Latest news from the Transport Research Knowledge Centre

Dear readers,

We are back with the latest news about the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The TRKC is a free database featuring up-to-date information on European transport research activities. It enables policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to access results of EU or nationally financed transport research in the European Research Area (ERA).

In this bulletin, we report on the following issues:

New Thematic Research Summary on Regulation and Deregulation
TRKC Workshop: “Accessing transport research information” at TRA 2010

Enjoy reading!
The TRKC project team

NEWS

New Thematic Research Summary on Regulation and Deregulation

The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) has just published a new Thematic Research Summary (TRS), a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to regulation and deregulation.

Regulation, in the context of this theme, is defined as the use of physical regulation or the law to correct what is perceived to be failure, particularly market failure, in the transport sector. Regulation may also be used to achieve specific transport objectives, such as safety. Deregulation is the removal of regulations, often in order to adjust competition policy.

This new TRS helps the reader keep abreast of the latest research in the EU on the topic. The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the main policy developments at EU level relevant to the theme. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projects and identifies the implications for further research.

The new TRS is available for download from the Thematic publications section of the TRKC website.

TRKC Workshop: “Accessing transport research information” at TRA 2010

Information about transport research in the EU and the member states of the ERA is scattered and thus it is often difficult to access for those in need of it. The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) attempts to bring together a maximum of this information, yet there are numerous other databases and websites, which provide similar or complementary information.

The TRKC will host a workshop at the Transport Research Arena 2010 (TRA 2010) event in Brussels on 'Accessing transport research information' from 13:45 to 15:00 on Wednesday 9 June.

The aim of this session is to identify improvements in accessing transport research information for the benefit of end users. To this end, representatives from several different databases will briefly present their portals: TRKC, ELTIS, CORDIS (tbc), ENTrada, and Press4Transport. Representatives from different end user groups such as the research community, decision-makers and shapers, as well as industry will provide structured feedback on their experience in accessing transport research information. The session will be chaired by Professor Tony May of the University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies.

Please click here for further information on TRA 2010. To register for the workshop please contact the TRKC by email.

Project evaluations

European project evaluations from ERRAC now online

The European Technology Platform for rail transport, the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), has evaluated a number of R&D projects funded under the EU's framework programmes for research.

These project evaluations have now been added (as PDF documents) to the project profiles available in the TRKC's database. They can be found, using the TRKC's Advanced Search, by searching for 'Projects & Analysis' under the 'Rail' transport mode and with the FP4 and FP5 funding programmes as 'Origin'.

For example, read the ERRAC evaluation of the EUROMAIN project on the TRKC website!

MORE UPDATES

New project profiles

See the latest project profiles available in our searchable database. There are about 400 projects from FP6 available (and almost 6 000 European and national projects in total). New descriptions and result summaries are being added continually.

New transport events

Find out what is going on in the world of transport research through the TRKC events calendar. New event announcements are published regularly.

PARTICIPATE!

Submit your project

Whether you coordinate an EU-funded project or undertake national research in your own country – share your success and good practice by posting your project's profile on the TRKC website!

You can use our Word form and send it to pag@iabg.de or upload project information directly via our secure extranet.

Add your events

You can promote your own event by uploading it to the TRKC events calendar.

Submit links

Aware of a relevant transport research information source online? Share it with us and other TRKC users!

Ask the helpdesk

Any questions? Write to the TRKC Helpdesk!

This is a FREE e-bulletin published by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). TRKC is a Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission, DG TREN under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. If you wish, you can subscribe here . Send YOUR COMMENTS and questions to the editor. To view PREVIOUS ISSUES of the e-bulletin click here.

TRKC website: www.transport-research.info

Legal notice: The contents of this e-bulletin are prepared by the TRKC consortium and represent their personal views on the subject matters. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission or DG Energy and Transport. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.


May 2010 Latest news from the Transport Research Knowledge Centre

Dear readers, We are back with the latest news about the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The TRKC is a free database featuring up-to-date information on European transport research activities. It enables policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to access results of EU or nationally financed transport research in the European Research Area (ERA). In this bulletin, we report on the following issues: New Thematic Research Summary on Regulation and Deregulation TRKC Workshop: “Accessing transport research information” at TRA 2010 Enjoy reading! The TRKC project team NEWS New Thematic Research Summary on Regulation and Deregulation The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) has just published a new Thematic Research Summary (TRS), a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to regulation and deregulation. Regulation, in the context of this theme, is defined as the use of physical regulation or the law to correct what is perceived to be failure, particularly market failure, in the transport sector. Regulation may also be used to achieve specific transport objectives, such as safety. Deregulation is the removal of regulations, often in order to adjust competition policy. This new TRS helps the reader keep abreast of the latest research in the EU on the topic. The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the main policy developments at EU level relevant to the theme. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projects and identifies the implications for further research. The new TRS is available for download from the Thematic publications section of the TRKC website. TRKC Workshop: “Accessing transport research information” at TRA 2010 Information about transport research in the EU and the member states of the ERA is scattered and thus it is often difficult to access for those in need of it. The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) attempts to bring together a maximum of this information, yet there are numerous other databases and websites, which provide similar or complementary information. The TRKC will host a workshop at the Transport Research Arena 2010 (TRA 2010) event in Brussels on 'Accessing transport research information' from 13:45 to 15:00 on Wednesday 9 June. The aim of this session is to identify improvements in accessing transport research information for the benefit of end users. To this end, representatives from several different databases will briefly present their portals: TRKC, ELTIS, CORDIS (tbc), ENTrada, and Press4Transport. Representatives from different end user groups such as the research community, decision-makers and shapers, as well as industry will provide structured feedback on their experience in accessing transport research information. The session will be chaired by Professor Tony May of the University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies. Please click here for further information on TRA 2010. To register for the workshop please contact the TRKC by email.	Project evaluations European project evaluations from ERRAC now online The European Technology Platform for rail transport, the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), has evaluated a number of R&D projects funded under the EU's framework programmes for research. These project evaluations have now been added (as PDF documents) to the project profiles available in the TRKC's database. They can be found, using the TRKC's Advanced Search, by searching for 'Projects & Analysis' under the 'Rail' transport mode and with the FP4 and FP5 funding programmes as 'Origin'. For example, read the ERRAC evaluation of the EUROMAIN project on the TRKC website! MORE UPDATES New project profiles See the latest project profiles available in our searchable database. There are about 400 projects from FP6 available (and almost 6 000 European and national projects in total). New descriptions and result summaries are being added continually. New transport events Find out what is going on in the world of transport research through the TRKC events calendar. New event announcements are published regularly. PARTICIPATE! Submit your project Whether you coordinate an EU-funded project or undertake national research in your own country – share your success and good practice by posting your project's profile on the TRKC website! You can use our Word form and send it to pag@iabg.de or upload project information directly via our secure extranet. Add your events You can promote your own event by uploading it to the TRKC events calendar. Submit links Aware of a relevant transport research information source online? Share it with us and other TRKC users! Ask the helpdesk Any questions? Write to the TRKC Helpdesk!

This is a FREE e-bulletin published by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). TRKC is a Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission, DG TREN under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. If you wish, you can subscribe here . Send YOUR COMMENTS and questions to the editor. To view PREVIOUS ISSUES of the e-bulletin click here. TRKC website: www.transport-research.info Legal notice: The contents of this e-bulletin are prepared by the TRKC consortium and represent their personal views on the subject matters. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission or DG Energy and Transport. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.

May 2010