Fifth eSafety Observers Regional Meeting, Delft, 31 May-1 June 2007

Key road safety players from The Netherlands and the UK gathered in Rotterdam and Delft 30 May – 1 June 2007 to discuss actions regarding how intelligent safety systems for cars (eSafety systems) can help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on Europe’s roads.

Organised by the eSafety Support project and co-sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management and Connekt/ITS Netherlands, the aim of the Rotterdam/Delft eSafety Observers Regional meeting reviewed how eSafety players in The Netherlands and UK can work together to increase awareness of the benefits of eSafety systems such as emergency call (eCall).

With over 25 participants set to attend, the meeting –held at Connekt/ITS Netherlands’ premises in Delft - featured presentations by European Commission and national eSafety Support experts, giving an overview of the eSafety initiative and its achievements to date at both the European and national levels. The eSafety initiative, launched in 2002, is dedicated to halving the number of road deaths in Europe by 2010 through the development and deployment of eSafety systems.

Two technical visits
Besides the stakeholders’ presentations and discussions, attendees also ventured to Rotterdam for two technical visits. At the Dutch Centre for Traffic Systems on 31 May, the eSafety Observers learned how the centre provides test facilities for dynamic traffic management systems, organises training programmes and courses for traffic control managers and acts as an innovative platform for R&D research. A 1 June visit to Rotterdam’s PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) at the World Port Centre enabled the participants to experience the “beating heart” of the Safety Region Rotterdam-Rijnmond and see how its devoted staff responds to an emergency situation.

Agenda	.pdf (120 KB)
Minutes	.pdf (143 KB)
List of Participants	.pdf (45 KB)

  Presentations

Title of the presentation	Speaker	Presentation
eSafety Initiative
The Intelligent Car Initiative	Francisco Ferreira, European Commission, Directorate General for Information Society and Media	.pdf (6205 KB)
The priorities for the eSafety Initiative	Alessandro Carrotta, eSafety Support	.pdf (3119 KB)
National Observers report on the eSafety status
National Observers report on the eSafety Status	Paul Potters, Connekt/ITS Netherlands	.pdf (6520 KB)
ITS in the United Kingdom	Neal Skelton, ITS UK	.pdf (5992 KB)
Stakeholders presentations on national and ongoing activities......
ITS activities of Traffic Wales	Oliver Jarvis, Traffic Wales	.pdf (1608 KB)
Exploring eCall potentials	Jan Malenstein, KLPD	.pdf (2918 KB)
eCall, only 100% counts	Marcel Konijn, Logica CMG	.pdf (4565 KB)

             Rotterdam PSAP

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