1. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2008/TPTWG30/IEG/01 Agenda Item: 7.0 Action Plan for the Intermodal & ITS Experts Group Purpose: Consideration Submitted by: United States 30 TH Transportation Working Group Meeting Makati City, The Philippines 14-18 April 2008

2. 2 Title Presenter’s Name Economy Action Plan for the Intermodal & ITS Experts Group United States

3. APEC-TPT Intermodal & ITS Experts Group Action Plan April 2008 (updated – Manila ) CONGESTION AHEAD

4. Goals Goals of the APEC Intermodal & ITS Experts Group include the following : Reduce barriers to the movement of people and goods and facilitate trade. Save lives, time, money, energy and protect the environment through the realization of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Facilitate the implementation of an efficient, integrated, safe, secure, and sustainable (energy and environment) intermodal transportation system. Promote and facilitate the uptake of Electronic Commerce among businesses in transportation and related trading activities. Evaluate new transportation technologies and methodologies used in supply chain management such as the tracking and tracing of containers.

5. 5 Objectives –Standards Identify Intermodal and Transportation Technology standards requirements which are APEC priorities. Promote and facilitate the establishment of international ITS standards which are APEC priorities. –Information Sharing Build public/private partnerships that lead to a seamless, safe, secure, sustainable, and environmentally friendly transportation system. Share information among APEC Economies regarding Intermodal practices, projects and ITS developments. Develop Human resources –Research/Demonstration/Evaluation Promote research into Intermodal and ITS developments. Promote research on Short Sea Shipping. Collaborate on Intermodal projects and ITS implementations.

6. 6 Action Plan Overview

7. Identify APEC-critical interoperable ITS applications Activities: –Create/update list of candidate user service/sub service areas (based upon ISO list of services) Re-review of ISO TR14813-1 (specific action) Schedule –Conduct dialog over the APEC website – Intersessionally after TPT 30 –Set up form enabling online input by each economy – Intersessionally after TPT 30 –Discussion of collected input – TPT 31 –Reach consensus as to how ISO list of fundamental services could be modified – TPT 31 Target Outcome: Any new/required candidate changes to list of TICS Fundamental Services for submission to ISO TC204 Lead Economy: USA

8. Establish common APEC needs on Intermodal and ITS standards development Activities –World Report on ITS Standards (WRITSS) Project (Completed) –Formulate and deliver new Liaison Statement to ISO/TC204 –Participate in ISO/TC204 Plenary sessions –Review/Update list of priorities for ITS/TICS Services Summary –Conduct interactive meetings and workshops with ISO/TC204 Schedule –Discuss Liaison Statement – TPT 30 –Agree on Liaison Statement – Intersessionally 1 month after TPT 30 –Submit to (participate in) ISO TC204 Plenary –Response from Economies - Intersessionally –Discussion of Prioritized list – TPT 31 –Interactive meetings and workshops - ongoing Target Outcome: Update Category A liaison statement with ISO TC204 containing updated prioritized list of TICS services. Lead Economy: USA

9. 9 Develop joint representations to ISO to establish priorities common to APEC Activities –Review any New Work Item Proposal (NP) received from ISO TC204 Secretariat. –Review any New Work Item Proposal received from other appropriate ISO Technical Committee(s) Schedule –Review ISO TC204 Liaison Report – TPT 30 –Discussion related to determination of other appropriate ISO Technical Committees and any new proposals – Intersessionally –Formulate ITS Experts Group comments – Intersessionally and TPT 31 Target Outcome: Comment submission to appropriate ISO Technical Committees expressing APEC regional view Lead Economy: Korea

10. Collaborate on Intermodal projects and ITS implementations Activities –Share information on ITS developments and benefits of using ITS from each economy –Share information on Intermodal projects –Update questionnaire, re-survey Economies and consolidate results Schedule –Discuss results of latest Ministerial Meeting – TPT 30 –Develop new plans/activities as necessary to meet latest Ministerial Meeting directives – TPT 30 and beyond –Share information on Intermodal projects and ITS developments and benefits of using ITS – TPT 30 and continuous thereafter –Discuss and Plan Re-survey (if needed) – Intersessionally –Complete re-survey, consolidate results, circulate draft – TPT 31 –Discuss survey and establish next steps – TPT 31 Target Outcome: Info Exchanges Lead Economy: All Economies

11. Promote trade in new transportation technologies applications 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 – APEC TPT 31 –Post funding opportunities on Web site – Continuous starting after TPT 30 –Post plans for ITS Infrastructure information – Continuous starting after TPT 30 –ITS Organization participation – APEC TPT WG 31 and beyond Target Outcome: Increased trade in transportation technologies applications and services Lead Economy: All Economies CONGESTION AHEAD

12. Promote technology transfer, outreach/training and adoption of best practice models Activities –Status of APEC Short Sea Shipping – Best Practices –Organize and conduct special session on one/or all of following topics: Potential GNSS project (land-based) Intermodal Skills/ITS Accessibility Joint workshops with ISO TC204 Sustainability issues and new technologies –Survey of Workforce Development Needs –Promote HRD and trade facilitation projects related to intermodal, ITS, and EC. Schedule –Discuss necessary topics and issues - TPT 30 and beyond –Special workshop planning session on selected topic – Intersessionally 2 months after TPT 30 –Workshop – TPT 31 or intersessionally Target Outcome: Workshops Lead Economy: TBD

13. Promote research into Intermodal and ITS developments Activities –APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project –Web-based Atlas of Trade & Transportation (WATTS) –Research & Analysis on Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal Transport (China) –Secure & Smart Container Development for Intermodal Transport –Study of GNSS Land Based Applications Schedule –Discussion of existing and potential research topics (above or others) – TPT 30 and beyond –Decision on potential research topics – TPT 30 –Begin preparation of proposals to APEC on research topics – TPT 30 –Submission of project proposals to APEC on selected research topics – Intersessionally after TPT 30 Target Outcome: Research Project Proposals Lead Economy: TBD

14. 14 Promote the use of electronic commerce tools in transportation Activities –Complement USDOT Electronic Freight Management (EFM) Initiative Schedule –Update on USDOT EFM Initiative – TPT-WG 31 –Consider new project proposals related to electronic commerce – TPT-WG 31 –Decision on new project proposals – TPT-WG 32 Target Outcome: New Projects Lead Economy: TBD

15. 15 Evaluate new technologies and methodologies used in supply chain management Activities –APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project –Research & Analysis on Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal Transport (China) –Secure & Smart Container Development for Intermodal Transport Schedule –Discuss evaluation project results – TPT-WG 30 –Decision on new project proposals – TPT-WG 30 and beyond Target Outcome: New Projects Lead Economy: TBD

16. Summary The Intermodal and ITS Group Action Plan –brings focus to the Intermodal and ITS Group –promotes more timely results CONGESTION AHEAD