PUSTRAL UGM is a research center for transportation and regional development. Its commitment is supported by excellent quality of researches from various disciplinary which are the main assets to answer the problems and challenges in transportation and regional development. PRESSING ISSUES TKC IFGRTD TWIKI BOARD SAFETY SPF PROJECT (2005) TAU PROJECT (2007) Mirror site: Site 1: www.pustral-ugm.org Site 2: www.pustral.ugm.ac.id

TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS IN INDONESIA     2006 2007 RAILWAY 24 cases AIR TRANSPORT 24 cases SEA TRANSPORT 17 cases   [ Home ] [ About Pustral UGM ] [ Who We Are ] [ Research ] [ Download ] [ Links ] [ Contact ]   TRANSPORTATION SAFETY  Safety is the utmost important aspect of transportation. Nowadays, threats from traffic accident is equal to major disease casualties and even it has been predicted as the leading cause of death in the world if not managed properly. In Asia Pacific, 1.5 million died and 5 million injured annually due to traffic accident. These figures make the country loss 2-4 % of its GDP.  In Indonesia , the estimated loss of Rp 42 trillion (2002) shows that safety management is far from adequate. In ASEAN, Indonesia position in safety management, is number 9 out of 10 and declining further without clear actions. [ more - in bahasa ] TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION PRACTICES IN ASEAN MEMBER STATES This website will regularly report the development of the Tau Project, a technology assessment project for universal service obligation in telecommunication practices in ASEAN member states. This project also aim to provide a recommendation of USO implementation in various countries in the region. [ more ]