In this last 2020 edition of the iRAP Training and Accreditation e-newsletter you will see: Upcoming webinar series in Spanish: World Bank and iRAP helping save lives in Latin America – BIGRS 2020-25 New Establishing and Developing an iRAP Programme in your country...
Latest News
Crash and iRAP Star Rating data now linked in DRIVER
Road crash data, iRAP Star Ratings and recommended countermeasures to improve infrastructure safety can now be simultaneously explored on relevant road networks thanks to a World Bank DRIVER enhancement project. The Data for Road Incident Visualization, Evaluation,...
Safety of Uruguay Pulp Mill access road assessed
The safety of a 10km access road travelled by United Paper Mills (UPM) workers in Uruguay will be assessed for safety as part of an iRAP Strategic Project in association with the Automobile Club of Uruguay (ACU). UPM is planning the construction of a plant nursery, in...
Malaysian Highway Authority sets KPI for iRAP and improvements on five highways a year
Photo by Satyam Gupta, Pexels The Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA), in addition to conventional safety assessments, now requires all concession companies to undertake improvements based on iRAP recommendations, with a KPI target for 5 highways per year to initiate...
10 Multilaterial Development Banks unite to increase commitment to road safety
In a joint statement, 10 of the world's largest MDBs commit to an ambitious and integrated approach to road safety. The MDBs also welcome the global call for ambitious road safety action, international cooperation and multilateralism to achieve the UN Sustainable...
ADB Scaling Up Innovative Road Safety in 7 Countries
iRAP and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have recently completed a 4-year project to scale up innovative road safety operations in 7 countries. With impact in China, Fiji, Lao, Maldives, Mongolia, Pakistan and Vietnam, the project has involved the Star Rating...
NEW webinar series: World Bank and iRAP helping save lives in Latin America – BIGRS 2020-25
Invitation to attend the webinar series: World Bank and iRAP helping save lives in Latin America - BIGRS 2020-25 DATES: 02, 03, 09 & 10 December TIME: 9.00 AM (UTC -5)Free of charge Please note this webinar will be delivered in Spanish Speakers include: ...
Serie de seminários web: Banco Mundial e IRAP ayudando a salvar vidas en América Latina – BIGRS 2020-25
Serie de seminarios web: Banco Mundial e IRAP ayudando a salvar vidas en América Latina - BIGRS 2020-25 Descripción: El Fondo Mundial de Seguridad Vial (GRSF) del Banco Mundial se asocia con iRAP para mejorar la seguridad vial en el marco de la Iniciativa de...
Can your AI skills help iRAP prevent road death and injury?
Join the iRAP and Omdena Challenge preventing road crashes and saving lives https://omdena.com/projects/ai-road-safety/ AI-based solutions to map crash risk and generate iRAP star rating attribute data will be the focus of a great new partnership as part of the Omdena...
Coffee and Connect brings RAP Leads together to save lives
57 Road Assessment Programme Leads from 34 countries joined iRAP’s first Coffee and Connect session today to share experiences and resources, and foster partnerships and friendships for success. Attendees heard from world-leading RAPs BrazilRAP, IndiaRAP and EuroRAP...