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International Seminar "Performance and Governance of Road and Transport Administrations"

23-24 September, Arusha (Tanzania)

This International Seminar was organized in cooperation with the Technical Committee 1.1 "Performance of Transport Administrations" of World Road Association, the African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) and the United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Works.

Preparatory Documents for the International Seminar

The International Seminar attended by more than 130 delegates with diverse professional backgrounds such as the World Bank, academia and public and private enterprise, from more than 30 countries. The seminar's theme The performance and governance of roads and transport administrations explored five sub themes: organisation structures, performance of administrations, performance management frameworks, governance and anti-corruption.

In the context of a post-global financial crisis economy, transport and road agencies are under increasing pressure to deliver more with less government investment, find efficiency savings and achieve the best value for money services. These challenges are driving the pursuit of optimal organisation structures and governance arrangements, attracting and retaining the right skilled staff and private sector involvement in the construction and maintenance of infrastructure and services. As noted by the Deputy Minister for Works in the Government of Tanzania the Hon. Gerson Lwenge, poor governance of transport administrations can lead to inequality, slow down economic growth and creates greater opportunity for corruption to occur.

The aim of the seminar was to share knowledge and discuss best-practice approaches to governing and measuring the performance of transport administrations. The delegates gained a clear understanding of how good performance management can improve the effectiveness of roads for communities and stakeholders, the importance of communicating the agency's performance to the community and stakeholders and most importantly, a shared understanding of the future global direction of road and transport administrations.

The seminar was made up of six sessions, five discussions and 15 presentations, covering topics such as the structure of transport organisations, developing governance frameworks and performance indicators, and capturing data to support decision making. There were case studies of lessons learnt from other agencies and approaches such as the creation of transport super-agencies in Sweden and Australia. Survey respondents called for more case studies indicating that examining case-studies was one of the most valuable experiences for delegates.

Overall, the seminar was a great success. However, perhaps the real success of the seminar was providing a technical forum for people with diverse perspectives to exchange ideas, experiences and the corresponding successes and failures of different approaches to the challenges facing transport and road agencies. This is particularly significant for developing and transitioning economies, where transport is the pre-requisite for viable economic development and growth into the future.


International Seminar Program - 23-24 September 2013
"Performance and Governance of Road and Transport Organizations"

First day of the seminar (23 September)

Hour

Conferences

09:30
12:30

Opening Ceremony

Moderator: Brendan Nugent

Welcome Remarks
Joseph Haule, President Organising Committee (Tanzania)

Theme highlights and logistics
Brendan Nugent (Australia)

African Roads Maintenance Fund Association welcome
Sylvestre Kotchofa, President (Benin)

Association of Southern African National Road Agencies (ASANRA) welcome
Nelson Kundenga, President ASANRA (Zimbabwe)

World Road Association welcome
Brendan Nugent, Chair Technical Committee 1.1 (Australia)

Tanzania welcome and official opening
Hon. Gerson Lwenge (MP), Deputy Minister for Works (Tanzania)

Présentation du ministère tanzanien des Travaux publics
Eng. Joseph Nyamhanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Work (Tanzania)

Institutional Integrity
Mme Connie YEW, Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, USDOT (US)
M. Jonathan Spears, Technical Director Atkinsglobal (Dubai UAE)

UK Bribery Act 2010
Michael Carroll, Mouchel (United Kingdom)

12:30
14:00

Lunch

14:00
15:30

Organisation structures

Moderator: Mara Campbell, Missouri Department of Transport (US)

Increasing corporate capacity and skills
Alice Mathew, SANRAL (South Africa)

Effective structures for delivering organisational effectiveness
Jonathan Spears, Atkins (Dubai, UAE)

Moving to a super agency for Transport in Sweden
Dr. John Hulten, Swedish Transport Administration (Sweden)

15:30
16:00

Afternoon tea break for discussion and preparing questions

16:00
17:30

Return of the panel of speakers

18:00
21:00

Exhibition opening and welcome cocktails

Second day of the seminar (24 September)

Hour

Conferences

09:00
10:30

Delivery Effectiveness - Performance of Administrations

Moderator: Sylvestre Kotchofa, ARMFA A/President (Bénin)

Value for Money a regional perspective
Dr Anthony Mwanaumo, National Roads Fund (Zambia)

Innovation in Road and Transport Technology Solutions
Hagai Bishanga, Regional T2 Centre, ASANRA (Tanzania)

Claims in Road Construction - a tool
Dr Charles Balina, Balina Global Group (US)

10:30
11:00

Morning tea break for discussion and preparing questions

11:00
12:30

Return of the panel of speakers

12:30
14:00

Lunch

14:00
15:30

Performance Management Frameworks

Moderator: Alan Colegate, Main Roads Western Australia (Australia)

Comparative Performance within African regions - Asset Management techniques (PRESENTATION WAS WITHDRAWN)
Flossy Manyunya, ASANRA (Malawi)

Performance Based contracts in Tanzania
Chrispianus B. Ako, TANROADS (Tanzania)

World Bank - Commercialized management practices
Michael I Pinard and Camille Lima, World Bank - Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program

Collecting good data and using it in decision making
Sophia Tekie, Roads Authority of Namibia (Namibia)

15:30
16:00

Afternoon tea break for discussion and preparing questions

16:00
17:30

Return of the panel of speakers + Mara Campbell

19:30
22:30

Conference Dinner


Slideshow of the International Seminar in Arusha

  • Participants of the seminar

  • Registration of the seminar

  • Tribune of the seminar

  • Tribune of the seminar

  • Audience of the seminar

  •  Audience of the seminar

  •  Dinner of the seminar

  •  Dinner of the seminar