Railways:

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TransSLO European Transport Research

• Dennis Schut
• EU Travyz - Brussels

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Contents of the presentation

• The TransSLO Project
• European Railway Research

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The TransSLO Project
TransSLO Project partners Coordinator Slovenia
Control Ltd - Mr Srecko JansaSlovenia Control
Ltd - Ms Petra Gamberger project
secretary Partners The Slovenia Ministry of
Transport - Mr Fedor CerneElektrotehniska Zveza
Slovenije (EZS) - Mr Pavel MeseNewRail - Centre
for Railway Research - Newcastle UniversityProf
Mark Robinson Ms Sian Evans Adviser EU-Travyz
Mr Dennis Schut The TransSLO project is funded
by the European Commission DG Research

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The TransSLO Project

• The TransSLO EU funded project was designed to
  enhance the participation of Slovenia in EU
  funded research projects within the EU Framework
  program for Research.
• To facilitate and stimulate this process the
  following activities were planned
• To identify the Slovenian research expertise and
  strengths
• To set up a database on the Slovenian transport
  research expertise
• To organise a transport research PhD Day
• To organise a TransSLO Workshop, bringing
  together experts
• To report at the TRA Transport Arena Research
  Conference in Ljubljana 21-25 April 2008
• The project is supported by the Slovenian State
  Secretary,
• Peter Verlic Ph.D.

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The TransSLO Project

Specific ObjectivesTo support knowledge
transfer and experience exchanges within the EU
and specifically target Slovenia and nearby
countries in order to promote transport research
and encourage post graduate transport research at
Universitites.To generate information for
decision makers and politicians on Slovenian,
Balkan and EU transport research priorities.To
ensure dissemination of Slovenia transport
research excellence and capabilities.To ensure
dissemination of the results of the project
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The TransSLO Projectdatabase

researchers (all areas) 12234 410
questionnaires / 171 responses Structure Bachelo
r's degree 29 Master's degree 18 Doctor's
degree 53
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The TransSLO Projectdatabase

Transport Research Areas 37
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The TransSLO Projectdatabase

Subject areas 23
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The TransSLO Projectdatabase

National research organizations 65
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The TransSLO Projectdatabase

• Slovenia has 11 Transport Research Centres
• Focussed on
• 1 focuses on Freight Distribution
• 2 land use (including marine planning)
• 2 general transport including road management and
  ITS
• 1 focuses on ITS
• 1 concentrates on bus services and lines
• 1 standards and road construction
• 1 maritime and road safety
• 1 rail infrastructure and distribution centres
• 1 urban planning

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The TransSLO Project Database

For the duration of the TransSLO project data are
being registered and added to the existing
knowledge of the transport research capabilities
of Slovenia.  All the information is being
complied into a database of expertise so that
Slovenia has an overview of the areas of
transport expertise that are strong and where
there are gaps, which could be filled.  This
gathering of information will continue after the
life of the project.This knowledge will also
further facilitate the inclusion of Slovenia in
local, national and European projects and improve
the co-operation and networking capability of the
surface transport research community. If you
are interested in registering your details in the
TransSLO database please follow the link to 
http//pismis.uni-mb.si/
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The TransSLO ProjectPhD research day

The TransSLO PhD Transport Research Day
Ljubljana 9 May 2007 In cooperation with the
ISEP Conference

The goal of this PhD Day was to encourage PhD
students who are involved in current
state-of-the-art transport research to present
their work, to encourage other students to engage
in Transport research and to present the
excellence of Slovenian Transport researchers and
those from nearby countries to other
(potentially) interested parties such as ISEP
participants. An professional jury chose the
best PhD study with the most expected impact on
the European transport system. The winning PhD
presentation will be invited to present the work
during the TransSLO session at the TRA Transport
Research Arena Conference
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The TransSLO ProjectObjectives of Workshop

• TransSLO Workshop on
• SLOVENIAN EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH
  PRIORITIES
• 12 October 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• The goals were
• Promote research and development in Slovenia on
  the field of transport
• Define national highlights and priorities
  (interactive session)
• To generate information for decision makers and
  politicians on Slovenian, Balkan and EU transport
  research priorities.
• Promote collaboration between EU countries
• Opportunities to exchange ideas between partners
• Preparation for next call for proposals

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4. Over the next 20 years, what will be the main
drivers for the improvement in intermodal
freight? Select up to three

• Development of Intermodal Junctions
• Lightweight future commercial vehicles
• Improved trans-shipment systems
• Quicker services in logistics terminals
• Improved rail freight services
• Information based co-modal freight systems
• Integration of logistics and manufacturing
• Urban freight delivery systems

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5. Which industry has the biggest role to play in
increasing the use of the environmentally
friendly transport modes (i.e. who should be
taking the lead)?

