This project has been under development for 32 months, having commenced in January 2011. It will conclude in October 2013, and comprises three key outputs-land use planning, land administration, and institutional strengthening.
LAM was developed by the DLUPP and focuses on management of state lands. The existing system of lease processing was seen as slow and inefficient, and generated numerous customer complaints, hence LAMS was developed to solve this problem. It essentially computerises the existing system, to provide a seamless process from the first letter of interest through to printing of the lease. It is anticipated that this will greatly improve the speed and efficiency of lease processing, always with the caveat of externalities beyond system control.
The system was designed and conceptualised by Dr, Rajendran Senthil, and was programmed by Mr. Ray Sam and Ms. Guoyan Rampersaud and headed by Mr. Geoffrey King. Mr. King highlighted that a survey showed that a lot of GL&SC’s customers were dissatisfied with their existing system. “It is the first E-government system in Guyana and a state-of-the-art project”.
Agencies that stand to benefit from this project include the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud said it is an overall good effort, but he believes there are a few more features that can be added to the system. “I think this is certainly a positive development…through this project I hope we are able to provide a better service to the people of Guyana, and not only a better service, but a more efficient and fairer service and not a questionable one.”
The Land Use Planning output focuses on preparation of a National Land Use Plan (NLUP) and three Regional Land Use Plans (RLUPs) for Regions 1, 2 and 10.This involved collecting all available data on Guyana’s resources and their use. It was highlighted that most map data needed reformatting to bring all information to a common format. 
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