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GSRT successfully implemented the second Operational Programme for Research and Technology (EPET II), thus helping to direct research towards areas of popular concern, including: health, environment, nutrition, education, communications, advanced technolo ...
GreeceResearch and Technology policy priorities are based on the Operational Programme for Competitiveness (2002- 2006) under the Third Community Support Framework for Greece. The priority areas of the above mentioned programme follow the international scientif ...
GreeceResearch undertaken by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications covers all areas of transport and in particular the organisation, operation, planning and development of infrastructure, and standardisation, economic analysis, management, vehicle t ...
GreeceThe Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works undertakes many activities in the research sector. The Ministry supports research activities focusing in the fields of the environment, technology and transportation planning, that are i ...
GreeceThe Ministry of Economy and Finance carries out research related to the areas of economy, technology, society and transport. Via wide-ranging collaboration between university institutes, state agencies and research centres efforts are being made to connec ...
GreeceThe Public Road Administration (PRA) in Iceland gives priority to one research and development topic every 5 years. Between 2001-2005 the priority is given to projects involving accidents and traffic safety. In order to co-ordinate and share utilisation o ...
IcelandThe role of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) is to oversee the country’s transport system on land and sea, in the best way possible with a view to society’s needs, the safety of users of the system and environmental considerations. Res ...
IcelandDECIDE Natural and manmade hazards are associated with dangers and emergency situations. The mitigation of their consequences requires appropriate actions and measures to be taken by competent authorities and related bodies. The targeted and effective imp ...
GreeceDISTRACT The objective of this research is the analysis of causes and impacts of driver distraction. Distraction sources may be exogenous (use of mobile phone, conversation with passengers etc.) or endogenous (mild pathological conditions, e.g. mild cogni ...
GreeceNorDust Knowledge of the behaviour and sources of particulate matter is important to organise prevention strategies. Also, the health effects of particulate matter can depend on its source. The goal of this project (NorDust, a Nordic cooperation project) ...
IcelandFrom the moment of cars' appearance in the beginning of our century, four main principals prevailed in each period's way of thought: up to the first quarter of the century 'the control of vehicles as if they were coaches', up to the en ...
GreeceDriverBRAIN The objective of this research is the analysis of the performance of drivers with cerebral diseases at unexpected incidents. The basic cerebral diseases to be considered concern cerebral incidents, parkinson, alzheimer, dementia and mild cogni ...
GreeceThe introduction of self- driving cars is becoming a predictable evolution of the transport world. The question is whether the Icelandic road network is prepared for the evolution. The project aims to scrutinize the factors of the environment and the infr ...
IcelandThe Ministry of Mercantile Marine is an administrative body that accumulates valuable maritime expertise, skills and know-how, as a large number of its staff deals exclusively with issues about shipping policy, safety of navigation, research, maritime tra ...
GreeceTEMR Τhis research project aims to rationalise and improve the efficiency of urban freight transport, promote reduced energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while promoting economic savings and benefits. It will be an attempt for ...
GreeceIn general, due to the large difference in traffic on the left and right lane on dual roads, it is more difficult to prevent slippery conditions on the left lane in winter time. Traffic has an eroding effect on the impact of skid protection and therefore ...
IcelandACTIS Movement of freight in Greece mainly depends on roadway transport. Trucks account for 97% of the total domestic freight modal share. Moreover, the road freight sector undertakes 46.3% of the value of exports and 42.9% of the value of imports and rep ...
GreeceEMPARCO Simulation is a very useful tool that has been applied in many fields, including parking management (Zorn et al. (2011), Gallo et al. (2011) and Arnott and Inci (2006), Martens et al. (2007)). These models were macroscopic or mesoscopic, thus lack ...
GreeceOPSPEMAPT The last years there is an ongoing transformation of the port industry. The increased involvement of private companies, the technological changes, and the globalisation have rapidly transformed the ports. There is a need to rationally distribute ...
GreeceGreTIA Island communities are often not capable to autonomously develop comprehensive environmental protection and sustainable tourism development plans. At the same time, they are increasingly anxious to maintain their competitive advantage, i.e. to pres ...
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