Bangkok--17 Mar--Asian Institute of Technology
Ten engineers and transport officials from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea participated in a UNESCAP-supported training program on “Road Safety and Traffic Management” at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from 10 February – 6 March 2014. The participants came from the Ministry of Land and Environment and the Institute of Road Design, DPRK.
Speaking at the concluding function of the four-week training program on 6 March 2014, Mr. Kim Tae Gill, Deputy Director-General, Road Construction and Management Department, Ministry of Land and Environment Protection, DPR Korea stated that their team is committed to the “sustainable development of road construction and management in Asia.” UNESCAP and AIT can play an important role in enhancing cooperation between countries in Asia, he added.
The training focused on imparting knowledge on traffic management, road safety audit, hazardous locations treatment, road safety design, intersection design and traffic signs. The five-module program included a visit to Bangkok’s Traffic Control Center and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Mr. Irfan Rahim, Chief of Transport Infrastructure, UNESCAP, thanked AIT for successfully running the program, stating that this training would contribute to the overall development of technical expertise on road safety and traffic management in DPRK. Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Executive Director, AIT Extension, and Mr. Fazle Karim, Head of Information Technology and Engineering, AIT Extension, thanked UNESCAP and all participants.
UNESCAP experts associated with the program included Mr. Abdul Quium from the Transport Division and Mr. Bong Seok So of the Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division.
DPR Korea is one of the countries participating in the Asian Highway (AH), which is a joint project being implemented among countries in Asia and Europe and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).