Action Plan for the Intermodal

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Action Plan for the Intermodal ITSExperts
GroupUnited States
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• Action Plan for the Intermodal and ITS Experts
  Group July 2009 Update

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Goals

• Goals of the APEC Intermodal ITS Experts
  Group include the following
• Reduce barriers to the movement of people and
  goods and facilitate trade.
• Save lives, time, money, energy and protect the
  environment through the realization of
  Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).
• Facilitate the implementation of an efficient,
  integrated, safe, secure, and sustainable (energy
  and environment) intermodal transportation
  system.
• Promote and facilitate the uptake of Electronic
  Commerce among businesses in transportation and
  related trading activities.
• Evaluate new transportation technologies and
  methodologies used in intermodal and ITS
  applications.

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Objectives

• Standards
• Identify Intermodal and Transportation Technology
  standards requirements which are APEC priorities.
• Promote and facilitate the establishment of
  international ITS standards which are APEC
  priorities.
• Information Sharing
• Build public/private partnerships that lead to a
  seamless, safe, secure, sustainable, and
  environmentally friendly transportation system
  that is intermodal.
• Share information among APEC Economies regarding
  intermodal practices, projects and ITS
  developments.
• Develop Human resources.
• Research/Demonstration/Evaluation
• Promote research into Intermodal and ITS
  developments.
• Promote research on Short Sea Shipping, Inland
  Waterways, and Ferry transport.
• Collaborate on Intermodal projects and ITS
  implementations.

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Action Plan Overview
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Identify APEC-critical Interoperable ITS ITS
applications

• Activities
• Create/update list of candidate user service/sub
  service areas (based upon ISO list of services)
• Re-review of ISO TR14813-1 (specific action)
• Schedule
• Conduct dialog over the APEC website
  Intersessionally after TPT 32
• Set up form enabling online input by each economy
  Intersessionally after TPT 32
• Discussion of collected input TPT 33
• Reach consensus as to how ISO list of fundamental
  services could be modified TPT 33
• Target Outcome Any new/required candidate
  changes to list of TICS Fundamental Services for
  submission to ISO TC204
• Lead Economy USA

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Establish common APEC needs on Intermodal and
ITS standards development

• Activities
• World Report on ITS Standards (WRITSS) Project
  (Completed)
• Review/Update list of priorities for ITS/TICS
  Services Summary
• Formulate and deliver updated Liaison Statement
  to ISO/TC204
• Participate in ISO/TC204 Plenary sessions
• Conduct interactive meetings and workshops with
  ISO/TC204
• Schedule
• Discussion of list of priorities for ITS/TICS
  Services Summary - TPT 33
• Economies review and agree on priorities for
  ITS/TICS Services Summary Intersessionally
  after TPT 33
• Submit Liaison Statement to ISO TC204 Plenary
  After TPT 33
• Interactive meetings and workshops - ongoing
• Target Outcome Update Category A liaison
  statement with ISO TC204 containing updated
  prioritized list of TICS services.
• Lead Economy Korea/USA

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Develop joint representations to ISO to
establish priorities common to APEC

• Activities
• Review any New Work Item Proposal (NP) received
  from ISO
• Review any New Work Item Proposal received from
  other appropriate ISO Technical Committee(s)
• Schedule
• Prepare ISO TC204 Liaison Report At every TPT
  meeting
• Discussion related to new work items and
  proposals from TC204 and other ISO Technical
  Committees Intersessionally and at appropriate
  TPT meetings
• Formulate ITS Experts Group comments
  Intersessionally and at appropriate TPT meetings
• Target Outcome Submission of comments to
  appropriate ISO Technical Committees expressing
  APEC regional view
• Lead Economy Korea

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Collaborate on Intermodal and ITS implementation
projects

• Activities
• Share information on Intermodal and ITS
  development projects and their benefits from
  each economy
• Update questionnaire and re-survey Economies
• Schedule
• Discuss results of latest/planned Ministerial
  Meetings TPT 32 and beyond
• Develop new plans/activities as necessary to meet
  latest Ministerial Meeting directives TPT 32
  and beyond
• Share information on Intermodal and ITS
  development projects and benefits TPT 32 and
  continuous thereafter
• Discuss and Plan Re-survey (if needed) TPT 33
• Complete re-survey, consolidate results,
  circulate draft Intersessionally after TPT 33
• Discuss survey and establish next steps TPT 34
• Target Outcome Info Exchanges
• Lead Economy All Economies

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Promote trade in new transportation technologies
applications and services

• Activities
• Share bi-lateral agreements
• Share plans for Intermodal and ITS Infrastructure
• Share funding opportunities
• Involve organizations from economies (e.g. APTA,
  ITS-America, ITS-Canada . . .)
• Schedule
• Discussion of bi-lateral agreements TPT 33
• Post funding opportunities on Web site
  Continuous starting after TPT 33
• Post plans for Intermodal and ITS Infrastructure
  information Continuous starting after TPT 33
• Economy Organization participation TPT WG 33
  and beyond
• Target Outcome Increased trade in Intermodal and
  ITS transportation technologies applications and
  services
• Lead Economy All Economies

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Promote technology transfer, outreach/training
and adoption of best practice models

• Activities
• Short Sea Shipping Study on Best Practices
  (Completed)
• Organize and Conduct GNSS Summit Meeting
  (Completed)
• Organize and conduct special sessions on one/or
  all of following topics
• Land-based GNSS applications Intermodal
  Skills/ITS Accessibility Joint workshops with
  ISO TC204 (Proposed)Sustainability issues and
  new technologies
• Promote Human Resources Development activities
  and projects
• Survey of Workforce Development Needs (Underway)
• Study of Risk Management in Intermodal Logistics
  (Proposed)
• Study on Corporate Social Responsibility
  (Proposed)
• Schedule
• Discuss necessary topics, issues, proposed
  projects - TPT 32 and beyond
• Special workshop session with ISO TC204
  Intersessionally after TPT 32
• Target Outcome Workshops and Outreach
• Lead Economy As Required/All Economies

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Promote research into Intermodal and ITS
developments

• Activities
• APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project (Completed)
• Web-based Atlas of Trade Transportation
  (Proposed)
• Study of Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal
  Transport (Underway)
• Study of Secure Smart Container Development for
  Intermodal Transport (Underway)
• Study of GNSS Land Based Applications (Proposed)
• Schedule
• Discussion of existing and potential research
  topics (above or others) TPT 32 and beyond
• Decision on potential research topics TPT 32
  and beyond
• Submission of project proposals to APEC on
  selected research topics Intersessionally after
  TPT 32
• Target Outcome Research Projects
• Lead Economy As Required/All Economies

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Promote the use of electronic commerce tools in
transportation

• Activities
• Complement USDOT Electronic Freight Management
  (EFM) Initiative
• Schedule
• Update on USDOT EFM Initiative TPT-WG 33
• Consider new project proposals related to
  electronic commerce TPT-WG 33
• Decision on new project proposals TPT-WG 34
• Target Outcome New Projects Promoting Use of
  Electronic Commerce Tools
• Lead Economy TBD

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Evaluate new technologies and methodologies

• Activities
• APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project (Completed)
• Research Analysis on Using More Inland Rivers
  in Intermodal Transport (Underway)
• Secure Smart Container Development for
  Intermodal Transport (Underway)
• Schedule
• Discuss new project proposals TPT WG 33 and
  beyond
• Decision on new project proposals TPT WG 34 and
  beyond
• Target Outcome New Projects Evaluating New
  Technologies and Methodologies
• Lead Economy TBD

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• Action Plan for the Intermodal and ITS Experts
  Group
• Brings focus to the Intermodal and ITS Group
• Promotes more timely results