Indonesian Journal of Agrarian Law
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2027): March, 2027

Legal Informatics and Digital Land Governance in Indonesia and Uganda

Paul Atagamen Aidonojie (School of Law, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda)
Yusuf Abass Aleshinloye (Department of Computer Science, Prime University, Abuja, Nigeria)
Ogoma Sunday Ani (Faculty of Law, Edo State University, Edo State, Nigeria)
Obieshi Eregbuonye (Faculty of Law, Edo State University, Edo State, Nigeria)
Ismaila Hassan (School of Law, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Aug 2026

Abstract

Legal informatics is becoming an indispensable instrument for enhancing digital land governance through increased transparency, efficiency, and legal certainty in land administration. Nonetheless, Uganda is still facing several challenges emanating from manual land records, fraud in transactions, lack of geospatial data integration, underdeveloped technological infrastructure, and coexistence of statutory and customary land tenure systems. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the legal and institutional frameworks of digital land governance in Indonesia and Uganda, with the aim of pinpointing Uganda’s gaps in regulation and learning from Indonesia’s successful reforms in this sphere. The research applies a doctrinal legal approach entailing the comparative analysis of legislation, government policies, judicial decisions, and academic literature. The results indicate that Indonesia’s electronic land registry, One Map Policy, digital signature system, and data protection regime considerably contribute to improving land governance, while Uganda’s digitalization process is hindered by implementation difficulties and poor institutional coordination. In conclusion, it is necessary for Uganda to improve its Land Information System through geospatial database integration, electronic authentication, data protection, and recognition of customary land rights.

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jal

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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The Indonesian Journal of Agrarian Law (ISSN 3110-6633), published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, is a distinguished platform dedicated to the exploration, analysis, and discourse on key issues related to agrarian law in Indonesia and its global implications. This journal ...