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Rail
• Marine
• Bus
• Tram
• Infrastructure
• I dont care

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European Railway Research

European Railway ResearchEU Framework Program
for Research FP7FP7 - Call for proposals
2008ERRAC
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European Railway ResearchFP7

• EU Framework Program for Research FP7
• EU main instrument to implement research in
  Europe
• Will run from 2007 to 1013
• FP7 budget 50.5 billion
• 41 increase from FP6 at 2004 prices
• 63 increase at current prices
• FP7 was designed to
• Respond to Europes employment needs and
  competitiveness
• Keep EU as a world leader in the selected
  priority areas

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European Railway ResearchFP7

• Cooperation - collaborative Research - 10 themes
• Health
• Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new
  Production Technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including Climate Change)
• Transport (including Aeronautics) ( 4,18
  billion)
• Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities
• Security
• Space

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European Railway Research FP7

• Why Transport Research?
• Transport is one of Europes strengths
• Surface transport 11 EU GDP, 16 million jobs
• Transport faces tough challenges
• Environment transport is 25 of EU CO2 emissions
• Enlargement increase of 25 of land surface and
  20 population
• Economic development efficient, cost-effective
  and sustainable transport of people and goods
• Transport industries ensure technological
  competitive advantages
• Transport is important to key EU policies
• Trade, competition, employment, cohesion, energy,
  security, maritime, internal market

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European Railway ResearchFP7

• Overall objectives
• Develop safer, greener and smarter
  transport systems for
• respecting environment and natural resources
• the benefit of citizens and society
• Secure and develop the competitiveness of
  European industry in the global market

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European Railway ResearchFP7
Scope Set of activities

• The greening of surface transport
• Encouraging modal shift and decongesting
  transport corridors
• Ensuring sustainable urban transport
• Improving safety and security
• Strengthening competitiveness
• Cross-cutting activities (not a bullet point of
  the SP)

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European Railway ResearchFP7
Warning

The following information is ONLY A DRAFT
Version!!! Dont use it for preparing a research
proposal! Watch for the definitive text of the
Call for Proposal. Scheduled date of
publication 20 November 2007 Info at Find a
FP7 Call http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cf
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European Railway ResearchTopic of interest DG
Research part of Call 2008
Topics of potential interest for the railway
sector DG Research part of WP 2008

Topics of potential interest for the railway
sector DG Research part of WP 2008
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European Railway ResearchDG Research part of
Call 2008

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European Railway ResearchDG Research part of
Call 2008

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European Railway ResearchDG Research part of
Call 2008

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European Railway ResearchDG Research part of
Call 2008

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European Railway ResearchDG TREN part of the
Call 2008

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European Railway ResearchERRAC
ERRAC European Rail Research Advisory
Council ERRAC was set up in 2001 with the
ambitious goal of creating a single European body
with both the competence and capability to help
revitalise the European rail sector and make it
more competitive, by fostering increased
innovation and guiding research efforts at
European level. The main goal of ERRAC
isEnhancing collaborative European rail
research by Building consensus among
stakeholders Improving synergies between EU,
national and private rail research Strengthening
and re-organizing research and development
efforts Facilitating effective pooling of human
and material resources Launching ambitious
co-operative research schemes Advise the European
Commission on essential Rail Research for the FP

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European Railway Research
Useful links TransSLO website http//www.transs
lo.com/ TransSLO database http//pismis.uni-mb
.si/ Find a FP7 Call http//cordis.europa.eu/f
p7/dc/index.cfm ERRAC www.errac.org Register
of experts/ evaluators https//cordis.europa.eu/em
mfp7/