📋 Tender Overview
Further to the extensive collaboration between the World Bank ReCAP and the UK Transport Research Laboratory TRL we now have the pleasure of rolling out the RAI Supplemental Guidelines which can be found on ReCAPs extensive online resource library here.The Supplemental Guidelines contain detailed step-by-step procedures for calculation documentation and publication of the RAI for a country. They follow the key tenets of the 2016 World Bank methodology captured in the report Measuring Rural Access Using New Technologies emphasising the involvement of National Statistical Offices NSOs and government agencies in the process and providing transparency and consistency in how the RAI is calculated.The RAI project has been an overwhelming success among ReCAPs strong portfolio of activities. Thanks to the research the indicator was promoted from Tier III to Tier II in the UN categorisation A paper on the RAI written by Robin Workman Kevin McPherson and Cardnos Annabel Bradbury recently won a prize for sustainable development by the UK National Committee of the World Road Association WRA but most importantly the initiative is making real progress towards the UN global Sustainable Development Goals.In addition ReCAP commissioned Azavea to produce a proof of concept for the RAI Measurement Tool which is also available online. The tool displays the RAI for all countries globally on an interactive geospatial map based on three open datasets OpenStreetMap WorldPop and GRUMP. It also compares in-country data with the open datasets for three sample countries Malawi Nepal and Myanmar.
