Outline of the Project

Project Title:

The Project for Modernization of Vehicles Registration and Modernization Administration System
(Abbreviation) MVRI Project

Project Site:

Cambodia (the main activities of the project will be implemented at General department of transport(GDT) of MPWT in Phnom Penh)

Implementing Organization

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Cooperative Term

August 12, 2016 to September 11,2019

Counterpart

Ministry of Public Works and Transport(MPWT)

Project Background:

In Cambodia, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) manages land transport sectors through the General Department of Transport (GDT) that administers the Department of Land Transport (DLT). Recently, the number of automobiles and motorcycles has rapidly increased about 20 percent per year. Though there are laws for vehicle registration management and vehicle inspections, the existing government ordinances, ministerial ordinances, and penalties are not sufficient and many vehicles in use are low-quality inadequately maintained ones, because most of the vehicles are secondhand. And current number of vehicles and the current owners of vehicles cannot be grasped in Cambodia. In this situation, it is an urgent issue for the government of Cambodia to enhance the institutions, rules, and organizations and to improve the IT system essential for such enhancements so that the vehicle registration and vehicle inspection program can be more effective. In this context, MPWT asked JICA to conduct the Administrative Reform Project for Cambodia's Vehicle Registration and Inspection Project. In response to this request, JICA made a survey for detailed planning in December 2015 and determined a set of corporation components in consultation with related organizations in Cambodia. Finally, R/D was concluded in February 2016 through the procedures of both governments.

In NSDP's rectangular strategy since 2014, its main task was to achieve good governance focusing on four items. As one of the important items in (2) reconstructing and constructing the infrastructures, traffic safety is specially taken into consideration through Land Traffic Act enhancements and the enhancement of the vehicle inspection program and the issue of vehicle inspection certificates and strict application of the Land Traffic Act. In addition, it states that laws and regulations for the vehicle registration and vehicle inspection program should be continuously conducted, and the vehicle registration and vehicle inspection program should be enhanced and improved taking advantage of IT systems. Furthermore, the strategy has clarified that efforts should be made to enhance the capabilities of staff working in road transport and to shorten the time required for vehicle registration. For these reasons, this project aiming at improving the administration for vehicle management is considered to match the policy and contents of development plans in Cambodia.

In the Operation Development Plan for Cambodia of the government of Japan (drafted on April 2015), one of the most critical issues for assistance is to strengthen the foundation of economy, and its main task is to construct the economic infrastructure of Cambodia. In general, the level of transport infrastructure in Cambodia is still low and to strengthen the foundation of economy is still critical including the fields of human resources, policies, and institutions. To cope with these problems, assistance should be given focusing on the development of a national road network system that leads to economic and/or industrial development through stable and efficient logistics and road transport with high priority (vehicle registration and vehicle inspections), its concrete corporative program is Transport and Power Infrastructure Construction Program, and this project is positioned as one of those programs.

The name of the project

The Project for Modernization of Vehicles Registration and Modernization Administration System

The Overall Goal

Vehicle registration and inspection are smoothly promoted in Cambodia

Project Purpose

The administration of vehicle control by MPWT is improved

Outputs

1. The administration system for vehicle registration is strengthened
2. The administration system for vehicle inspection is established
3. The IT system for vehicle registration and inspection is improved
4. Awareness-raising operation on vehicle inspection, maintenance, etc. for users promoted by MPWT staff as improved

Activities

Output 1

1-1	Establish the taskforce for vehicle control administration, including GDT(taxation), GDCE, MOI(Traffic Police), MPTC, and private sector
1-2	Convene the regular meetings for vehicle control administration with other ministries and agencies concerned as well as the private sector
1-3	Analyze the current status of the administration system for vehicle registration
1-4	Propose the improved vehicle registration system including cross-border vehicles
1-5	Assist MPWT to adopt the administration system in the ministerial policy.
1-6	Prepare the guideline for vehicle registration
1-7	Monitor the vehicle registration executed by the MPWT

Output 2

2-1	Confirm the current status of the vehicle inspection, including six(6) vehicle inspection centers
2-2	Suggest the confirmation items necessary for vehicle inspection in connect with the current condition in Cambodia.
2-3	Scrutinize the licensing criteria of vehicle inspection for private companies.
2-4	Examine the measures for promoting vehicle inspection for the incentives of vehicle owners.
2-5	Propose the administration system for vehicle inspection, in consideration of the vehicle liability insurance and the certificate of vehicle mechanics as needed
2-6	Prepare the guideline for vehicle inspection
2-7	Monitor the vehicle inspection executed by the private sector

Output 3

3-1	Confirm the current status and function of the existing IT systems for vehicle registration and inspection
3-2	Examine the concept, usage, future vision, etc. of the desirable IT system in consultation with the taskforce
3-3	Prepare the IT short-term strategy.
3-4	Conduct projects in the IT short-term strategy
3-5	Propose the roadmap for the IT system

Output 4

4-1	Conduct the training of MPWT staff on vehicle inspection, maintenance, etc
4-2	Assist the MPWT staff to conduct the PR activities, such as a seminar for car dealers, campaign activities for users, etc., on the vehicle activities for users, etc., on the vehicle inspection, maintenance, and so forth.

Inputs

【Japanese side】

• Experts:2 long-term experts: chief advisor, coordinator
  13 Short-term experts: operating manager, vice operation manager, vehicle registration system, vehicle registration planning and IT system analysis, planning and improvement1, vehicle registration planning and IT System analysis, planning and improvement, vehicle inspection system and planning, vehicle inspection system, vehicle inspection planning, 3 vehicle registration and inspection system, IT network technology, monitoring, PR Activity
• Acceptance of trainees:training for members of the counterpart
• Expenditure:Needed expenditure for the project activities in Cambodia and others

【Cambodian side】

• Assignment of the counterpart:
  Project director
  Project manager
  Other Members from MPWT
• Facilities and equipment: provision of the needed office space and other facilities needed for the project achievement
• Expenditure for the project:
  Expenditure necessary for the project(travel expenses and allowance and others in Cambodia for members of the counterpart)
  Operating expenditure needed for the project (electricity, water charges, communication expenses)