| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2012) 501 final (13.9.12) |
| Publication Date | 13/09/2012 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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The 2011 White Paper on Transport makes the case for transforming the European transport system into a sustainable and competitive system that will further improve mobility and continue to support economic growth and employment. It sets ambitious objectives for reducing Europe’s dependence on imported oil, improving the environment, reducing accidents and sharply cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. These objectives have to be seen in the context of a continuous growth in transport demand, differences in the evolution of transport modes, demographic changes and a dwindling investment capacity of public authorities. It is essential that Europe’s research and innovation capacities are mobilised to support transport policy objectives and societal goals. The White Paper proposes to set up a ‘Single European Transport Area’ to serve the 500 million citizens in the internal market. The size of this market will allow for the large-scale testing of a diversity of innovative technologies and services, reaping scale and scope economies and creating strong home markets for Europe’s globally operating transport industries. This approach interlinks innovation with the other three dimensions of the White Paper: the internal market, infrastructure development and international cooperation. In this Communication, the Commission summarises the results of a first stocktaking of research and innovation in the EU transport sector. It reviews the shortcomings of Europe’s transport innovation system and presents initial proposals on how to tackle them. The Communication will be the starting point for the elaboration of a European strategic transport-technology plan, which will effectively be the White Paper’s research and innovation pillar. The aim is to ensure a coherent approach across various funding sources for research and innovation in transport for the next financial programming period and beyond. This plan will outline the priority fields of greatest relevance to research and innovation, address the efficiency of the innovation chain and propose specific actions to overcome barriers to deployment. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0501:FIN:EN:PDF |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research, Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
