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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Transport Division

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Transport Division

Europe – Asia transport integration challenges:

Competitiveness of transport and the development of transport

servicesEva Molnar

January 17 - 2012

Jean-Claude Schneuwly

Slide 22UNECE - Transport Division

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UNECE for efficient, safe and environmentally

friendly transport



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UNECE - Centre for Transport Agreements

UN Transport Conventions and Agreements per country



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Socio-economic analysis, guidance in PPP and

development of common criteria.

Infrastructure agreements, trade and border crossing

facilitation.

Support to investment planning at regional level. Attention to land-locked

countries.

Sharing best practices. Statistical database.

Support in target setting.

Vienna Conventions. International agreements concerning transport of

dangerous goods.

Vehicle regulations

Technical regulations for inland vessels

ForFITS

THE PEP

Transport for Sustainable Development and Economic Integration

Transport Trends and Economics (WP. 5)

World Forum for Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

THE PEP –Transport, Health and Environment. Pan-European Programme.

Committee on Economic Competition and Innovation (CECI)

WP on transport of dangerous goods

Inland Waterway transport (SC.3 and WP.3)

Working Party on Railway Transport (SC.2)

Road Safety Forum (WP. 1)

Customs and Transport (WP.30)

Trade Committee (CT)CEFACT Committee

Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5)Access

Affordability

Safety

Environment

UNECE Legal Instruments and standards

UNECE Analytical work and Capacity building

UNECE Governance structure



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Uzbekistan through the eyes of transport



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Where is Uzbekistan?

• 29th – FIDE ranking

• 102nd – UNDP HDI (169)

• 166th – WB DB (183)

• 107th – LPI (155)



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But do we have the right indicators?But do we have the right indicators?

Gap Gap analysisanalysis



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Audit report: Gap analysis results

World Competitiveness Index

WB Logistics

Performance Index

The Global Competitiveness Report

Lisbon Scorecard

Logistik Indikator (GER)

EU Regional

Competitiveness Index

PMG Supply Chain Benchmark

Holland Int. Distribution Council

United States: Transportation Performance

Index

Public sector

European Competitiveness Index

The Regional Comp. Index of Croatia

Eurochambres Atlas of Reg. Comp.

Micro‐level

Meso‐level

Macro‐level

SCAR

LOG4SMEs

Supply Chain Operations Reference Model

Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Metrics

WB Doing Business

Indicator

Private sector

• Provides theoretical background and assesses the existing practices used for benchmarking.

• Covers private and public sector, academic and non-academic methodologies.• Identifies gaps in the existing literature.

Missing benchmarking

systems for the meso-level

T Indicators based on conclusion 5-9 in part II

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Acc. to inf.

Env. perf.

Soc. resp

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Mathematical model that reduces the dimensions.

Sub-scores AIR MARI-

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Aggregation

Final one-dimensional indicator.

Transport Performance Indicator

Transport and Competitiveness



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TPI: TPI: benefitsbenefits for for GovernmentsGovernments

• Harmonized information, description, and consensus, • Scientifically based methodology which will assess supply

chain challenges for transport with the possibility to: • Assess transport’s contribution to national competitiveness, • Understand its role in global supply chains,• Develop an integrated strategy for national supply chain market,• Assess and provide results integrating different transport modes, • Provide analytical tools to be used for further analysis (ex: assess country’s

capacity as logistics or transit hub; benchmark country with other countries using same and objective parameters)

• Assess the degree of technology penetration in transportation networks and supply chain markets,

• Assess capacity of different supply chain sub-markets (knowledge of cargoes, transit limits)



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What has the Silk Road taught us?

Past:• Costly and time consuming B/Cs and transit • Not always Rule of law – strong leadership• Passable roads and the Caravan Serai services

Today:competitive logistics services• Growing commitment for change

Common heritage: Silk Road



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Options for increasing competitiveness

Continue the current path

• Instruments in place• Investment plans in

place• Progressive

improvement

Big Bang change• Seamless border

crossings, efficient transit

• Real-time procedures thanks to e-docs

• High quality services in logistics centers along the whole route



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DO WE HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT?



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Central Asia: land bridge between Europe and Asia

• Old and new competition with the maritime sector



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Big Bang or progressive

• Uzbekistan Vision for 2030• Integrate with the multilateral legal framework

– eg e-CMR, unified railway law• Improve B/C and transit performance• Decrease behind the border barriers• Continue investments in infrastructure (EATL)

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