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FIA coordinates the iCars Network and contributes to TG4 – Energy efficiency roadmap and TG2 – Information and Awareness.
The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) is the federation of national associations of car users. The European Bureau represents 71 European national associations with a total of 34 million individual members. The main tasks of the FIA European Bureau are:
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ERTICO leads TG2 on User Awareness and contributes to TG1 on Public Procurement.
ERTICO is a multi-sector, public-private partnership pursuing the development and deployment of ITS. It promotes a single successful pan-European ITS market and aims to ensure that European interests are fully represented throughout the world. With more than 100 partners across the five ITS sectors (public authorities, industry, infrastructure operators, users, and others), ERTICO brings all key players to one table, with the goal of making ITS part of everyone’s daily life. ERTICO leads or participates in a wide range of R&D and deployment projects focused on issues such as active safety, telematics services, technology integration, interoperability, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), location-based services, cooperative systems, satellite positioning and navigation and ITS e-business.
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ACEA leads TG 4 on Energy efficiency road map.
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), founded in 1991, represents the interests of the fifteen European car, truck and bus manufacturers at EU level. The membership consists of the major international automobile companies, working together in an active association to ensure effective communication and negotiation with legislative, commercial, technical, consumer, environmental, and other allied interests. The members of ACEA are competitors in the automobile market place and support free and fair competition as a trade policy and a legal concept. ACEA is an Economic Interest Grouping. Its headquarters are based in Brussels and made up of the Secretary General and the Secretariat. In 1995, ACEA opened a second office in Tokyo. In 2006 a third office was established in Beijing, China.
CLEPA participates in Thematic Group 2 on Information and Awareness.
CLEPA was created in 1959 by various national associations representing automotive suppliers with the aim of establishing a representation office in Brussels, dealing mainly with the issue of technical regulations that the newly born European Economic Community was starting to define. In 1997 the association was redesigned and changed its statutes to gain independence from other similar industry associations thus becoming more effective in its advocacy mission. CLEPA then became the European Association of Automotive Suppliers and dramatically extended both its range of activities and its membership, including corporate members. It monitors and analyses issues of common interest to its members to develop and support the common interests of automotive suppliers. It informs its members about all trends and important industry developments and impacts. CLEPA represents its members’ interests vis-à-vis the legislative and administrative bodies at the European Union and United Nations level and supports those institutions in dealing with matters relevant to the automotive industry by presenting the views of the suppliers. Being the voice of the automotive suppliers, CLEPA, responds to media inquiries about trends in the industry and about its activities. It also works to enhance the industry image and to promote its importance to the economy. CLEPA establishes leverage effects by maintaining contacts, forming alliances and promoting synergies with other European and international automotive associations and relevant parties.
CEDR participates in Thematic Group 1 on Public Procurement.
The acronym CEDR stands for the Conference of European Directors of Roads. CEDR is a non-profit organisation under French law. Its registered head office is located at La Grande Arche de La Défense in Paris, France. CEDR has 24 National Road Administration as it members. Europe’s road directors are aware of the importance of improving European cooperation for making progress in the road and road transport sector and the relationship of this sector with other modes of transport and with society at large. The purpose of co-operation at European level is to facilitate the exchange of experience and information and to analyse and discuss all road-related issues, especially infrastructure, infrastructure management, traffic and transport, financing, legal and economic problems, safety, environment, and research in all of these areas.
POLIS leads Thematic Group 1 on Public Procurement.
POLIS has been a platform for dialogue and cooperation on current transport issues for cities and regions around Europe since 1989. It currently represents almost 70 cities, regions and transport operators from 18 European countries. POLIS events, publications and in-house expertise create opportunities for its members to exchange experience and forge partnerships among themselves, with the industry and the research community, and to develop innovative solutions. The objective of POLIS is to support European cities and regions to improve the quality of life of their citizens through innovative measures for sustainable urban transport. The Network facilitates access to European initiatives and research programmes for its members, looking into solutions for urban and regional mobility, including health and environment, traffic management and intelligent transport systems, road safety, and social and economic aspects of transport. POLIS also provides decision-makers with strategic information to improve urban and regional transport, and it advocates the development of an adequate policy framework at the European level to achieve sustainable mobility in cities and regions.
Orange contributes to Thematic Group 2 on Information and Awareness.
Orange belongs to the France Telecom Group, one of the world’s leading telecom operators, present in 220 countries and territories, with 160 million customers around the world: 97.6 mobile, 48.7 fix line and 12.3 internet. Orange is one of the world’s leading communication brands, offering both business and consumer solutions. The Group has strong positions in Europe and in high-growth regions. It is a Europe’s leading integrated operator, with a footprint supporting businesses around the world, with support centers in 166 countries and a network covering 220 countries and territories. Anticipation and innovation are at the heart of the strategy of the Group. Fully capitalizing on convergence and technological integration, Orange is a leader in inventing a new generation of services, creating a new digital world and opening new horizons for consumers.
CTAG contributes to TG3 on Impact Assessment.
