___________________________________________________________________________2008/TPTWG30/IEG/006

Agenda Item: 7.0

Action Plan for the Intermodal & ITSExperts Group

Purpose: ConsiderationSubmitted by: United States

30TH Transportation Working Group MeetingMakati City, The Philippines

14-18 April 2008

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Title Presenter’s NameEconomy

Action Plan for the Intermodal & ITSExperts Group

United States

APEC-TPT Intermodal & ITS Experts Group Action Plan

April 2008 (updated – Manila )

CONGESTIONAHEAD

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 supply chain management such as the tracking and tracing of containers.

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Objectives 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.

• 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.• Collaborate on Intermodal projects and ITS

implementations.

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Action Plan OverviewWork Program Reference

Action Statement Objectives Reference

1. Identify APEC-critical interoperable applications

Standards

2. Establish common APEC needs on ITS standards development

Standards

3. Develop joint representations to ISO to establish common APEC priorities

Standards

4. Collaborate on Intermodal and ITS implementations

Information Sharing

5. Promote trade in new transportation technology applications and services

Information Sharing

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

Information Sharing

7. Promote research into Intermodal and ITS developments

Research/ Demo/Dev

8. Promote and facilitate the uptake of electronic commerce tools

Research/ Demo/Dev

9. Evaluate new technologies and methodologies used in supply chain management

Research/ Demo/Dev

Identify APEC-critical interoperable 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

30– Set up form enabling online input by each economy – Intersessionally

after TPT 30– Discussion of collected input – TPT 31– Reach consensus as to how ISO list of fundamental services could be

modified – TPT 31 Target Outcome: Any new/required candidate changes to list of

TICS Fundamental Services for submission to ISO TC204 Lead Economy: USA

Establish common APEC needs on Intermodal and ITS standards development Activities

– World Report on ITS Standards (WRITSS) Project (Completed)– Formulate and deliver new Liaison Statement to ISO/TC204– Participate in ISO/TC204 Plenary sessions– Review/Update list of priorities for ITS/TICS Services Summary– Conduct interactive meetings and workshops with ISO/TC204

Schedule– Discuss Liaison Statement – TPT 30– Agree on Liaison Statement – Intersessionally 1 month after TPT 30 – Submit to (participate in) ISO TC204 Plenary – Response from Economies - Intersessionally– Discussion of Prioritized list – TPT 31– Interactive meetings and workshops - ongoing

Target Outcome: Update Category A liaison statement with ISO TC204 containing updated prioritized list of TICS services.

Lead Economy: 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 TC204 Secretariat.

– Review any New Work Item Proposal received from other appropriate ISO Technical Committee(s)

Schedule

– Review ISO TC204 Liaison Report – TPT 30

– Discussion related to determination of other appropriate ISO Technical Committees and any new proposals – Intersessionally

– Formulate ITS Experts Group comments – Intersessionally and TPT 31

Target Outcome: Comment submission to appropriate ISO Technical Committees expressing APEC regional view

Lead Economy: Korea

Collaborate on Intermodal projects and ITS implementations Activities

– Share information on ITS developments and benefits of using ITS from each economy

– Share information on Intermodal projects– Update questionnaire, re-survey Economies and consolidate results

Schedule– Discuss results of latest Ministerial Meeting – TPT 30– Develop new plans/activities as necessary to meet latest Ministerial

Meeting directives – TPT 30 and beyond– Share information on Intermodal projects and ITS developments

and benefits of using ITS – TPT 30 and continuous thereafter– Discuss and Plan Re-survey (if needed) – Intersessionally– Complete re-survey, consolidate results, circulate draft – TPT 31– Discuss survey and establish next steps – TPT 31

Target Outcome: Info Exchanges Lead Economy: All Economies

Promote trade in new transportation technologies applications and services

Activities– Share bi-lateral agreements– Share plans for ITS Infrastructure– Share funding opportunities– Involve Economies ITS organizations (e.g. ITS-America, ITS-

Canada . . .) Schedule

– Discussion of bi-lateral agreements – APEC TPT 31– Post funding opportunities on Web site – Continuous starting after

TPT 30– Post plans for ITS Infrastructure information – Continuous starting

after TPT 30– ITS Organization participation – APEC TPT WG 31 and beyond

Target Outcome: Increased trade in transportation technologies applications and services

Lead Economy: All Economies CONGESTIONAHEAD

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

– Status of APEC Short Sea Shipping – Best Practices– Organize and conduct special session on one/or all of following topics:

• Potential GNSS project (land-based)• Intermodal Skills/ITS Accessibility• Joint workshops with ISO TC204• Sustainability issues and new technologies

– Survey of Workforce Development Needs– Promote HRD and trade facilitation projects related to intermodal, ITS,

and EC. Schedule

– Discuss necessary topics and issues - TPT 30 and beyond– Special workshop planning session on selected topic – Intersessionally 2

months after TPT 30– Workshop – TPT 31 or intersessionally

Target Outcome: Workshops Lead Economy: TBD

Promote research into Intermodal and ITS developments

Activities– APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project– Web-based Atlas of Trade & Transportation (WATTS)– Research & Analysis on Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal

Transport (China)– Secure & Smart Container Development for Intermodal Transport– Study of GNSS Land Based Applications

Schedule– Discussion of existing and potential research topics (above or

others) – TPT 30 and beyond – Decision on potential research topics – TPT 30– Begin preparation of proposals to APEC on research topics – TPT

30– Submission of project proposals to APEC on selected research

topics – Intersessionally after TPT 30 Target Outcome: Research Project Proposals Lead Economy: TBD

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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 31

– Consider new project proposals related to electronic commerce – TPT-WG 31

– Decision on new project proposals – TPT-WG 32

Target Outcome: New Projects Lead Economy: TBD

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Evaluate new technologies and methodologies used in supply chain management

Activities

– APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project

– Research & Analysis on Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal Transport (China)

– Secure & Smart Container Development for Intermodal Transport

Schedule

– Discuss evaluation project results – TPT-WG 30

– Decision on new project proposals – TPT-WG 30 and beyond

Target Outcome: New Projects Lead Economy: TBD

Summary

The Intermodal and ITS Group Action Plan– brings focus to the Intermodal and ITS Group– promotes more timely results

CONGESTIONAHEAD