SPAD receives international Best Practices Award from IATR

KUALA LUMPUR: The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has been awarded the first ever International Best Practices Award for Transportation Innovation, Reform and Multi-Modal Planning by the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR).
SPAD in a statement today said, the award was presented by a board member of US-based IATR Matthew Daus to SPAD Chief Executive Officer Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah on the sidelines of the Land Public Transport Symposium 2017 here, last Monday (Oct 23).
In accepting the award, Mohd Azharuddin said the award acknowledged the significant work carried out by the SPAD over the last seven years and the Malaysian government's commitment to adopting a holistic perspective to implement the vision for a vastly improved public transport system that could quickly adapt to the challenges of a country that is on its way to being a developed nation.
Meanwhile Matthew said," SPAD's efforts to formulate coherent policies and implement national reforms from a previously fragmented land public transport landscape, including the recent future-friendly e-hailing regulatory framework, aimed at providing Malaysians with a variety of mobility options resonated with the desires of many transport regulators elsewhere".
Established as part of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak 's public service delivery transformation agenda, SPAD was entrusted with the substantial mandate of improving the land public transport industry to uplift livability standards and quality of life for citizens. — Bernama