PARAMOUNT was a specific support action to disseminate information on clean urban transport as well as to transfer know-how in sustainable mobility between relevant actors and stakeholders.

The project primarily maintained, updated and expanded the ELTIS Portal on clean urban transport practices and disseminated training materials for urban professionals by:

• considerably increasing the number of examples, materials and translations offered and including new content such as low emission vehicles & alternative fuels;
• increasing the number of users through brand building and professional marketing (ELTIS is to be the Google search engine for the world of transport);
• offering a focus on the new EU Member States through training, traineeships, dissemination workshops and the translation of the most important examples into the languages of the new Member States and offering active end user support ;
• forging strong synergies between ELTIS and CIVITAS;
• offering not only hard facts but also emphasising a complementary perspective with a more emotional approach and non-traditional forms of knowledge transfer.

The project contained a work package on disseminating European good practices globally and responded to the increased need for global knowledge exchange on sustainable mobility. By promoting European knowledge, transferring know-how and enhancing capacities, the project contributed to enabling an environment for dialogue on clean urban transport between Europe and other regions in the world.

The work package on global dialogue covers the following tasks:

• needs identification and priority setting;
• ensuring ELTIS transferability;
• regional dissemination workshops and site visits to Europe;
• policy dialogue; and
• integration and dissemination.

As a result the project strengthened existing networks and alliances for a continued exchange on clean urban transport issues. A report on the Global Dialogue was published towards the end of the project.