KiM: Policy studies and analysis
Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis
Policy studies and analysis – knowing more about transport – is what the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis (Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteitsbeleid, KiM) is concerned with. As an independent institute within the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, KiM carries out transport policy studies and analyses, which are used to strengthen the strategic knowledge base for policy-making.
KiM is part of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, but its products and their content are independent of policy or politics. The policy departments of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management and its Inspectorate are involved in programming the activities of KiM.
The reason for setting up KiM was the need within the policy departments of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management and the Inspectorate for systematic, well-founded transport policy analyses and studies that are not swayed by the political issues of the day. The Lower House may also submit requests to KiM via the minister to carry out studies. KiM is largely demand-driven, meaning that KiM can be called in if a policy department and the Inspectorate require detailed information on transportation. KiM makes trend, scenario and cost-benefit analyses, as well as international comparisons.
