EU-INDIA - Cooperation between Europe and India on eSafety
Overview
Background & policy context:
The project was defined by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology as a priority project to develop the cooperation on ITS development between the two areas. The project made use of the close cooperation that was established between the two organisations ERTICO - ITS Europe and AITS - ITS India. An agreement between the two organisations was signed in New Delhi 9 August 2005 in the presence of the Indian Minister for Science and Technology and the Indian Minister for Heavy Industry. The activities proposed allowed more focus on concrete priorities for ITS implementation in India and in particular with focus on eSafety. This would enhance the international cooperation activities of the Commission and allow the European industry to prepare successful cooperation projects with Indian counterparts.
The EU-India eSafety cooperation project aimed to boost cooperation between stakeholders in Europe and India in order to improve road safety and the efficiency of transport in India. The project organised events to explore opportunities to develop intelligent integrated safety systems in India.
Objectives:
The objectives of the EU-India cooperation in the long term were:
- Enhance road safety and sustainable mobility in India through implementation of eSafety systems and services;
- Support the strategic objectives of the IST programme, to prepare, support and facilitate the rapid adoption and transfer of technologies and research results;
- Assist the Indian authorities in creating efficient traffic management solutions for major future events like the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010;
- Support the European industry to respond to emerging business opportunities;
- Transfer European standards on new innovative ITS solutions to the Indian market;
- Support consortia of European and Indian ITS experts from the industry, research sector and public authorities;
- Support the development of public-private partnerships;
- Make recommendations for new innovative ITS research activities to be launched in India;
- Develop cooperation for targeted ITS development for the following priority fields: integrated traffic management systems, traffic and traveller information, location-based services, emergency response services and public transport management.
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