Cooperation betweenthe Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) and Spatial Dimension has reached new heights.
About 20 MRA officers were trained by Spatial Dimension to operatethe tenements management system that was recently launched by MRA.
MRA'’s Acting Managing Director, Philip Samar, said industries and regulators now expect real time access to mining tenure processes for compliance and enforcement purposes.
The 20 MRA officers went throughthe three-dayIntroduction to FlexiCadastre training.
It was conducted by Spatial Dimension’s Senior ConsultantoCharles Young, who said training was essential for any successful FlexiCadastre implementation.
The FlexiCadastre system allowsthe online management of all mining tenure in PNG It allows allthe processes of tenure management to be delivered overthe internetofrom application for grantoto final surrender of tenements, including statutory reporting, provision of exploration and production data and compliance support.
MRA Acting Managing Director Philip Samar saidthe current manual system was slow and outdated when industries and regulators now expect real time access to mining tenure processes for compliance.
Consultant Charles Young saidthe sustainability ofthe system was dependent on all users having full confidence inthe data, workflows, procedures andthe system.
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