United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Transport Division

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Transport Division

ITU - Inland Transport Committee/UNECE joint workshop

Eva Molnar27 June 2013

Intelligent Transport Systems in emerging markets – drivers

for safe and sustainable growth

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UNECE - Transport Division

UNECE - Centre for Transport Agreements

UN Transport Conventions and Agreements per country

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UNECE - Transport Division

Gaps and Gaps and stumbling stumbling

blocks in ITS blocks in ITS deploymentdeployment

Lukewarm political will and

limited public understanding Different

speed of the public and

private sectors

No commonly agreed

definition

Inter-operability -

Fragmentation of technical standards

Lack of harmonized

policies Unresolved frequency allocation

Protection of Private

data

Question of liability

Lack of infrastructures

Lack of or limited ITS

training

VMS not harmonized

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UNECE - Transport Division

UNECE Road Map: What actions - I

1. Reaching common definition for ITS2. Harmonizing policies3. Forging international cooperation4. Facilitating inter-operability and the ITS architecture5. Ensuring data security6. Scaling up the work on ITS in all Working Parties of

the UNECE Inland Transport Committee7. Promoting vehicle to infrastructure communication8. Promoting vehicle to vehicle communication9. Fighting the road traffic safety crisis10.Addressing the liability concerns

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UNECE - Transport Division

UNECE Road Map: What actions, 211. Harmonizing Variable Message Signs

12. Making Transport of Dangerous goods less dangerous13. Integrating with rail transport14. Integrating with inland water transport 15. Enhancing the modal integrator’s role of ITS16. Developing Cost-benefit assessment methodologies17. Contributing to climate change mitigation18. Launching analytical work19. Contributing to capacity building, education and awareness raising, with special attention to emerging economies20. Organizing the United Nations Annual Round Table on Organizing the United Nations Annual Round Table on Intelligent Transport SystemIntelligent Transport Systems

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UNECE - Transport Division

Road Map: How to implement?

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UNECE - Transport Division

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UNECE - Transport Division

Conclusions

1. The growth challenge for transport – ITS can bring solutions

2. Many obstacles to the use of ITS solutions3. To unblock impediments

• political support is needed• Concrete issues to be solved (e.g. liability)• ITS to be mainstreamed in policy making and in

technical work4. UNECE will facilitate the use of ITS solutions

Thank you for your attention

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Transport Division