many social and environment adverse impacts,
especially with regard to the road sector. Given
that the issues in sustainable development
are expected to remain at the forefront of the
development agenda beyond 2015, transport
policymakers, need to consider how future
development in the highway sector can promote
more sustainable and inclusive development in
the region.
The secretariat continues to provide
assistance to member countries in establishing
sustainable transport systems. In this regard, a
regional expert group meeting on policy options for
sustainable transport development was organised
in November 2013 in Incheon, Republic of Korea,
to share experiences for sustainable transport
development.
The secretariat is continuing to promote the
use of the emission assessment model known
as ForFITS (For Future Inland Transport Systems)
to evaluate mitigation policy options developed
through a United Nations Development Account
project. In this respect, the model was presented
to members of Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation
during its second Carbon Footprint Workshop,
which was held in Kunming, China, on May 20,
2014.
Intelligent transpor t systems are a
combination of technologies based on the new
capabilities offered by modern information
and communications technologies (ICT). The
deployment of intelligent transport systems
allows improved traffic management, more
fluid traffic flows and higher levels of safety and
security. They include telematics and all types of
communications in vehicles, between vehicles
and between vehicles and infrastructure. Typically,
intelligent transport systems can address traffic
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