CTAG (Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia) is a private, non-profit R&D technological automotive center devoted to support the automotive industry in its research, development and innovation needs. The fields of competence where CTAG concentrates its activities are:
TNO contributes to TG2 on Information and Awareness.
The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) is a non-profit research organisation. Established in 1932, TNO’s public mission has been laid down in a special law: to support industry and society in general in transforming knowledge into products and processes of economic and societal value. TNO is fully independent. It is neither a governmental body nor is it related to any specific interest group. In the system of innovation, TNO performs innovative policy research and consults on policy issues for both government and industry. TNO acts as an interface between science and the market. Being both embedded in the world of fundamental research and having strong links with the world of users, TNO is perfectly paced to fulfil this role in which contract research and strategic collaboration are keys to the transfer of knowledge. In 2006 TNO employed over 4500 people with a turnover of €569 mln., which makes TNO belong to the largest research companies in Europe.
Lindholmen contributes to Thematic Group 3 on Impact assessment methods.
Lindholmen Science Park is the most dynamic development area in Göteborg. Within the next few years, 10,000 people will be working in Lindholmen and just as many will be studying here. Some of the larger companies located in the park include: Volvo Cars, Volvo Technology, Ericsson, IBM, Semcon and WM-data Caran. The aim is to create increased innovation, international competitiveness and growth for the entire area. Lindholmen Science Park has brought together key players within automotive and transport, mobile communications and modern media technology. All have overlapping interests regarding the advanced use of information and communication technology. In collaboration with higher education facilities and the community as a whole, new knowledge and applications are researched.
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The Institute for Transport Economics will contribute to Thematic Group 1 on Public Procurement.
Founded in 1921, the Institute is the oldest Institute for Transport Economics in Germany. Since 1990 it is headed by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herbert Baum. The Institute employs on average 10 researchers. Its research activities cover all transport modes, both passenger and goods transport. The research work encompasses studies on European scale, studies with national and regional focus and studies on local level. The Institute carries out research contracts for public institutions, industrial clients and associations. The research fields comprise traffic safety, competition, integration of transport systems, rationalization of transport processes, methodology and applications of socio-economic impact assessment. A strong research object represents the efficiency assessment of Intelligent Transport Systems. Methods such as forecasting approaches, demand reaction analysis and cost-benefit analyses (CBA) are applied to evaluate organizational, infrastructure and pricing measures in transport policy. In the socio-economic impact assessment the society perspective as covered by CBA is enlarged by estimations of the private profitability (e.g. break-even analyses, acceptance analyses) and wider economic impacts (value-added, employment, income and income distribution).
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VTT leads Thematic Group 3 on Impact Assessment.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the largest contract research organisation in Northern Europe. As a non-profit-making research organisation it is a part of the Finnish innovation system under the domain of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Established in 1942 it has a turnover of 217 M€ and staff of 2780. Through its international scientific and technology network, VTT can produce information, upgrade technology knowledge, create business intelligence and add value to its network partners and other stakeholders. VTT provides a wide range of technology services including ICT, transport, energy, industrial systems, biotechnology, electronics, etc.
ISIS contributes to the Thematic Group 4 on Energy efficiency road map.
ISIS is an Italian private research and consulting company in the fields of the analysis, the design, the implementation and the evaluation of sustainable policies in energy, environment, transport and mobility, urban planning, knowledge society. ISIS has worked in the field of policy impact assessment, with particular reference to socio-economic impacts. Founded in 1971, ISIS has a staff of 20 full time specialists. ISIS relies on the expertise of a multi-disciplinary team – including engineers, statisticians, experts in information technology, economists, and avails itself of state of the art information technologies, also developing its own interactive and user-friendly software applications.
AMANOVA contributes to Thematic Group 3 on Impact Assessment.
The primary goal of this high-tech company is development and application of information processing systems capable of automatic measurement, modelling, prediction and control of complex processes. The related research is based on statistical methods of adaptive modelling and forecasting of time series and fields generated by nonlinear and unstable phenomena exhibiting chaotic character. Special attention is paid to the development of self-organized adaptive methods by which information provided by multiple sensor arrays can be optimally compressed. Amanova also develops advanced materials for civil and mechanical engineering as well as sensors and instrumentation for their testing, production, and exploitation.
BASt contributes to the TG3 on impact assessment and TG1 on public procurement.
The Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) is a technical and scientific research institute responsible to the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS). BASt acts as a scientific adviser to the Federal Ministry on technical matters and transport policy and plays a leading role in the formulation of specifications and standards. BASt conducts its own research work on issues of special significance on its testing plants. Its tasks include consulting services and drawing up experts reports. BASt also assesses the quality of services and products, for which it carries out accreditation, testing, certification, acknowledgement an approval tasks and also seminars.
tie contributes to Thematic Group 1 on Public Procurement.
In May 2002 transport initiatives edinburgh was formed to deliver major transport projects for the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC). The company, now known as tie, is a private limited company, wholly owned by CEC. A non-profit making organisation, the company provides the procurement, project management and finance management capability to deliver public sector transport projects.
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