Our vision is to be the leading provider of authoritative information products and services that are adopted and implemented for a safe, efficient, reliable and sustainable transport network across Australasia.
Austroads 2023-27 Strategic Plan, released in August 2023, focuses the organisation to address challenges and seize opportunities in the Australian and New Zealand road transport sector.
Austroads is unique in the Australasian transport environment as a member-owned collective of Australian and New Zealand transport agencies, representing all levels of government.
The plan identifies five areas of challenge and opportunity for Austroads in the coming years to continue providing support and guidance to its members:
- The evolving priorities and needs of our members: Austroads recognises that the needs and priorities of its members are constantly evolving, particularly now in the face of rapid climate change and evolutions in technology.
- Impacts from government and regulatory reform: Austroads members operate in dynamic environments in which government policy and regulatory reform can be fast changing. Austroads will continue to prepare its members for transport reforms and changing operational environments.
- Emerging trends and disruptions: Emerging trends and disruptions—from changes in mobility patterns to new modes of transport—have profound impacts on the road and transport sectors. Our future products and services need to recognise major trends and disruptions occurring within the transport sector and elsewhere.
- Developments in technology and data: Austroads will continue to be a data-driven business and a trusted custodian of data. Emerging and future technologies bring the promise of added value, but also risks if they are not developed and deployed effectively.
- Constraints on capability and capacity: We will continue to evolve to ensure we can fully respond to the needs of member agencies.
The plan establishes six key strategic directions that Austroads will progress:
- Conduct research that is coordinated and pooled, has scientific rigour, and directly addresses issues of concern to our members.
- Provide authoritative guidance and facilitate the consistent and effective implementation of best practice.
- Develop new and enhanced services to improve outcomes for our members and key stakeholders.
- Provide operational services that are trusted, effectively managed and continually improved.
- Manage transport information and data services that are contemporary and keep pace with evolving trends.
- Be an exemplar model of a well-run member organisation that provides services to and on behalf of government agencies.
Austroads comprises several business activities, including the core Austroads work program, the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS) and Transport Certification Australia (TCA). Our work programs are:
- Transport Infrastructure
- Road Safety and Design
- Transport Network Operations
- Future Vehicles and Technology
- Environment and Sustainability.
Download the Austroads Strategic Plan 2023-27