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The Strategic Plan is set
by the WRA Executive Committee every four years. This follows
progress reports on the previous four years' work at the World
Road Congress and a consideration of the most important aspects
of roads/road transport concerning member governments.
The 2004-2007 Strategic Plan can be found at http://www.piarc.org/en/strategic_plan/
- The new Strategic Plan highlights four themes
representing the most important areas for development
internationally. These themes are:
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Strategic Theme 1: Governance and Management of the Road System
The goal of strategic Theme 1 is to improve the governance and management of road administration in the provision of road systems in accordance with international best practice. This theme has 4 Technical Committees. |
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Strategic Theme 2: Sustainable Mobility
The goal of Strategic Theme 2 is to encourage the development of road transport policies and programmes that result in beneficial community outcomes for sustainable and safe mobility in economic, environmental and social terms, and take full account of the need for integration with other transport modes. This theme has 5 Technical Committees. |
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Strategic Theme 3: Safety and Road Operations
The goal of Strategic Theme 3 is to improve the safe and efficient use of the road system, including the movement of people and goods on the road network, while effectively managing the risks associated with road transport operations and the natural environment. This Theme has 4 Technical Committees. |
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Strategic Theme 4: Quality of Road Infrastructure
The goal of Strategic Theme 4 is to improve the quality of
road infrastructure through effective management of road infrastructure assets
in accordance with user expectations and managers' requests.
This theme has 5 Technical Committees.
This Committee has various goals and potential outputs concerning the update of Terminology used by PIARC. These include, updating and circulating the PIARC electronic dictionary and Lexicon, updating Internet and Terminological services and developing tools to assist translation.
Whilst not linked to a specific theme each Technical Committee must appoint one terminology correspondent in order to revise terminological information and/or transmit specialized vocabulary in their areas of expertise.
In addition there are 4 commissions with varying roles and responsibilities.
Communications Commission
The Communications Commission is responsible for the
development of a communications policy and a communications strategy for
PIARC in accordance with its mission vision and values, and for their
oversight and implementation. The commission also has direct responsibility
for the Editorial Committee of Routes Roads magazine and the Committee on Terminology.
The commission is responsible for PIARC's formal strategic planning
process through which it shall oversee the development and implementation of PIARC'S
work programme in accordance with its Vision Mission and Values.
The Commission is responsible for developing and overseeing
the implementation of a financial strategy for PIARC. The committee is also responsible
for supervising the accounting system of the organisation, allocating funds and making
recommendations on financial matters.
The Commission is responsible for development of the Technological
Exchanges and development policy and a technological exchanges and development strategy
for PIARC in accordance with its vision mission and values. |
Each Strategic Theme has a Co-ordinator, a high-profile expert
in the given area. Progress on the work programme for each Theme
will be presented to Congress in the form of Activity Reports
of the Technical Committees. A session on each theme at the
Congress will include papers from acknowledged experts in the
area and presentations on particular aspects of the work.
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