On 1 December, APRSO, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bhutan Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, brought together 30+ government agency representatives, private sector, and development partners for the first Bhutan Safe Systems Road Safety Workshop.

The workshop was opened by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport and ADB’s Country Director and included an incredible range of committed participants from:

• Asian Development Bank
• Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority
• Department of Clinical Services, National Medical Services
• Department of Human Settlement, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
• Department of Planning, Budget, and Performance, Ministry of Finance
• Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
• Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Finance
• Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan
• Thimphu Thromde
• Traffic Division, Royal Bhutan Police
• Transport Regulation Division, BCTA
• UN Development Programme
• World Bank

The workshop focused on a review and validation of initial findings of a Safe System Maturity Assessment, which utilizes the global best practice tool developed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) (https://lnkd.in/gE-U9fpH) and will help inform future support for road safety measures in Bhutan.