Country Overviews
Introduction
In Luxembourg, the Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research, (Department of Scientific and Applied Research), has overall responsibility for research and for implementing the national legislation of 9 March 1987 on research. In addition, the Ministry gives advice on research projects, plays a coordinating role between the ministries and ensures the financial follow up of projects. It also advises on the budget for Public Research Centres (CPR), draws up annual and multi-annual plans and represents Luxembourg in international relations, while the EU and OECD Committee advises the national delegation for European Council of Ministers regarding research.
The Ministry supports two public research centres, which carry out transport related research:
- Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor (CRPHT), in charge of micro-electronics, multimedia, health technologies, technologies for disabled people and construction technologies.
- Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann, in charge of materials analysis, environmental technologies, information technologies, and economic and social issues.
Spatial Planning and regional and urban development, are the responsibility of the Ministry for Internal Affairs, which deals with all matters, including transport, linked to spatial improvement and regional and town development. With advice from an Interministerial Committee and a Conseil SupŽrieur, the Ministry draws up general and sector specific plans, which inform project development and the studies undertaken.
National transport is organised through the Ministry for Transport (Department for Strategy and Planning), which works closely together with private and public research organisations, undertaking the studies.
The Administration des Ponts et Chaussées (headed by the Ministry for Public Works), is responsible for testing materials used in the construction of roads, railways, bridges and for the maintenance of waterways, airports, hydro-electrical installations and dams. It also provides a geological service, mapping and detecting geological natural risks and hydrogeology.
National Government Departments and Institutions
Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research / Ministère de la Culture, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
www.mcesr.public.lu or www.recherche.lu
Ministry of Transport / Ministère de Transports du Grand Duché de Luxembourg
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Land and Urban Planning / Ministère de l'Intérieur et de l'Aménagement du Territoire
Ministry of Public Works / Ministère des Travaux Publics
Highways Directorate / Administration des Ponts et Chaussées
Luxinnovation / Agence National pour la Promotion de l'Innovation et de la Recherche
FNR - National Research Fund / Fonds National de la Recherche
Nine annual incentive programmes, including VIVRE (Living tomorrow in Luxembourg) and NANO (innovative materials and nanotechnology) which have some transport relevance. Also organised the FNR Foresight exercise (2006-2007)
www.innovation.public.lu/html/portal/EN/81/85/99/C50/index.jsp and www.fnrforesight.lu
IVL - Integrated Transport and Territorial Development Concept / Integratives Verkehrs- und Landesentwicklungskonzept Concept intégré des transports et du développement spatial
Projects for regional development and plans for urban development. Sector master plans and land-use/environment plans for the airport. Plans initiated by the Department for Spatial Planning.
www.ivl.public.lu
