BEST - Benchmarking European Sustainable Transport
Overview
Background & policy context:
Series of conferences
The BEST network was based on a series of six conferences over three years. Each conference addressed a specific topic related to benchmarking.
Recommendations to the European Commission
The findings and conclusions of the six conferences were used as the basis of reports and recommendations to the European Commission on how to maximise the potential benefits of benchmarking in implementing sustainable transport policies in Europe.
Links to Benchmarking of Benchmarking project (BOB)
BEST provided input to the three BOB pilots, and in turn, the results of BOB were fed into BEST.
Dissemination Activities
Several dedicated dissemination tools were produced for BEST, a project brochure, regular newsletters and a website. In addition, the project was presented at relevant events and articles about it were written for a range of publications.
Objectives:
- Develop the potential of benchmarking at a European level in the field of transport.
- Provide a European framework for benchmarking in the transport sector.
- Raise awareness of the techniques and benefits of benchmarking in the transport sector.
- Compare European benchmarking projects with those in other regions of the world.
- Organise a series of six conferences over three years to address key issues for benchmarking in the transport sector.
- Produce specific recommendations to the European Commission in relation to the development and application of benchmarking in fields covered by transport policy.
- Provide input to the BOB1 project, a 'sister' project in which three practical benchmarking pilots were carried out.
Methodology:
- The methodology for the project consisted of raising awareness and increasing applications of benchmarking to public transport by generating discourse through organising conferences and to share.
- A shared, common vision of the performance improvement goals and objectives.
- Open and committed high level support.
- The commitment of all stakeholders in the process to progress and change.
- A willingness to examine critically one's own practices.
- The ability and willingness to co-operate and share information and expertise with others.
- To be able to learn from others' best practices.
- The flexibility to implement the necessary changes.
- Procedures to monitor subsequent progress.
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