The Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic is preparing to welcome delegates from 14 Ibero-American countries for the eighth iteration of the Ibero-American Meeting on Data and Road Safety, a landmark regional event organized by the country’s National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT). Scheduled to run from May 20 to 23 at the convention center of the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital city of Santo Domingo, the gathering aims to strengthen cross-border data management practices and craft collaborative strategies to cut down on preventable traffic accidents across the region.
Among the participating delegations are senior technical representatives from major Ibero-American states including Spain, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay. Over the four-day event, attendees will take part in a series of targeted technical sessions covering high-priority topics: enhancing the accuracy and completeness of road safety data, advancing robust statistical analysis methods, improving institutional interoperability across different national agencies, and supporting the development of road safety policies rooted in solid empirical evidence.
INTRANT Executive Director Milton Morrison emphasized that access to consistent, reliable road safety data forms the non-negotiable foundation for designing policies that actually reduce road fatalities and keep vulnerable road users safe. Beyond knowledge sharing, organizers expect the meeting to deliver tangible outcomes: deepened long-term regional cooperation on road safety, the launch of new cross-national initiatives to upgrade national road safety information systems, and expanded coordinated support for safer, more sustainable mobility across every corner of Ibero-America.