On 6 October 2023 in Prague, a memorandum of understanding was signed between AFRY CZ s.r.o., Czech Republic, represented by Executive Director Petr Košan, and the Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Road Safety, Kazakhstan, represented by Director Arystan Massanov.
AFRY's history dates back to 1895. Over more than 125 years, the company has been part of several major technological shifts, including electricity, automation and digitalisation, staying at the forefront of industrial transformation. Today AFRY is a technology pioneer and a leading partner in the sustainability transition. The company holds leading positions in hydrogen, pumped storage, offshore wind, power transmission, bio-based materials, metals, mining and road safety.
The two companies know each other well and in 2020-2021 successfully completed a major project, "Implementation of the European Road Infrastructure Safety Assessment Programme in the Republic of Kazakhstan", funded by the World Bank. Since December 2022, they have been jointly implementing the EBRD-funded project "Strategic Risk Assessment across the Strategic Road Network", which they expect to complete in December 2023.
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between AFRY and KazSRIRS is to develop cooperation in road safety and other sectors.
