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The Swedish Way Ahead

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Research & Innovation

Hans Ingvarsson

Research Director

Swedish Road Administration

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Hans IngvarssonDr. Techn.

Research Director at the Swedish Road Administration

Ass. Prof. at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Chairman of CEDR Technical Group Standardisation

Swedish Member of ERTRAC

Member of ERA-NET Road Executive Board (Deputy Chairman)

Chairman of the Program Committee, TRA 2006

Member of the Program Committee, TRA 2008

Phone: +46 243 75 688 (Cell Phone: + 46 70 688 85 68)Email: hans.ingvarsson@vv.se

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Ambition of EU (and Sweden)

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Swedish Road Administration - Basic Premises (1)

The Swedish Road Admini-stration (SRA) is the national authority assigned with the overall responsibility for the entire Swedish road transport system, comprising roads, vehicles and road users as well as traffic management.

System Approach !

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Swedish Road Administration - Basic Premises (2)

The task of the administration is to co-operate with other stake-holders to develop an efficient road transport system in the direction stipulated by the Swedish Transport Policy Goals. In doing so, the driving force behind other stakeholders will be engaged.

Multi - Stakeholder Approach !

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Public-Private Joint Research Programmes:

Accomplishments to date:• Emission Research

Programme (EMFO) • Intelligent Vehicle Safety

Systems (IVSS)• Renewal of the Construction

Industry (FIA)• Social and Economic

Importance of Cars (BISEK)

TransportPolicyGoals

Industry Policy Goals

BusinessPolicyGoals

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Lessons learned

• There is a common view shared in Europe on how European roads and road transport should be developed to meet the challenges of the future. (Common Policy Approach)

• The problems and challenges Europe confronts are so complex that no player is capable of solving them alone. Therefore, it is necessary to employ a multi-disciplinary and a multi-stakeholder approach. (Multi-Stakeholder Approach)

• As the problems and challenges are not unique to Sweden, neither are the solutions. (Cross – Border Approach)

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By May 2008 ERA-NET ROAD will have:

• achieved trans-national programmes

…..which are…..• strategically planned, • trans-nationally funded,• leading to the mutual opening of national research programmes.

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Joint Trans-national Research Programme

50 000 € per country annually in 3 years (in total 1 650 000 €)

• Austria• Denmark• England• Finland• Germany• Ireland• Netherlands• Norway• Poland• Spain• Sweden

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Solution exists (known from reviews of state-of-the-art and

stakeholders activities)

No

International joint fun-ding for instance within ERA-NET ROAD (CEDR)

Influence/participate in the develop-ment of an appropriate solution

(may require national co-financing)

No

Challenge / Problem(now or in the future)

Solution

Yes

Adopt a known solutionYes

Development of a joint solution

Yes

Collabrate within the NordFoU (Nordic R&D - similar traffic

and climate conditions)

No

Yes

Unique problems or challenge for Sweden

No

Initiate R&D projectYes

Five-Step Decision Principle for Research & Innovation Projects

Currently financed by the EC (6th or 7th FP)

Development of a joint solution

Public-Private-Partnerships colla-boration (joint programmes)

Co-operation with other national authorities or public organisations

Sole SRA initiation and funding of the R&D project

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The Swedish Way Ahead for Research & Innovation

- Common Policy Approach

- Multi - Stakeholder Approach

- Cross - Border Approach

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ERTRAC Approach Adopted in Sweden

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ERTRAC Approach Adopted in Sweden:

ERTRAC Mirror Group Members

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The Swedish Way Ahead for Research & Innovation

- Common Policy Approach

- Multi - Stakeholder Approach

- Cross - Border Approach

Multi-Modal & Co-Modal Approach ?!

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Swedish ERTRAC Mirror Group

- Established in 2008 as a Joint Mirror Group for

• ERTRAC• ERRAC• WATERBORNE• ACARE

- Run as a ”Transport Foresight Project” governed by: