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FR8HUB The key aspects for this proposal, FR8HUB, is the emphasis on increasing the efficiency in the nodes, hubs and terminals in the railway system for freight and to continue development in freight locomotives of the future. FR8HUB answers to the membe ...
AustriaTransport is a key topic of the economic- and technology policy. An effective transport system is becoming more and more important for an attractive business location. The optimisation of the whole transport system and the efficient organisation of our mo ...
AustriaRailways have the potential to carry high amounts of goods and passengers under the following conditions: high reliability, less noise emissions, less noxious emissions, high safety standards and less costs. This programme aims to extend these advantages ...
AustriaThe automotive sector is one of the most important economy sectors in the world. As it is a fast changing sector and requirements like increasing needs of comfort and new environmental standards are becoming more important, the development of innovative p ...
AustriaUsing waterways as one of the oldest forms of transport was not very popular in the recent past. However in recent years shifting goods from the road in favour of ships is estimated as a growing market with high potential. The main aims of the programme a ...
AustriaCombined transport as a sustainable alternative to the road transport aims to carry goods in transit primarily on railways and waterways. The extension of combined transport leads to more road safety and less heavy traffic on the road network. The program ...
AustriaThe Austrian Research Center (ARC) is the largest application-oriented information enterprise in the country, which designs products and processes- from drafting to development and testing to industrial applications. For mutual benefit, for the exchange o ...
AustriaResearch commissioned within the Road Safety research programme provides support for the UK Government policy of meeting the national road casualty reduction targets for 2010, as set out in the UK's Road Safety Strategy. Compared with the average for ...
United KingdomThis research programme aims to support the implementation of the UK government's 'Strategy for Sustainable Distribution' by: stimulating academic research and industry uptake of logistics best practice to optimise UK supply chain performan ...
United KingdomThe Highways Agency, established in 1994, is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. The Secretary of State for Transport is responsible for overall Government policy on motorways and trunk roads in England and determining the strategic frame ...
United KingdomThe Foresight Vehicle Initiative, now administered by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited (SMMT), is the UK's prime knowledge transfer network for the automotive industry, and is the UK's response to the worldwide crisis in tr ...
United KingdomDue to the fast development of the information and communication sector it is important to use these innovations on the transport sector in an appropriate way. New technologies are implemented to utilise the already existing transport resources more effic ...
AustriaThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is a public corporation, was established by Parliament in 1972 as an independent specialist aviation regulator and provider of air traffic services. Following the separation of National Air Traffic Services from t ...
United KingdomMost aviation research of interest tothe Department is carried out by other organisations, often ininternational fora. There are few substantial aviation researchprojects commissioned exclusively by DfT. The Department has,however, commissioned a small nu ...
United KingdomThe Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) was established in 1998, to integrate the services provided by the two former Agencies: the Coastguard Agency and Marine Safety Agency. MCA’s research programme aims to: provide a robust evidence base to underpin ...
United KingdomThe Economic and Social Research Council is the UK's leading agency for funding social science research and training. Their mission is to advance knowledge in almost all areas of human and social activity and to promote its use to increase the qualit ...
United KingdomODPM was created as a central department in its own right in May 2002. It was responsible for policy on housing, planning, devolution, regional and local government and the fire service. It also took responsibility for the Social Exclusion Unit, the Neigh ...
United KingdomThe Scottish Government (formerly the Scottish Executive) is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport ...
United KingdomWork commissioned within the CFV research programme provides support for the Government policy of promoting the use of more fuel-efficient and clean vehicles and the introduction of cleaner fuels. The programme focuses on technological and fiscal means of ...
United KingdomIncluded here are a number (but not all) of the cross-departmental initiatives addressing broad issues beyond the remit of individual policy-driven programmes. New Horizons and DfT Horizons are responsive to ideas from external researchers and support inn ...
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