REGIONAL TRAFFIC SAFETY NETWORK (RETSNET)--TRANSFER AND APPLICATION OF KNOW-HOW AND BEST PRACTICE IN ROAD SAFETY-A PILOT PROJECT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
S Tim · 2001
This paper describes the Regional Traffic Safety Network (RetsNet) Pilot Project, which is concerned with technology transfer in the road safety sector. Five countries in Southern Africa are participating in the RetsNet Project: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The main goal of RetsNet, supported by and conducted in cooperation with Sweden, is to set up and test a variety of tools and methods to best communicate international knowledge for improving the level of safety in road transport. In particular, RetsNet aims to make increased use of modern information technology tools.