Project Name

Provision of Technology and Registry Strengthening Services for MCA-Mongolia Property Rights Project

Beneficiary

Government of Mongolia

Project Site

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Funding Source

Millennium Challenge Account

Implementation Time

March 2007

Project Objectives/Components

In support of the State Registry Component, MCC considered funding an upgrade of the institutional, physical and technological capacity (hardware and software) of the country's system for registering rights to land and buildings ("immovable property").  The objective of the work was to evaluate the proposal for upgrading the capacity of the State Registry and make appropriate recommendations to the MCC Property Rights and Land Policy Team.

Project Tasks

• Conducted a diagnostic assessment of the State Registry's physical resources, including offices archives hardware and software
• Conducted a diagnostic assessment of the State Registry's current operational procedures, staff capacity, and staffing levels
• Evaluated the proposal's hardware and software requests to ensure that they conform with international best practices
• Assessed how the request for support from MCC fits into the NLIS scheme proposed under the ADB project, identify potential problems, and made recommendations for resolving problems and improving the approach that MCC is being asked to fund
• Assessed the budget proposed for the State Registry upgrade to determine sustainability and whehter it delivered fair value for the cost.  This especially applied to the hardware and software reqeusts.

Implementation Team

International Land Systems (ILS), Inc.