The Asian Transport Observatory (ATO) continues to strengthen its role as a regional knowledge platform, contributing to global efforts to improve transport data and analysis. At a recent meeting hosted by the Research on Infrastructure in Developing Economies (RIDE) initiative in London, discussions focused on the development of a Transport Global Intelligence System (TGIS)—an emerging concept aimed at linking existing platforms, improving interoperability, and addressing persistent data gaps across the transport sector.

The presentation highlighted the scale of transport challenges in Asia and the Pacific—including significant infrastructure investment needs, gaps in access, and rising emissions—and positioned ATO as a platform addressing these through structured data systems, policy tracking, and analytical outputs. It showcased ATO’s national and urban databases, covering over seven hundred indicators sourced from official and secondary datasets, as well as its growing policy database with over twelve thousand identified policy measures across countries in the Asian region.

In the context of TGIS, ATO emphasized the importance of building on existing platforms, improving interoperability, and translating data into actionable insights for planning, policy, and investment. The presentation underscored ATO’s role in linking data with decision-making, contributing to a more coordinated and practical global transport intelligence system.

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