The road safety data coordinators of the Ibero-American Road Safety Program – OISEVI – meet in Costa Rica
From June 10 to 12, representatives from a total of 17 countries in the Ibero-American region discussed good practices and technical aspects of data collection on road accidents. The meetings took place in San José at the offices of the Costa Rican Road Safety Council (COSEVI), the country that currently holds the presidency, and were led by the Technical Secretariat of the Program, held by Spain.
This is a meeting of national experts held annually within the OISEVI Program, which aims to consolidate technical cooperation in the field of statistics on road accidents as well as to standardize indicators. The purpose of this cooperation is to obtain accurate and quality data that allow an objective analysis of the safety situation on public roads, serving as a basis for the development of road policies and for the drafting of the XI Ibero-American Road Safety Report.
In addition to the national experts from each of the 12 member countries of OISEVI, the Program's presidency, the Technical Unit and experts from 5 invited countries also participated in this meeting. International organizations such as WHO, PAHO, the World Bank and IRAP were also present, participating and supporting the efforts and achievements of the Program as a tool for improving road safety throughout the region.
The opening ceremony on June 10 was led by the Costa Rican Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), Mauricio Batalla, who expressly praised and thanked the efforts of the member countries to fight against the scourge of road accidents. For her part, Cindy Coto, executive director of COSEVI and president of the Program, declared that this meeting has great technical capabilities and that is what generates road safety, thus defending the role of OISEVI, and expressed the desire to want all data and inputs to be translated into road safety.
During the three-day meeting, various topics were addressed, such as information systems, the situation in the Ibero-American region within the framework of the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023, the importance of speed management, microdata, performance indicators and the exchange of examples of good national practices in road safety.
