Road User Charging Conference

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Road User Charging Conference #newsletter on LinkedIn – an exclusive monthly digest of key international developments for those in the business of user-financed #transportation, including #tolling, #pricing and #roadusagecharging. Enjoy the read!

“Other nations have already begun to introduce #roadpricing models successfully, and we should be learning from them," said Sir John Armitt, chairman of the UK’s National Infrastructure Commission. And the #UK, among so many others, can – at Akabo Media's global series of Road User Charging Conferences in #Brussels, #Miami, #AbuDhabi and #Singapore! Each of these events bring together key public and private sector stakeholders from countries across the world to share their experiences of how user-financed transportation models – including #tolling, #pricing, and #roadusercharging – can replace traditional #funding mechanisms and enhance #transportation #infrastructure, improve #roadsafety, reduce #traffic #congestion and support wider #sustainability initiatives and #decarbonisation efforts. Attend a Road User Charging Conference in 2025 and learn from nations that have already successfully rolled out user-financed transportation models to improve their road networks in the face of declining #fuelduty and #vehicleexciseduty revenues caused by increasingly fuel-efficient vehicles and continued uptake of #electricvehicles. Learn more at about all four events at https://lnkd.in/erQZvWMB and contact at john.thornton@akabomedia.co.uk and ross.sturley@akabomedia.co.uk to have a conversation about how these highly focused #conferences can help you to bolster your knowledge and make invaluable connections. Read more about the UK's potential road pricing future in City Transport & Traffic Innovation Magazine: https://lnkd.in/eTVp3sgt

It was truly a pleasure to chair Road User Charging Conference #AsiaPacific 2024 in #Singapore this week, where we gathered insights from a stellar array of public and private-sector #transportation experts across the region, including #India, #Indonesia, #Maylasia, #Bangladesh, the #Philippines, #Australia, #Azerbaijan, #Vietnam, and beyond! Indeed, the diversity of perspectives and approaches to user-fianced transportation made the event a true hub of knowledge-sharing, as well as one tailor-made for generating new and interesting business leads. Some of the key themes explored over the last two days included the integration of next-generation #mobility solutions, the role of #RUC and #pricing in enabling #sustainabletransport, and how different regions are addressing the challenges of environmental #sustainability, #roadsafety and #interoperability. A particularly important focus was on #legislation and #financing models. Many of this year’s speakers discussed how their countries are navigating complex #regulatoryframeworks to enable the adoption of #tolling and #roadusagecharging systems, and how #assetmonetisation models, such as #PPPs, are emerging as a vital component in implementing and scaling these initiatives. The need for clear legislative direction and sustainable financial structures was a recurring theme across many of the sessions. And while #APAC very much remains an emerging market in the realm of user-financed transportation, it is one undoubtedly full of potential. One has only to observe what’s happening in India, with its transition to #GNSS-based toiling, to appreciate the scale of the opportunity. And yet, the challenges in a number of Asia Pacific countries are undeniable and significant - ranging from legislative readiness and technological implementation to financing limitations and dire road safety issues. I look forward to seeing how the insights and collaboration from this year’s #conference may help the APAC region overcome some of these barriers and unlock future #innovations when the event returns to Singapore on October 01-02, 2025! #RUCAPAC24 #RUCAPAC25

And to finish off, we have a panel session focussed on safety on toll roads. The panel features Elly Sinaga, President - Indonesia Road Safety Partnership and iskandar hamid, Senior Research Officer - Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research. It's been a fantastic two days here in Singapore, we're already looking forward to Road User Charging Conference Asia Pacific 2025! See you there! #rucapac24

Day two continues with D M Ghius Malik, Deputy Traffic Engineer - Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, who gave a really interesting presentation about Balgadesh road user charging schemes. #rucapac24

Our last speaker before lunch was Philip James Maluping, Section Chief, Traffic Engineering Division - Department of Public Works and Highways, Manila. He covered the development and challenges of toll roads in the Philippines, and talked about how significant growth in the Philippines' toll road network is supported by extensive ongoing and planned projects #rucapac24

Our first panel session of day two featured Reni Fatimatuz Zahro, Project Appraisal Specialist - Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF) and Shamil Muzaffarli, CFA, Chief Advisor - The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport Azerbaijan. They focussed on sustainability in the tolling sector and how it can be achieved. Interesting stuff on how tolls help authorities meet demands for sustainable infrastructure. #rucapac24

Next up at Road User Charging Conference Asia Pacific is Boris Wagner, BU TSE Head/BU Traffic TSE Sales, Vitronic - ITIS Holding talking about a sustainable path for the future of mobility. #rucapac24 #tolling #mobility #sustainability

First up on today's programme at Road User Charging Conference Asia Pacific is Dr Zafar Khan, Joint Chief Executive Officer - Highways Infrastructure Trust talking about India's FASTag programme and how it is transforming tolling. #rucapac24

And we are under way for day two of Road User Charging Conference Asia Pacific. John Thornton in the chair, welcomes delegates to our exciting programme for the day! #rucapac24