Recently in Hungary a new merger has resulted in one central road administration unit including former county level entities. The centralisation isexpected to result in considerable savings in the State budget as well asmore transparent resource allocation and utilisation. Potential problems of a large-scale reorganisation always include conflicts of interests. Independent parties like the central administration unit and a county level counterpart in some former contracts have become members of the same organisation. Road user information system in Hungary consists of collecting, processing and distributing information on road closures, accidents and adverse weather conditions. After the reorganisation there has been a need fordefinition of public service provided free of charge and value-added information to be marketed. Public access is provided by a new system of mediaconnections using advanced technology. Access to the value-added information requires a contract and it has a fee. In the past practice employees dealing with road user information made individual contracts with media units besides their original wages. According to new employee conflict of interest regulations, that proved to be an incompatible activity. Communication is of capital importance for any public utility company therefore it became important to clarify the role and responsibility of employees. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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