialized Administrative Systems

• Property Assessment and valuation methodology
• Property registration and revenue admin system

Local Councils

• Disaster Management Response and Coordination
  System

Office Of National Security

• Mining Cadastre Administrative system with GIS
  integration

Ministry of Mineral Recourses, Geological Survey

• Results based management system covering all
  ministries
• and sectors

Office Of The Vice President
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Revenue Generationfrom Property owners
Standardised Fair Method
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Local Council Property Assessment Valuation
Methodology Property Registration Revenue Admin
System
Property Taxation Revenue Collection
The Township Roads Rubbish Collection Dump
Sites Water, Health Sanitation, Markets Etc
Property Owner The People Institutions Banks Organ
isations Etc.
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Makeni Township
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Disaster Response
Fire
Casulaties
Fire Force
Flood
Red Cross
Risk
Relief
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Office of National Security Disaster Management
Database Radios Computers Etc
Coordination of Response to Disaster
DISASTER Fire Flood Landslide Accidents Etc
STAKEHOLDERS Police, Military Red Cross Fire
Force ICRC Etc.
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2. Capacity building at National level (GIS)

• Capacity building at National Stakeholder
  Institutions
• Developing the National Spatial Data
  Infrastructure (NSDI)
• Supporting all national and international
  institutions (Government, UN,
• INGOs, NGOs, Media, private
  enterprises) working in Sierra Leone with a
  large variety of mapping products.

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Population distribution map of Western Area
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Road map of Sierra Leone
Satellite Image of Bo Town
3D Image of Lumley Towards Goderich
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Attribute Table of Point/Settlements
Querying a particular data out of the rest
Use the result to create a map and a tabular
information if necessary.
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Map Products Requests Since 2004
The GIS Development Unit has distributed in the
last 3 years more than 1,600 maps of various
thematic categories to a wide range of
institutions
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3. Facilitate information exchange
MMR
VPs Office
UNDP
DACO
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Developed Websites Addresses
Links to products

• UNDP Country Office www.sl.undp.org
• Encyclopedia 2006 www.daco-sl.org/encyclopedia
  
• Vice Presidents Office www.vpoffice-sl.org
• DACO website www.daco-sl.org
• ONS Disaster Management www.ons-sl.org
• Ministry of Mineral Resources www.mmr-sl.org
• National Commission on the Environment and
  Forestry www.nacef-sl.org
• Encyclopedia on CD
• Map Products

For more information Sierra Leone Information
Systems 13 Bath street, Brookfields Freetown. Tel
235 458/9 E mail slis_at_daco-sl.org