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Table 9: Breakdown of target indicators into measurement unit and responsible bodies
(some examples)
Target
indicators
Source of
information
Measurement
unit
Responsible
body
2014
(Baseline)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The average travel
time between cities-
hubs in the same
direction as a result
of road projects
Departmental
Data
Hours
MNP, JSC
Kazavtozhol 26 115 115 115 110 105 90
The proportion of
paid self-sufficient
national roads
Departmental
Data
%
MNP, JSC
Kazavtozhol
1 4 25 27
Increase the speed
of transit trains
from China to
Europe through the
territory of the
Republic of
Kazakhstan
JSC
"Kazavtozhol"
Km/day MNP 930 950 980 1010 1050
Most of these indicators are output indicators that define the direct results to be achieved. The
responsible bodies have the autonomy to organize operations to achieve the agreed targets.
3.1.6. Data Collection Method
National statistics and data collection in Kazakhstan is the responsibility of the Agency of the
Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics (ARKS), which is part of the Ministry of National Economy.
The agency is responsible to provide the Kazakh government, business and individuals with
reliable and accurate statistics, even though it is unclear whether this is the case for the
transport sector related data. There is no information available on how the data is collected,
most likely by conducting household surveys. It is very likely that the transport data used in NTI
planning in Kazakhstan is not adequate nor being collected efficiently and analysed effectively
(Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, 2018).
There is also no information on which transport model is applied to estimate ridership forecasts
based on which the transport plans of Kazakhstan are formulated. The Ministry for Investment
and Development (2018) did confirm that a comprehensive land use and transport data
collection takes place periodically.
3.1.7. Monitoring System
The implementation of the Program is monitored annually by the Ministry of National Economy
on the basis of the reports of other relevant governmental agencies, in which the following
points are of importance:
26 JSC Kazavthozhol is the national road authority primarily focused on developing, improving and operating the republican
road traffic network.