MEDIA RELEASE EMBARGO: September 12, 2023 6am EST, 11am UK time, 5pm Vietnam, 8pm Brisbane Download full media release here Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools and AiRAP partnerships will be scaled up to provide 3-star or better...
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ThaiRAP nationwide and Bangkok assessments underway
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G20 leaders gather armed with appeal for safer roads investment to save lives
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Second NEOM training builds capacity for 5-star roads in world’s first cognitive city
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What makes a 3-star or better school journey?
Every four minutes, a child dies in a traffic crash around the world. Many others are permanently injured. Children walking to school are particularly vulnerable. In many countries, most crashes involving children happen within 500m from the school, many of them at...