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 The mission of the Roads & Highways group is to build identity and cohesiveness among staff; promote communications between staff to facilitate team building, professionalism and sharing of experience between regions; make staff aware of good practice through training courses and study tours; support training for borrowers in key areas identified by staff; and provide a world-class knowledge base.
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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Technical Notes. The purpose of the ITS Technical Notes is to introduce Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to decision makers and planners in developing countries. It also aims to increase their awareness of both the benefits of and prerequisites of ITS.
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Guidelines for Roadside Stations and Pilot Studies. These guidelines are intended for people engaged in social development in developing countries and
are interested in michinoeki (roadside stations) as a development tool, and for those who already plan to
use michinoeki.
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Public-Private Options for Developing, Operating, and Maintaining Highways: A Toolkit for Policymakers.
The toolkit provides hands-on advice for creating an analytical framework that would support local policymakers in assessing different contracting, regulatory, and funding options for engaging the private sector in road development, operation, and maintenance.
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Global Road Safety Partnership
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) knowledge base summarizes key information for policy makers and practitioners about road safety. It will assist them in the development of effective road safety interventions which can reduce road crashes and minimize the adverse impacts these crashes have on social and economic development, health services, law enforcement and transport systems. It includes relevant statistics, selected references and useful links to additional information and websites.
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