APEC-TPT ITS Group Action Plan (proposed) March 2000 DRAFT

2 Goal and Objectives Goal of the APEC ITS Group –Save lives, time, money and the environment through the realization of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Objective –development of a framework of standards to achieve APEC-wide interoperability within and between broad ITS applications (where this is considered to be most beneficial to Member Economies)

3 DRAFT Action Plan Overview Identify APEC-critical interoperable applications (#1) Establish common APEC positions on ITS standards development (including priorities) (#2 + #3) Collaborate on ITS implementations (#4) Promote trade in ITS application and services (#5) Promote technology transfer and adoption of best practices models (#6) Promote research into ITS developments (#7) Note: Number (#) refers to Work Program

4 DRAFT Identify APEC-critical interoperable applications Activities: –Create/update list of candidate application areas –Select top three (?) areas (e.g.. Transit) –Identify particular key interfaces –Describe information exchange at key interfaces –Identify relevant standards for key interfaces Schedule –Ad hoc meeting (Wed ?) during 17th APEC-TPT Meeting Coordinator identified Areas discussed, selected –Economy inputs interfaces, standards) - May 2000 –Inputs consolidated/Summary circulated - June 2000 –Economy consensus - August 2000

5 DRAFT Establish common APEC positions on ITS standards development Activities –Select application area(s) of high priority (previous step) –Prioritize the applications –Formulate a Liaison Statement to ISO/TC204 –Participate in ISO/TC204 Plenary and deliver Liaison Statement Schedule –Agree on applications and priorities - April 2000 –Agree on Liaison Statement - May 2000 –Submit to (participate in) ISO TC204 Plenary, Kyoto, Japan, 9 June 2000

6 DRAFT Collaborate on ITS implementations Activities –Share benefits of using ITS, submit summary experiences via Internet (use US tool) –Discuss ‘system design’ vs ‘system objectives’ (Japan lead?) –US update questionnaire, re-survey Economies and consolidate results Schedule –Briefing on ITS Benefits - 17th APEC-TPT –Discussion of objectives vs design - (via Internet?) –Re-survey - May 2000 –Consolidate results and circulate draft - August 2000 –Discuss survey and establish next steps - 18th APEC- TPT

7 DRAFT Promote trade in ITS application 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 - 17th APEC-TPT –Post funding opportunities on Web site - May 2000 –Post plans for ITS Infrastructure - August 2000 –ITS Org participation - 18th APEC-TPT

8 DRAFT Promote technology transfer and adoption of best practices models Activities –Organize and conduct special session on Smart Card deployment –Organize and conduct special session on traveler information –Organize and conduct special session on emergency management/public safety collaboration Schedule –Smart Card deployment planning session- 17th APEC-TPT –2nd Smart Card planning session (conf call?) - June 2000 –Smart Card workshop - 18th APEC-TPT –Other workshops - Post 18th APEC-TPT

9 DRAFT Promote research into ITS developments Activities –Survey Modeling and Simulation Tools –Investigate Multi-model information exchange –Investigate ITS security needs/issues Schedule –Tools Development of survey - 18th APEC-TPT Survey completed - 19th APEC-TPT –Develop framework for investigation of multimodal information exchange - 20th APEC-TPT –Security needs/requirements analysis - 19th APEC-TPT

10 DRAFT Summary The ITS Group Action Plan –brings focus to the ITS Group –promotes more timely results