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23 september 20 08 Who is Who? Road research actors in Europe
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Who is Who?
Road research actors in Europe
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Organisations considered
• ‘Umbrella organisations’– No private companies or insitutes
• With affiliation to road operations• Who are ‘players’ in Brussels
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Organisations considered
• CEDR• ACECAP• ECTRI• FEHRL• FERSI• EARPA• ERTICO• ECCREDI• ERTRAC• EIRAC• ECTP
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CEDR
• Organisation– Conference of European Directors of Roads– Non-profit organisation (France)– Office in Paris– Founded in 2002– 25 members from 25 countries
• Web– www.cedr.fr
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CEDR
• Subject– Modality: road– Processes: construction, management,
maintenance, traffic management
• Operations– Network of Road Directors– Content via Technical Groups and Project Groups– Dialogue with Commission
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ASECAP
• Organisation– Association Europeene des Concessionaires
d’Autoroutes a Peage – Association (France)– Office in Brussels– Founded in 1973– 121 members from 16 countries
• Web– www.asecap.com
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ASECAP
• Subject– Modality: road– Processes: construction, management,
maintenance, traffic management
• Operations– Lobby the Commission
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ECTRI
• Organisation– European Conference of Transport Research
Institutes– International non-profit organisation (France)– Office in Brussels and Lyon– Founded in 2002– 20 members from 17 countries
• Web– www.ectri.org
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ECTRI
• Subject– Modality: road, rail, maritime, air– Processes: traffic management
• Operations– Agendasetting EU Framework Programmes– Lobby EU policies– Thematic Working Groups– Knowledge transfer
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FEHRL
• Organisation– Forum of European National Highway Research
Laboratories– International non-profit association (Belgium)– Office in Brussels– Founded in 1989– 30 members from 30 countries
• Web– www.fehrl.org
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FEHRL
• Subject– Modality: road– Processes: construction, management,
maintenance
• Operations– Agendasetting EU Framework Programmes– Partner in EC funded projects– Internal projects– Commission consultancy work– Contracts work for members– Knowlegde transfer
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FERSI
• Organisation– Forum of European Road Safety Research
Institutes– Informal network– Rotating secretariat and Office– Founded in 1989– 21 members from 21 countries
• Web– www.fersi.org
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FERSI
• Subject– Modality: road– Processes: traffic safety
• Operations– Members jointly participate in EC funded projects– Knowledge transfer
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EARPA
• Organisation– European Automotive Research Partners
Association– International non-profit association (Belgium)– Office in Brussels– Founded in 2002– 27 members from 14 countries
• Web– www.earpa. com
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EARPA
• Subject– Modality: road– Focus: automotive technology– Processes: traffic management
• Operations– Agendasetting EU Framework Programmes– Projects under Framework Porgrammes– Knowledge transfer
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ERTICO
• Organisation– European Road Transport Telematics
Implementation Coordination Organisation– Public-private partnership (Belgium)– Office in Brussels– Founded in ????– >100 ‘partners’, amongst whom 20 EU Member
States
• Web– www.ertico.com
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ERTICO
• Subject– Modality: road– Focus: intelligent transport systems– Processes: traffic management
• Operations– Agendasetting EU Framework Programmes– Projects under Framework Programmes– Knowledge transfer
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ECCREDI
• Organisation– European Council for Construction Research,
Development and Innovation– Informal network– Operated by Belgian Building Research Institute– Founded in 1995– 16 Brussels Associations
• Web– www.eccredi.org
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ECCREDI
• Subject– Modality: construction in general– Promotion of construction research
• Operations– Lobbying Commission and Parliament– Partnering for Framework Programme projects– Congresses– Knowlegde transfer
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ERTRAC
• Organisation– European Road Transport Research Advisory
Council– Informal platform– Office in Brussels– Founded in 2002– Broad ‘membership’
• Web– www.ertrac.org
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ERTRAC
• Subject– Modality: road– Focus: agendasetting Framework Programmes– Processes: maintenance, management, traffic
management
• Operations– Stakeholder and Member State alignment– Vision and Strategic Research Agenda– Agenda Framework Programme
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EIRAC
• Organisation– European Intermodal Research Advisory Council– Informal platform– Genova– Founded in 2005– 57 ‘members’
• Web– www.eirac.net
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EIRAC
• Subject– Modality: road, rail, water, air– Focus: agendasetting Framework Prograames– Processes: traffic management
• Operations– Stakeholder and Member State alignment– Vision and Strategic Research Agenda– Agenda Framework Programme
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ECTP
• Organisation– European Construction Technology Platform– Informal platform– Office with CSTB in Paris– Founded in 2004– Broad ‘membership’
• Web– www.ectp.org
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ECTP
• Subject– Modality: construction in general– Focus: agendasetting Framework Prograames– Processes: construction, maintenance
• Operations– Stakeholder and Member State alignment– Vision and Strategic Research Agenda– Agenda Framework Programme
