IRF Policy Committee on ITS
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) have a good track record in achieving better road safety records and improving the sustainability of road networks, both in terms of efficiency and in terms of reducing negative environmental impacts of road transport. However, ITS suffers from a lack of understanding and visibility to the larger public politicians and policy makers.
To foster the deployment of ITS by encouraging governments to integrate ITS as a major tool to achieve their transport policy objectives, the IRF has established a high level Policy Committee on ITS. The Policy Committee is open to IRF members, national and supranational governments, national and regional authorities, ITS Associations, intergovernmental institutions and other organisations upon invitation by IRF.
The areas of work of the Committee are:
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ITS applications and relevant policy objectives
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Financing ITS
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ITS Research, education and social issues
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Legal frameworks for ITS
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ITS strategy development and benchmarking.
The Committee aims to raise awareness about ITS and to brief politicians and policy makers on the parameters and policy considerations when deciding over ITS deployment.
For more information on the Policy Committee on ITS, please contact Caroline Visser at cvisser@irfnet.org.
Chairman and members
The chairman of the IRF Policy Committee on ITS is Mr. Josef Czako from Kapsch TrafficCom in Austria. Mr. Czako is also a member of the IRF Geneva Executive Committee.
A list of active members of the Policy Committee can be downloaded here.
Upcoming meetings
The IRF Policy Committee on ITS will have its next working meeting on 6 & 7 October 2010 in Leeds, United Kingdom (hosted by the Institute for Transport Studies of the University of Leeds).
An informative meeting of the Policy Committee will take place on Monday 25 October 2010 from 13.30h till 15.30h at the venue of the ITS World Congress 2010 in Busan, South Korea.
Past meetings
| 1 April 2010 | Working meeting | Brussels, Belgium |
| 24 March 2010 | Seminar at Intertraffic* | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 20 November 2009 | Working meeting | Moscow, Russian Federation |
| 23 September 2009 | Informative meeting | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2 April 2009 | Inaugural meeting | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 19 November 2008 | Kick off | New York, United States |
* The seminar was entitled "Development of ITS policies: efficient tools to achieve Transport Strategy Objectives" and provided an update on the activities of the ITS Policy Committee of IRF. Presentations that were made on this occasion:
- Presentation by Joseph Czako, Chairman of the ITS Policy Committee of IRF
- Presentation by Olim Latipov, IRF
A report of all past meetings of the Policy Committee can be downloaded here. Full meeting documentation can be downloaded from the IRF members' section (password required).
Background documentation and press coverage
The Moscow Policy Committee meeting and roundtable discussion in November 2009 were covered by Russian media. A report covering these two events was published in the Russian quarterly magazine "Dorogi Sodrujestva" (Roads of CIS) in December, 2009. You can download unofficial English translation here.
An article in ITS International about the the Policy Committee, March 2009.
Briefing Note reflecting the intentions and motivation of the IRF Policy Committee on ITS, November 2008.
