Governance of Transport Corridors in OIC Member States:
Challenges, Cases and Policy Lessons
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We distinguish four levels of transport governance, these are; information exchange; coordination;
cooperation and integration. These levels and the characteristics for the defined corridor governance
domains are presented i
Table 2.9 Levels of transport corridor governance
Governance
domains
Information
exchange
Coordination Cooperation Integration
1. Corridor
objectives and
political
support
Identifying
common
objectives among
participants.
Broadly defined
objectives and
laid down in non-
legally binding
fashion.
Objectives
defined in more
detail and
concrete plans for
corridor
management.
Defining broad
range of specific
objectives and
management
principles.
2. Legal
framework
Weak and
developing in
terms of bilateral
and sub-regional
agreements.
Maturing, with
focus on
harmonization of
regulations and
standards.
Further
developed, with
mutual
recognition
(inspections,
certificates, etc).
A common and
integrated legal
basis.
3. Institutional
framework
Developing, for
example joint
working groups,
regional
workshops.
Developing, more
formal structures,
for example
observatories.
Further
developed, for
example corridor
coordination
committees.
Integrated, for
example corridor
authorities with
responsibility for
the full corridor.
4. Infrastructure:
financing,
planning and
programming
Informing, no
dedicated funds
available.
Increased
coordination,
joint projects.
More cooperation
and increased
corridor
perspective,
emerging of joint
earmarked funds.
Integrated
planning and
prioritization,
dedicated funds
available.
5. Corridor
performance
monitoring
and
dissemination
Selected data is
exchanged, no
standards or
formats.
More coordinated
effort in
exchanging data,
with more
harmonized
standards
Further
integration, for
example in joint
publications.
Integrated
systems for data
collection and
management and
publication.
6. Corridor
promotion
and
stakeholder
consultation
Little promotion,
mainly to identify
key stakeholders
to set up corridor
governance
model.
Joint promoting
and attracting
more stakeholder
support for
corridor
development.
Establishing
institution for
promotion and
stakeholders
approach.
Advanced
institutions for
promotion and
making sure
stakeholders
meet regularly.
7. Capacity
building:
technical
assistance and
studies
Studies to
establish corridor
objective.
Coordinating
studies, but
mostly national.
Cooperative
studies and
establishing
institution for
technical
assistance.
Studies published
regularly and
dedicated
institution for
technical
assistance.
Source: consortium.
Describing the typical contents of the seven transport governance domains for each of the four
governance levels, as done i is an important part of this study. Based on the description of
the governance domains for the four levels, a number of governance archetypes can be defined, as
presented below (including leading principles):