Improving laws, governance, compliance, skills certification, and operating conditions to drive safer, cleaner and more efficient commercial road transport is the aim of a new sector reform guide from the World Bank and IRU.
The World Bank and IRU, the world road transport organisation, recently published a comprehensive road transport sector reform guide for governments, public authorities and practitioners.
High accident rates, transport prices and corruption – along with security, environmental and operator profitability issues – block economic and social development, notably in emerging markets.
The causes run deep: outdated regulations, weak governance, poor regulatory and commercial compliance, lack of training and robust certification, and lack of support for operating firms that do comply with rules and regulations.
The new guide, produced in collaboration with the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP), will help governments implement a cooperative approach with the private sector to tackle these issues via actionable reforms.
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