Strengthening European Transport Research and Innovation Strategies

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Acronym: SETRIS
Official reference: 653739
Funding body: European Commission, Horizon 2020
Type of funding: Public
Main Researcher: Carolina Ciprés
Duration (1-05-2015 to 30-04-2017): 24 months

Project description

This project specifically addresses the topic of strengthening the research and innovation strategies of the transport industries in Europe.

The aim of SETRIS is to deliver a cohesive and coordinated approach to research and innovation strategies for all transport modes in Europe. To fulfil the aim of SETRIS, the following objectives are envisaged:

1. To identify synergies between the transport European Technology Platforms (ETPs) strategic and research and innovation agendas (SRIAs) and between these and relevant national platforms;
2. To review and update the existing SRIAs for each of the transport ETPs within a multi-modal and integrated transport system framework;
3. To benchmark past and present research initiatives affecting the achievement of integrated transport SRIAs and market uptake;
4. To define comprehensive, credible and realistic implementation plans for each SRIAs in a coordinated framework of running ETPs;
5. To support, shape and contribute to future TRA events.

Objectives 1-4 lead to two integrated agendas highlighting not only innovations or research activities that need to be done but also the changes in governance that are required to facilitate these Agendas.

These objectives will be implemented through the involvement, for the first time, of representatives of all relevant transport modes and European Technology Platforms within one single collaborative initiative. The ETPs will develop a framework for long-term cooperation between actors from all transport modes that will support the cohesive and coordinated approaches to research and innovation strategies that will facilitate the delivery of a truly integrated transport system.

The potential impact of SETRIS for the transport sector is extremely significant and the successful outcome of SETRIS is essential for Europe’s transport future. SETRIS will impact by defining comprehensive, credible and realistic implementation plans for joint SRIAs in a coordinated framework of running ETPs. This is a leap forward is cooperation between the ETPs and has been fully supported by the ETPs.

Participants

Coordinator:

•    UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom

Other participants:

•    European Conference of Transport Research Institutes – ECTRI, Belgium
•    AVL LIST GMBH, Austria
•    BMT GROUP LIMITED, United Kingdom
•    CENTRO NACIONAL DE COMPETENCIA EN LOGISTICA INTEGRAL, Spain (with its Third Parties ZLC and ITENE)
•    THE EUROPEAN EARTH FRIENDLY LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION AISBL- CO-TREE, Belgium
•    STICHTING DUTCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LOGISTICS – DINALOG, Netherlands
•    DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT – UND RAUMFAHRT – DLR, Germany
•    FORUM DES LABORATOIRES NATIONAUX EUROPEENS DE RECHERCHE ROUTIERE – FEHRL, Belgium
•    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG, Germany
•    NSTYTUT LOGISTYKI I MAGAZYNOWANIA – ILiM, Poland
•    POLIS – PROMOTION OF OPERATIONAL LINKS WITH INTEGRATED SERVICES, Belgium
•    SHIPS AND MARITIME EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EUROPE, Belgium
•    UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER – UIC, France
•    UNION INTERNATIONALE DES TRANSPORTS PUBLICS – UITP, Belgium
•    UNION DES INDUSTRIES FERROVIAIRES EUROPEENNES – UNIFE, Belgium
•    NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK – TNO, Netherlands
•    EUROCONTROL – EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION, Belgium

Contact Details

For further information about the project, please contact:
Carolina Ciprés, Main Researcher
[email protected]

“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 653739.”