Efficient urban transport services play a crucial role in ensuring quality of life and meeting climate change and environmental goals. However, many countries face challenges in the provision of sustainable and efficient public transport services. Recent technological developments have brought new opportunities for competition and innovation, introducing new transport services into the market that could either complement or compete against traditional public transport.
In June 2022, the OECD held a roundtable that explored:
- aspects of governance and institutional framework, and the role of public and private operators in the definition of urban transport services;
- room for competition in the market and the impact of new technologies, such as Mobility as a Service, taking into account the possibilities for substitution and complementarity;
- challenges arising from competitive tendering. Delegates will discuss the factors that affect the intensity of competition at the tender stage and the mechanisms that jurisdictions have developed to reduce barriers to entry and ensure bidders’ wide participation.
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