1. 1 National Research Frameworks: Application to Transportation David L. Huft SDDOT Research Program Manager July 25, 2011

2. 2 2008 Transportation Research Program Administration Int’l Scan  Sweden  Netherlands  European Commission  France  Japan  South Korea 2

3. 3 Some Important Findings from the TRPA International Scan Agenda Setting  Transportation research is directly related to national economic growth and competitiveness in every country visited  Strategic and policy driven agendas for transportation research are the standard  National research agendas had topics similar to US and addressed them by cross-ministerial R&D activities Collaboration  Transportation research partnerships and joint research efforts are essential, ubiquitous, and actively promoted  Research institutes are an important vehicle for exercising transportation partnerships and collaborations

4. 4 Work Task “The study will consider whether and how experience in the development of strategic research frameworks in the transportation sector internationally non-transportation sectors in the US can be applied to surface transportation research in the US.” Internationally  Europe  Asia  Multi-National & National US Non-Transportation  Agriculture  Defense  Energy  Health  Astronomy  Other Industries

5. 5 Work Task The Committee will:  identify and assess promising models and frameworks for transportation research, development, & deployment (RD&D) in other nations;  identify and assess US examples of national RD&D strategic planning in sectors outside of transportation;  describe and evaluate potential frameworks and institutional models for the US for transportation RD&D, including agenda-setting, coordination, partnerships, and knowledge creation and application.

6. 6 Some Emerging Study Themes (with much work left to do)  What is a research framework?  How broad is transportation research?  Where does transportation research fit in the national research picture?  Long-Term Research  Research Agenda Setting By whom? For whom? How used?  Collaboration & Partnership Models  Evaluation & Assessment (before & after)  What can fit the US?

7. 7 Project Timeline (simplified) 2010201120122013 Q3Q4Q1QQ3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 Project Start Committee Meetings ● ●●●●● Workshops ●● Gather Information ●● ●●●● Report Draft ● Develop Consensus ● Report Review ● Respond to Review ● Release Report ●

8. 8 Committee Members  Sue McNeill (chair), U of Delaware  William Ball, OnStar (retired)  Irwin Feller, Penn State U  Robert Gallamore, consultant  Genevieve Giuliano, USC  David Huft, SDDOT  Dennis Judycki, FHWA (retired)  T. John Kim, U of Illinois  Laurie McGinnis, U of Minnesota  Herb Richardson, TTI  Peter Sweatman, U of Michigan  Nigel Wilson, MIT  Debra Elston, FHWA Liaison  Andrew Lemer, NCHRP Liaison  Curtis Tompkins, RITA Liaison For more information: Jill Wilson Study Director Transportation Research Board Phone: 202.334.3817 jwilson@nas.edu