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1MISSION:“To foster a deeper understanding of the role of transport as a key to economic growth and of its impact on the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability.”
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Intergovernmental Organisation
54 member states (21 non-OECD), 1 observer state
Council of Ministers of Transport, rotating annual presidency
Legal instruments: European Multilateral Quota System
Other international organisations with observer status
Housed by OECD: “Part II” org
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Think Tank
Evidence-based research and analysis
Data and statistics
Identification of best-practice policies
Institutionalised in OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre (JTRC)
Research on transport policy and providing recommendations to member governments
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Annual Summit
Ministerial Meeting and Declaration from Ministers
Ministers’ Roundtables
Panel Discussions with Ministers, Industry, Research, Civil Society
Bilaterals and Networking
Exhibition
1000 participants (2012)
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A BRIEF HISTORY1953 Founded as European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT)
1990s Russia, East European nations join
2006 International Transport Forum created (Dublin Declaration)
2008 First Annual Summit in Leipzig, Germany
2009 India joins ITF
2011 China joins ITF
2012 Chile joins ITF
ECMT to ITF
European globalLand transport all modes
Closed doors public forum
The only intergovernmental organisation that deals with transport policy around the globe and across all modes
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The Secretariat
35 staff
Offices : 2-4 rue Louis David
Secretary General
Policy and Summit Prep Research Communications Management
Support Unit
OECD JTR Programme
(30 countries)
Transport Management
Board
Joint Transport Research Centre(Committee Chair: Richard Thivierge, Canada)
Project Working Groups
Round-tables,
workshopsStatistics
OECD CouncilCouncil of Transport Ministers
5 year mandates
2012-2016
Joint budgets annual
approval
Subscription Databases(IRTAD Road Safety; ITRD)
ITF RESEARCH