Notice of call for proposals with a view to obtaining grants in the field of transport
Call for proposals DG TREN/SUB/01-2009 (deadline: 15/9/09)
Estimated total amount for this call for proposals
The estimated total amount for 2009 is €4 750 000.
- Road safety: €4 000 000
- Internal Market: €600 000
- Transport security €150 000
Objectives of this call for proposals
Taking into account the legislative initiatives described in the work programme for 2009, the Commission wishes to support operations reinforcing and developing its policies in the field of transport, particularly in the context set in the White Paper ‘European Transport policy for 2010: time to decide' and its mid-term review ‘Keep Europe moving' adopted in June 2006. The scope and the results of these operations should enable the Commission to consolidate its initiatives and to renew them on the basis of current economic, social
and technological trends within the European Union and beyond.
Categories and areas of operations covered by this call for proposals
Categories of operations:
The operations to be supported will be classified as follows, although this does not imply the exclusion of operations having other characteristics:
- Research and dissemination of best practices: these operations aim to compare the procedures in force and the equipment used, measure the performance of transport systems and identify the scope for improvement in order to disseminate the best practices within the European Union.
- Coordination and harmonisation of standards and procedures: this concerns increasing the opportunities for convergence between different existing standards and procedures in order to reinforce the harmonisation process at the European level.
Areas covered:
The operations must be devoted to the following areas:
Road Safety:
- development and implementation of innovative road safety campaigns throughout the European Union; use of original teaching approaches and new information technologies to influence user behaviour in a sustainable manner,
- innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice to ensure road safety as regards two-wheeled motor vehicles: taking greater account of such vehicles in road safety planning and improving understanding and respect among different types of road user,
- innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice as regards vulnerable users(pedestrians and cyclists) in order to offer more attractive and safer solutions to the problems of congestion and pollution, particularly (but not exclusively) in urban areas,
- innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice as regards the elderly (drivers and pedestrians) in a society with a constantly increasing life expectancy: making use of new technologies and the results of medical and sociological research to ensure safe
mobility for the elderly, - the development of benchmarking tools to measure the effectiveness of road safety policies, based on work already carried out at European level, in order to ensure better understanding of the issues at stake and to identify recurring problems, including in
countries with a generally better road safety record, - pilot projects, in particular using new technologies, to standardise procedures.
For the purposes of sound management, the Commission is envisaging only cofinancing
projects of a certain scale (a Community contribution of at least €500 000).
Internal market (inland waterways and maritime transport):
- Creating a network of centres for promoting inland waterway navigation. The objective is to advise transport users at local level and encourage them to use inland navigation by providing logistical solutions, best practices and technical assistance.
This measure should help to improve the image and awareness of this mode of transport. - Definition of a series of objective and concrete indicators of the level of performance of ports and terminals. The quantification of these indicators will enable the socioeconomic and environmental impact in the EU to be assessed. These indicators will also permit the basis to be laid for a future European Port Observatory.
Transport security:
- Creation of a network for the exchange of information in order to define and promote harmonised dissemination as regards safety incidents at port and fleet level in the Member States.
Meer lezen: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/grants/2009_09_15_en.htm
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