This document discusses implementing an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in Lagos State, Nigeria to improve transportation. It notes current issues like a lack of centralized transportation data and regulatory framework. The proposed strategy is to introduce ITS capabilities, encourage electricity use, and move freight to rail. A specific action plan outlines pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation steps over 1 year, with the expected results being resolved traffic problems and improved transport infrastructure management.

1. Usman Ahmed Ahmed
Implementation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in Lagos State
Nigeri

2. Contents
Background and Purpose
Current Status and Issues
Improvement Strategy
Specific Action Plan
Expected Results

3. Background
 Nigeria is considered, globally, to be an interesting paradox. Though supposed to be among the
richest countries given its better macroeconomic outlook due to expanded production of oil and
gas, it ranks among the poorest of the poor countries in the world. This is the extent that the
country ranks among those in which citizens have the lowest level of P.C. penetration in the
African continent.
 Though the country ranks among the African countries with the highest number of ICT students
in tertiary institutions. In other words, the country produces ICT experts it does not need. This
symbolically explains why Nigerian experts are scattered all over the world today.
 Using United Nations (UN) ratings of 2005, it says that Nigeria was number 139 out of 291
countries, in 2004; the country was and number 141. This means that we have only moved two
spaces up the ladder. In Africa, out of 43 countries, we are number 24.
Background and Purpose
Purpose
 To promote smarter transportation initiatives using Intelligent Transport System (ITS).

4. Current Status and Issues
 Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) should provide Law/Regulation/ Master
Plan on Intelligent Transportation System (ITS).
 The Bus system reform and Unified transit fare system have not been implemented..
 Inadequate regulatory framework for power reform.
 This attribute to Absent of centralized data for effective and efficient planning in Lagos State
transportation system.
 Absent of centralized data makes planning policies difficult.
 Operational, institutional, financial and infrastructure problems have been the major challenges faced in
the implementation of e-Government, infrastructure such as power supply and bandwidth has made
operational cost too high for some of the e-Gov’t activities.
Current Status and Issues

5. Improvement Strategy
 Introduce policies and infrastructure that would encourage the use of electricity.
 Move freight completely off the road to rail.
 Develop ITS capabilities in Lagos State Transportation System.
Improvement Strategy

6. Pre – implementation
Steps
 Leadership & awareness (Mission & Mandates, Political leadership, Social awareness; Policy
network).
 Institution building (Core institution building, Partneship;committee and PPP).
 Analyze environment (Natural factors; geography, Human factors; literacy, digital divide, Political
and administrative culture).
 Benchmarking (Past cases and Foreign Countries).
Implementation (Design, Development & Deployment 3D)
Steps
 Vision Statement (Vision Statement, Strategic goals).
 Develop Roadmap (Hierarchical structure, Prioritization of Project).
 Build Strategy (Reform: automation vs. re-engineering, empowerment top-down vs. bottom-up,
customer definition).
 Mange Critical Factors (Human Resources, Financial Resources, Technological Resources, Laws and
Regulations, Stakeholder analysis etc.)
Action Plan
The steps to achieve the Action Plan’s goals

7. Post - implementation
Steps
 Evaluation (Project Monitoring, Evaluation)
 Operation (Operation & Maintenance, Information resources management).
 Feedback (Public) relations for system utilization, Feedback).
Action Plan
The steps to achieve the Action Plan’s goals

8. Action Plan Time Table
Duration: (1 Year) First Year Work Plan: 2014
 Quarterly, annual and mid-term review meetings to assess work plan implementation
Conduct of quarterly monitoring and evaluation of activities.
 Second quarter of 2014
 Third quarter of 2014.
 Fourth quarter of 2014.

9. Expected Results
 The resolution of traffic problems.
 Improving transport infrastructure management and services for users
Expected Results

10. THANK YOU!