Singapore Tourism

Monday, April 21, 2008 - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Singapore, Central Singapore

Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)-Asia is a partnership between the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA, CITYNET and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) which aims to help developing world cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and targeted work with particular cities.

Sustainable Urban Transportation (SUT) 2008 addresses pressing transportation issues through insightful discussions on transportation policy frameworks and country-specific case studies. Track into the future with the latest Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Transport.

Demand Management (TDM) and technological tools to develop a long term sustainable urban transportation that perpetuates financial and social growth without compromising the environment further. Challenges such as traffic congestion, transport interconnectivity and air pollution impede growth and development for financial sustainability. This cutting-edge mobility conference gathers policy makers, industry leaders and key institutions to formulate strategies to address concerns for future continuation of economic growth through sustainable networks.

Event Features & Highlights:

GTZ, Energy Foundation China and Shandong University will jointly organize a 2-day training course on Mass Transit and BRT Planning in Jinan on April 24-25, 2008. The event will be hosted by Shandong University of Jinan and is part of the SUMA project developed together with CAI-Asia and other partners. The training will cover planning steps of a Mass Transit / Bus Rapid Transit project from its conception to its final implementation and inauguration. Resource persons for the course will include Mr Paulo Custodio (Brazil), Prof Jason Chang (China) and Mr Carlosfelipe Pardo (Colombia). There will be half day tour through Jinan’s BRT system on April 25, 2008 morning. Expected participants to the course are policymakers, planners and engineers from Chinese cities or other interested parties. There are only 35 vacancies for the course, which will be filled up as registrations are received. The registration deadline is 10 April 2008. Course details (program, registration) will be updated during March in this webs.

Event Themes:

1. Balancing Infrastructure Investments with Commercial Interests
2. Urban Transport Development Part 1: Surging Population , Maximizing Mobility
3. Urban Transport Development Part 2: Connectivity of Transportation Network
4. Risk Management in Transit Network
5. Going Green & Sustainable Development

Key Speakers:

1. Mesra Eza , Assistant Deputy of Infrastructure & Regional Development The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesia
2. Dr Hyun-Gun Sung , Professor of Dept of Metropolitan & Urban Transportation The Korea Transport Institute, Korea
3. Ireson Tan Kim Leong , Head of Programme Management LTA Academy, Singapore
4. Dr. Kim Gyeng-Chul , Director of Department of Urban Transit Seoul Development Institute, Korea
5. Nguyen Van Thach , Deputy General Director of International Relations Department Ministry of Transport, Vietnam
6. Choundhury Rudra Charan Mohanty , Environment Programme Coordinator United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Japan

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