PROGRAMME FOR THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS AND THE SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSPORT

Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Transport and Communications.

6 March 2002
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wednesday 6 March 2002

Morning TRANSPORT SYMPOSIUM

9 h 00 - 9 h 15 Opening
9 h 15 - 9 h 30 Overview of African on going initiatives to develop transport infrastructure and services in Africa (ECA)
9 h 30 - 9 h 50 Transportation issues along West Africa corridors: Practical case from an operator (N'Guessan N'guessan, Consultant, Director of INCOTRANS - International Trade and Transport)
9 h 50 - 10 h 10 Transportation cost in Africa (John Hine from Transport Research Laboratory, United Kingdom)
10 h 10 - 10 h 25 Coffee/Tea break
10 h 25 - 11 h 10 Discussions
11 h 10 - 11 h 30
Transport infrastructure and policy issues (Nigel Ings, 
Programme Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy
(SSATP) 
11 h 30 - 12 h 20 - Private sector participation in infrastructure and services (Anil Bhandari, World Bank)
- Experiences of Asia (John Moon, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP))
12 h 20 - 13 h 00 Discussions
Afternoon
14 h 30 - 15 h 00 Opening of the twelfth Conference of African Ministers of Transport and Communication
- Statement - Chairman of the 11th Conference Minister, Arab Republic of Egypt)
- Statement - Economic Commission for Africa
15h 00- 17 h 00 Presentation and discussions on the report of the Experts on the final evaluation of UNTACDA II and the Way Forward as successor arrangement of UNTACDA II
17 h 00 - 17 h30 Any other business and closure of the meeting