A recent capacity‑building mission in Brasília brought together an unusually broad coalition of Brazilian public institutions to deepen their understanding of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) and explore pathways toward more interoperable, transparent, and future‑ready land information systems. Over three days, 45 participants from 10 national institutions engaged in an intensive training programme designed and facilitated by ITC in collaboration with the Instituto de Governança de Terras (IGT) and MGI (Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services). The training was hosted by CAPES (Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education) and Financed by Land Facility.
Strengthening Brazil’s land governance ecosystem
The training formed part of ITC’s ongoing effort to support countries in advancing their land administration systems through internationally recognised standards. In Brazil, where land governance involves a complex constellation of agencies, the workshop offered a rare opportunity for technical staff and mid‑ to senior‑level managers to work together on shared concepts, challenges, and solutions.
Participants represented institutions ranging from the Ministry of Agrarian Development, INCRA, and the Secretariat for Federal Heritage, to digital governance bodies such as SERPRO, Dataprev, and the Secretariat for Digital Government. This diversity ensured that discussions went beyond technical modelling and touched on institutional coordination, data flows, and the broader governance landscape.
A hands‑on approach to a complex standard
The programme combined conceptual introductions with practical exercises, case studies, and group work. New didactic approaches were tested for the first time and proved highly effective in making the LADM accessible to participants with varying levels of familiarity with land administration.
The workshop design, largely developed by ITC, now serves as a template for future capacity‑building activities in the region.
Bastiaan Reydon (Land Facility), Gabriel Pansani (PhD at ITC and Director IGT), Andre Mano, Vitor Bukvar (IGT)
A step toward more coherent land information systems
The positive feedback from participants, combined with the high level of institutional representation, underscores the importance of structured, collaborative training efforts in advancing land governance reforms. By bringing together technical experts, policymakers, and digital governance actors, the workshop helped build a common vocabulary and a shared understanding of how standards like the LADM can support Brazil’s ongoing efforts to modernise its land administration systems.
