United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Transport Division

Intelligent Transport Systems

UNECE strategy to deploy ITS globally

Ms. Dörte SchrammBureau of the Inland Transport Committee

Agenda item XIV. 20 June 2011

Informal document No. WP.29-154-15

(154th WP.29, 21-24 June 2011, Agenda item 2.3.)

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1. UNECE and ITS

• WP.1 – Variable message signs• WP.15 – Telematics• SC.3 – River Information Systems• SC.1 – Digital tachograph, e-CMR• WP.29 – Cruise control, ABS, LDWS etc.

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2. Promoting UNECE's role on ITS

• ITS side event at ITF 2010• Keynote at ITU/ISO event in Geneva• Keynote speech 5th ITS Policy meeting of

IRF• Moderated Executive session at 8th ITS

European Congress in Lyon• Initiated cooperation with ITU: bilateral

talks, draft MoU, presentation at ITU meeting on ITS

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3. UNECE Strategy package + consultation• With support of Italian and German

government: Background document and strategic note

• Put for web-based public consultation• Received impressive amount of

comments Assessing and evaluating

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4. UNECE Road Map on ITS

• Designing tomorrows transport today• Release of Road Map mark the milestone -

from research to implementation• Lay down concrete actions to be

performed• Overcome lack of harmonization• Deploy ITS globally• Become the international hub for ITS

Thank you for your attention

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