It was pointed out that the technology-supported process being carried out by the authority is a part of the Smart City. The work of the Addis Ababa Traffic Management Trainee, which was not disclosed in the discussion forum, is related to the objective of making the city a smart city. After the report of the activities carried out by the office in the areas of public transport, infrastructure, traffic safety, the use of technology, driver and vehicle issues, the participants of the discussion presented several questions and comments based on the report: Addis Ababa Traffic Management Authority has sent bicycle paths, pedestrian crossings, vehicle identification lines, paint works, signs and installations and speed reduction in relation to the development of the corridor. Mr. Amare Tarekhin, Director-General, said that the application of humps has made the institution more effective than ever in making the city a Smart City. He also responded and explained to the questions and ideas raised by the community. Also, Mr. Amare said that in the past years, traffic accidents, which had been increasing by 10-15 percent annually, have been stopped and reduced by 5 percent. Explain it. In relation to the development of the corridor, they stated that more than 420 kilometers of engineering works have been done in one year and thus traffic congestion has been reduced by 20 percent. He mentioned that if the automatic enforcement and parking management system is supported by technology, job opportunities will be created for more than one thousand youths organized by the parking service 411 associations and they will be fully provided with the service by the system. He said that since the procedures have been supported by Sistem, they have been able to avoid printing costs of up to 20 million birr per year and avoid the abuse of service seekers who used to be harassed by mail. He also explained that the number of illegal drivers has decreased by 200,000 compared to the same period last year, despite the fact that 900,000 law breakers were reprimanded in six months due to the strengthening of awareness-based control work. Ato Amare pointed out that a modern control center, which is used in East Africa, will be completed and put into operation in a short period of time to facilitate the traffic flow of the city and to protect the safety of the road users.























