BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. Azerbaijani
expert Alish Ismayilov, an employee of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of
Digital Development and Transport, will lead an international
research project under the International Transport Forum’s (ITF)
2026–2027 Work Programme.
The ministry said Ismayilov was seconded to the ITF Secretariat
during Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the organization. He continued
his cooperation with the ITF after the chairmanship ended and
currently represents Azerbaijan on the Forum’s Transport Research
Committee.
The project, titled “Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve
Policy and Outcomes in Transport Agencies,” will examine the use of
artificial intelligence technologies in the operations of public
transport agencies.
About 40 experts from around 20 countries, as well as
representatives of the private sector and other organizations, are
expected to participate in the project. The format will allow
participants to compare the experiences of different countries and
identify opportunities and challenges related to the use of
artificial intelligence in the transport sector.
The participants were introduced at the project’s first meeting,
where initial approaches from participating countries and
organizations were discussed. The meeting also included an exchange
of views on the main areas of the research and its expected
outcomes.
The use of artificial intelligence by transport agencies has
been one of the ITF’s key areas of focus in recent years. The ITF
has conducted various studies and prepared policy documents on the
safe, responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence by
transport agencies.
According to the ministry, Ismayilov’s appointment to lead the
new project demonstrates Azerbaijan’s expanding research
cooperation with the ITF and the growing participation of
Azerbaijani experts in international research and knowledge
exchange within the Forum.
