Transport Digitalization
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Hello everyone, I would love to hear your experiences from your respective countries about innovative trends in transport digitalization. Any information you have on even one of these topics will greatly enhance my understanding of these critical issues and support my current work in my division.
Please share information on the following topics:
- Apps for Ride Safety: What applications are being used to enhance safety in transportation?
- Traffic Management Solutions: Are there any innovative tools or systems in place to manage traffic effectively?
- Vehicle Control and Inspection: How is vehicle compliance monitored and enforced in your region?
- Mobility Services (e.g., Uber): What ride-hailing services are prevalent, and how do they operate in your area?
- Public Transport Ticketing Solutions: What systems are in place to facilitate ticketing for public transport?
- Asset Management: How is asset management handled in your transport sector?
- Smart Charging for Electric Vehicles: Are there any initiatives for charging electric vehicles efficiently?
- Port Information Systems: How are ports utilizing technology to improve operations?
- Human Resource Innovations: What advancements are being made in areas like driver-less parking?
Please share the app names using to digitalize for the above lists.
Thank you!
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In Uganda, The Ministry of Works and Transport has officially gazetted the Traffic and Road Safety (Prescription of Speed Limits) Regulations, 2024, enforcing a new maximum speed limit of 30 km/h on roads adjacent to schools, churches, hospitals, markets, and business centers. The regulation targets areas with heavy foot and vehicle traffic aiming to reduce accidents and improve road safety for users. Kindly, follow the full article on: https://nilepost.co.ug/news/243435/new-speed-limit-regulation-to-save-lives-in-high-traffic-areas
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SYAHUKA Hilda, Uganda, DOA Thank you! I’ll review the article more closely.
Are there any apps they use to implement this?
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Not that I know of or seen any; What's currently emphasized is a gazette on the Traffic and Road Safety Regulations. Let me find out more real-time details and share.
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Hello ARAGAW Bezawit, Ethiopia, TICID, so with regard to innovations in the transport sector, developments in Cameroon are still marginal. The introduction of electric vehicles is not yet effective, notably because of their high purchase costs and technological constraints. Vehicle control and inspection is theoretical, despite the government's efforts. Because it is not autonomous, controls are carried out at the whim of the agents, which encourages corruption and road insecurity.
However, private platforms are trying to get involved in the transport sector, and for the past 2 or 3 years, the Yango transport service has been trying to make a name for itself by offering users a travel app. For the time being, the returns in terms of efficiency and safety are obvious; all the more so as they offer fares that are starting to be competitive with public transport (cab).
see: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=55c17ffb0b8c24c2f94e709d754b510b2ee16b118ea9c0a37ece29a77068e9bcJmltdHM9MTc0OTk0NTYwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=1b7ed0e7-641d-61f4-257f-c52465a4600c&psq=yango+cameroun&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly95YW5nby5jb20vZnJfY20v&ntb=1
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SOUMTANG BIME Valentine, Cameroon, DES-P Thank you.
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Well...while the intentions are there - with existing hard infrastructure - the biggest obstacles are the soft infrastructure, the institutions. Institutions are non-permitting when it comes to innovations to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Theoretically, we can discuss on their inability to reward innovators (in the form of patents etc)- while in addition in reality, gate-keeping is one of the obstacles of innovation. For example, individuals who own transport facilities (trucks etc) would be against the idea of adopting rail transportation to protect their purses.
Secondly, the sunk-cost fallacy of the individuals deter them from accepting innovative initiatives. The mentality of being comfortable with what they have learnt over time and the fear of being a novice in new initiatives deters individuals to push for the latter.
