The Second ESCAP Expert Group Meeting on Digital Transformation of Railway and Multimodal Transport in North and Central Asia and Capacity building Workshop on Digital Transformation took place on 26 – 27 April 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and online with pa

At the Expert Group Meeting, ESCAP Secretariat gave overview of the project “New technologies and digital transformation for more resilient and competitive railway operations”; draft Strategy on accelerating rail digital transformation; and Subregional inventory of national policies, strategies and programmes on digitalization of railway and multimodal transport in North and Central Asia. Representatives of Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan presented national perspectives and initiatives on digitalization of transport and discussed draft policy recommendations.

At the Capacity Building Workshop, several international organizations (Eurasian Economic Commission, OSJD, UNECE, UNCTAD, PS IGC TRACECA, DDC) presented good practices on transport digitalization. PS IGC TRACECA representative elaborated on TRACECA Digital Concept and highlighted examples of initiatives supported by TRACEСA such as digitalization of transport documents and the work on suggested pilot project on use of electronic CIM/SMGS railway consignment note along selected TRACECA routes.

At the joint session organized with the International Council of Trans-Eurasian Transportation (CCTT) the vision on digitalization of railway and multimodal transport with participation of railway operators.
 
Representatives of different government authorities involved into digital development of railway and multimodal transport, customs and digital development, as well as transport industry associations representatives participated at the meeting as well.

 
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In relation to 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP secretariat is implementing a project on “New technologies and digital transformation in support of more resilient and competitive railway operations in North and Central Asia”.

The main objective of the project is to assist participating member States in reducing inefficiencies which impede cross-border railways transport operations, introduce advanced solutions of rail and multimodal transport operations involving railway transport, which could contribute to increase of railways’ share in the international transport of goods. The project also aims at improving resilience of transport networks and operations to disruptive developments in North and Central Asia.

More details on this event are available at:
https://www.unescap.org/events/2023/second-expert-group-meeting-and-capacity-building-workshop-digital-transformation#