Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are killed in car accidents. For example, over 1.2 million people were killed in road traffic accidents around the world in 2003 according to a report published by the World Health Organization and the World Bank, another 50 million may be left injured by crashes annually. These numbers are expected to increase by about 60% in the next few years unless a drastic change in the design of the highway is performed. This talk addresses the latest trends to improve the highways’ infrastructure by incorporating the information and communications technologies (ICT). The talk will also highlight the major challenges and obstacles that should be abolished to enable the adoption of ICT based technologies.

Speaker(s): Dr. Arafat Al-Dweik,

Location:
Room: Training Room Hall 1
Society of Engineers – Headquarters
Al Mamzar
Dubai, United Arab Emirates