CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ERA-NET ROAD Coordination and Cross-Border Funding of Road Research in Europe Martin Steward - ENR Coordinator - Highways Agency, UK
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Overview Trust.Understand.Commit. Who - Project and Participants Why - Objectives and Benefits How - Key Success Factors Achievements: Toolkit - Models of Collaboration - Projects completed and ongoing Strategic Research Opportunities Programme Calls Future – ERA-NET ROAD II and beyond Summary
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK The 11 participants Trust.Understand.Commit. Department for Transport (Highways Agency) with the support of TRL Federal Department for Environment, Transport, Energy & Communication (ASTRA) Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) supported by FSV General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Roads(DRSC) supported by ZAG Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BASt) Swedish Roads Administration (SRA) Directorate-General of Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) Finnish Road Administration (FinnRA) Danish Road Directorate (DRD) National Road Administrations €2.5m FP6 funding June March 2009
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK The benefits: Trust.Understand.Commit. International best practice Improved quality of research Better value for money Exchange of knowledge Reduced duplication of research Wider choice of supplier Shorter timescales
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK The key steps: Trust.Understand.Commit. Trust. Understand. Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK The achievements so far... Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ERA-NET ROAD “Toolkit” developed 2 Fast Track Pilots (FTPs) completed successfully 3 further Trans-National Research Projects ongoing 7 Strategic Research Opportunities (SROs) identified 1 Cross-border funded Joint Programme running 1 Cross-border funded Joint Programme being developed ERA-NET ROAD II – in Negotiation Phase The achievements so far... Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ERA-NET ROAD “Toolkit” Coordination Procedure What to do? Management Procedure How to do it? Monitoring Procedure When to do it? Quality assurance Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Coordination Procedure The ENR approach: First, identify Common Road Research need Then identify who will benefit by participating Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Management Procedure Trust.Understand.Commit. Collaborative Projects or Programmes National funding: “ Joint Activity ” Cross-border funding: “ Common Pot ” € € € € AT SECH NL SE UK NL € € € € € Project-Leader (PL) Coordinator FundingResearch
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 2 Fast Track Pilots “Open -Graded Asphalt Pavements ” €96, Common Project - national funding “Management of Low Noise P avements ” €100, Common Obligation - cross-border funding Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 3 Further Research Projects Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 3 Further Research Projects “Optimisation of Thin-Asphalt Layers” €110, “Maintenance Backlog” €126, “Performance Based Contracting” €204, Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 3 Further Research Projects Example of the benefits – to UK: Participating in all 3 projects Each aligns with our own national road research objectives Partners ensure specification includes their own country-specific requirements UK gets €440,000 of research for €70,000 - for work it would have otherwise done Nationally Saved €370,00 to spend on new road research Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Trust.Understand.Commit. 7 Strategic Research Opportunities
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 7 Strategic Research Opportunities Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 1.“People Safety at the Heart of Road Design” 2.“Holistic Approach to Sustainable Roads” 3.“Getting to Grips with Climate Change” 4.“Asset Management meets Future Challenges” 5.“Innovative Procurement Concepts” 6.“Road Pricing meets Social Needs” 7.“Technologies Underpinning Service Providers” Trust.Understand.Commit. 7 Strategic Research Opportunities
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK First ENR Joint Programme running Road Owners Getting to Grips with Climate Change Climate impact on road infrastructure Road capacity for climate change Risk Management Options 3 years - 11 partners - €1.5 million 4 projects, contracts signed Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK 2 nd ENR Joint Programme being developed People Safety at the Heart of Road Design Workshop held Nov 2008; themes: Active Safety - self-explaining roads including human factors Passive Safety - forgiving roadsides including human factors Proposed 2-year programme ~ €1.5m (?) Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ERA-NET ROAD II New Coordinator – Patrick Mallejacq, France Increased no. of Partners from 11 to 18 17 countries represented, incl 2 New Member States Associate Member - CEDR (Conference of European Directors of Roads) - will take over after ENR2 to establish permanent structure Anticipated €1.5m FP7 funding over 2 years Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ERA-NET ROAD II - AIMS Intensify cooperation - two joint calls of 3 M€ and 6 M€ Assess outcomes and benefits of collaborative research Strengthen dissemination of road research results, projects and needs: “web spider” to be developed and embedded Encourage and facilitate joint programming for road research in Europe, and embed the culture of collaborative research within NRAs Define, establish permanent structure to continue after ENR2 (CEDR ?) Align with transport research, be it publicly or privately funded Broaden the geographical scope (add 2 new partners) Take part in ERA-NET Learning Platform and other efforts Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ENR2 consortium consists of 18 partners: Austria, Belgium-Wallonia, Belgium-Flanders, Denmark, France LCPC, France ministry, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom CEDR is an associate partner Will take part at NSG level, without funding Others: Spain has opted out for the moment, as well as Cyprus Some contacts with Portugal and Romania Turkey clearly interested ERA-NET ROAD II - CONSORTIUM Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Coordinator Network Steering Group (NSG) Executive Board (EB) Monitoring Panel (MP) Work Package Teams EB: operational management NSG: strategic direction of the project CEDR, ENT, others including international organizations to be invited Trust.Understand.Commit. ERA-NET ROAD II - STRUCTURE
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK ERA-NET ROAD II – WORK PACKAGES More Joint Calls Strengthen Dissemination of Road Research Structure Public Road Research and develop Joint Programming Liaise and align with European stakeholders (Transport Research) Broaden collaboration within Europe Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK The Way Forward Trust.Understand.Commit. Common issues Transport issues Road technical issues Working together more closely
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK The Way Forward Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Conclusions ENR developed Trust, Understanding and Commitment between NRAs ENR successfully developed cooperation models, identified research priorities, launched one Programme and developing another Trans-national collaboration is beneficial Need to embed the culture and establish permanent structure Converge /align with transport research platform Think collaborative first, national second Aim for “business as usual” Trust.Understand.Commit.
CEDR Technical Group Research Meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2009 ENR Coordinator: Martin Steward, Highways Agency, UK Thank you Martin STEWARD ENR1 Coordinator Patrick MALLEJACQ ENR2 Coordinator Thanks also to Dr Christian Pecharda for his input to this presentation Trust.Understand.Commit.