SIMBA II EU-China Workshop highlights

Date: 9/12/2009

Source: ERTICO

The EU-China Workshop was held on 26 October 2009 in Beijing, co-organised by ERTICO, coordinator of the SIMBA II project, and China National Intelligent Transport Systems Centre of Engineering and Technology (ITSC), who is responsible for coordinating SIMBA II activities in China.

The workshop gathered key stakeholders in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services from China and Europe with the aim of discussing cooperation between China and EU in the research and development of ITS technologies and services. The outcomes from the discussions will be used to form R&D agenda for the European Commission.

The main areas that were identified where cooperation between EU and China can be beneficial were:

• Road safety
• Pollution
• Vehicle electrification
• ITS service provision
• Sustainable transport planning.

Presentations on these areas from the workshop are available on the SIMBA II project website.

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor SIMBA

Keywords: Environment, European Commission, Project, Safety