KPPU chairman Syarkawi Rauf said Jakarta Gubernatorial Regulation No. 149/2016 on ERP, which determines the dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) system with a frequency of 5.8 gigahertz, had created a technical problem that limited the number of companies eligible to join the project tender.

“The problem is that there are many other technologies that can be applied for ERP, for example, the radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning system (GPS),” Syarkawi said in a discussion on Tuesday.

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The ERP is among the city administration's programs to limit the number of private vehicles in the capital. Academic studies on ERP have been instigated since 2006. However, the plan to implement ERP has been stalled by a number of issues, including legal problems, technology and the city's lack of decent public transportation.

Last month, head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency’s ERP division, Zulkifli said over 200 companies had joined the initial bidding process for the ERP project.

In Tuesday’s discussion, he also argued that the DSRC was so far the most suitable system that coulld be installed in Jakarta in terms of its safety, efficiency and law enforcement capability. Moreover, the technology has also been used widely in Europe, South Africa and the United States, he said.

Institute for Transportation Studies director Darmaningtyas, meanwhile, said that the city administration must expedite the implementation of ERP, which has  been stalled for more than 13 years, as it was one of the best ways to reduce notorious traffic congestion in the capital. (hwa)

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