Transport corridor management during emergencies, focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
The promotion of a digital transport corridor and its effective management during emergencies were discussed at an online seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat from 6 to 7 July 2022.
The objective of the two-day seminar was to highlight best practices of the OSCE participating States in ensuring sustainable transport and logistics chains during emergencies. The event also facilitated discussions on key developments in the expansion of international freight transportation in Central Asia and the Caspian region.
The seminar brought together representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Railway, Air, Road, and Maritime and River Transport Agencies and other state institutions and non-governmental organizations.
The event was facilitated by three international experts who emphasized the role of digital transport corridors in ensuring sustainable transport and logistics chains during and after emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrated the digital transformation of data and documents exchange and shared experiences of multimodal digital transport corridor Black Sea - Baltic Sea.
The experts briefed participants on trends and developments in the digitalization of road transport and information exchange in light of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global logistics and transportation systems. They also familiarized participants with new standards for digitalization of data exchange and UN specialized tools for international multimodal transport.
“Ensuring the efficiency of transport networks, developing digitalized transport system and promoting good governance at border crossings support trade facilitation process and the just in time supply chain approach, required by the internationally competitive system, which has been particularly relevant for land-locked countries,” said Ivana Markovic-Boskovic.
“The OSCE offers comparative advantages, expertise and added value, aimed at capacity-building, exchange of best practices, raising awareness, and enhancing the transport dialogue among the OSCE participating States,” added Markovic-Boskovic, referring to the OSCE Ministerial Council Decision on future transport dialogue in the OSCE.