In April, Shelley Row, ITS Joint Programme Office
Director, US DOT and Juhani Jääskeläinen, Head of Unit "ICT for
Transport" - DG Information Society and Media, European
Commission announced plans for creating a showcase to share
the achievements of the cooperation between EU and USA with the
international ITS community at the 19th ITS World
Congress.
In a joint message, Mr Jääskeläinen and Ms Row stated that
the successful cooperation so far accomplished in areas such as
connected vehicles safety, standards harmonisation and
sustainability in particular, will be exhibited during the Congress
in October. In addition to demonstrations, interactive events and
technical sessions will be organised, and a presentation of the
collaboration with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism Road Bureau will be also given, where
applicable.
This international cooperation started in 2009, with the EU-USA
agreement on cooperative research in ICT for transport
application.
From 22 to 26 October 2012, the EU/US Joint Programme will have
a joint booth in the exhibition hall at ITS Vienna 2012, where
they will display posters, engage visitors in interactive events,
and hold executive and technical congress papers and sessions.
Additional work, carried out in cooperation with the Japanese
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism Road
Bureau (MLIT), will also be shown at the congress.
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