We need legal backing to protect the profession and practice- Institute of Surveyors told government




The president of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS), Surv. Dr. John Amaglo has called on government to help expedite the process that would lead to the passage of Surveying Council Bill into an act to regulate the surveying profession and practice in the country.

According to him, the lack of the Surveying Council Act to regulate the space gives room for a lot of influx of companies and firms who are illegally in operation, a situation which is inimical and an affront to the noble profession and good practice since there’s no legal backing to regulate proper conduct.     

“If you have the legal backing to protect practice and profession, then you will have the situation where all foreigners coming to the country would liaise with that Council just like we have the Engineering Council which is protecting the surveyors”.

Surv. Dr. John Amaglo made the appeal while addressing journalists at the Annual Press Interaction of the Institution held in Accra on Monday February 21, 2022.

The event which marks the starting point of a week-long celebration of the yearly Surveyor’s Week was on the theme: "Emerging Global Technologies: Implications for the Surveying Practice in Ghana."

The crucial presser was equally initiated by the Ghana Institution of Surveyors to commemorate the beginning of its 17th Surveyors' Week and the 53rd Annual General Meeting.

The week-long celebration continues on 22nd February, with Orientation for Newly Qualified Members.

 According to the Institution, the week formally opens on Wednesday February 23 2022 with the presentation of papers on the theme.  On 24th February, there will be Elevation of Members into the Class of Fellows, followed by an Induction of Newly Qualified Members. On Friday, the program continues with the Annual General Meeting and ends with the Investiture of the new President, the Swearing-in of the other Executives and the Governing Council.

 It is expected that due to the observance of the Covid-19 protocols, most of the programs and activities would be held virtually, including the voting of the Governing Council, which would be conducted via e-voting and or by physical ballot cast.

 Touching on the event, the President of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) Dr John Amaglo averred that the 2022 Surveyors' Week aims to provide professionals and organizations with the opportunity to step back, evaluate and discuss the various revolutionary changes that digitalization has brought and the implication on the practice of surveying in Ghana.

“The emerging global technologies have brought about enhanced service delivery in the profession. The initial training and unique qualities of the Surveyor are no longer the only preconditions for the practice of surveying.

Therefore, the earlier the professional Surveyor realizes that it is no longer business as usual and interrogates how to exploit these innovations due to emerging global technologies, the better”.

While commending government’s efforts on the strides it has made on many fronts including the economy, agriculture and food production, digitization and digitalization among others, he appealed to government,  religious bodies, financial institutions, business houses, farmers, fishermen, traditional leaders, land owners and all others to partner with the institution in delivering quality service to the general public.

 

 Source:Joseph Wemakor

 

 

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