Slide 1

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 2

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 3

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 4

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 5

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 6

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 7

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland


Slide 8

Activities Report 2009
IRF Policy Committee on ITS

IRF GPC Executive Committee and
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Octobre 2009, Cairo
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Why Policy Committee on ITS?
• Working group with specific policy focus
• Role of ITS in reaching policy objectives:
proven but not (necessarily)
acknowledged
• Open to IRF Members, governments,
ITS associations, ITS industry

Mission:

• To foster the deployment of ITS to
mitigate congestion, accidents, and
environmental impacts in road traffic
• To raise awareness about ITS with
politicians and high level policy makers
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…





Chairman: Josef Czako, Kapsch TrafficCom
Management Team
6 Sub-Committees with chairs and vice-chairs
IRF Secretariat

STATUS:
 Terms of Reference and structure of committee
work finalized

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Organisation…
Theme

Chair/vice chair

A. ITS applications and relevant policy
objectives

Chair: Nico Anten
Vice: Jack Opiola

B. The role of ITS in financing
infrastructure

Chair: Leonid Kozlov
Vice: Peter Bentley

C. Research, education and social
issues

Chair: Susan Grant Muller
Vice: Paul Vorster

D. Legal frameworks for ITS

Chair: Werner Rom
Vice: vacant, a.i. Jörg Worschech

E. ITS Strategy Development

Chair: Phil Rowley
Vice: vacant

F. ITS Benchmarking

Chair: Caroline Visser/Gilbert Konzett
Vice: Gilbert Konzett/Olim Latipov

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

2009 Past Meetings
2 April 2009, Geneva
• Discussing working programme
• Mini-seminar: Global perspective
on ITS strategies
23 September 2009, Stockholm
• Meeting during ITS World Congress
• Work plan of subcommittees
presented and discussed
• US and European perspective on
ITS Policy
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Moscow Meeting
21 November 2009
• Russian ITS development
and Global ITS policy
updates
• ITS and Road Safety
• Progress report of subcommittees
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Outreach activities
Media coverage:

• ITS International - January/February
2009
• Transport Business International September 2009
• Thinking Highways website

Cooperation:

• Joint session during ITS World
Congress in Stockholm with Network
of national ITS associations
International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you for your
attention
www.irfnet.org
[email protected]
[email protected]

International Road Federation, Geneva, Switzerland