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STA ANNUAL INNOVATION AWARDS: SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY UNTIL 6 OCTOBER 2017
The 2017 STA Annual Conference will be coupled with the award ceremony of the 2nd edition of the ‘STA Annual Innovation Awards’.
STA GENERAL MEETING 2/2017 HELD ON 19 JULY 2017
For the 2nd time this year, the STA members participated in a General Meeting and reviewed the progress made over the agreed 2017 work plan.
STA WELCOMES A NEW MEMBER: TRANSPOLIS
TRANSPOLIS is the unique smart city lab in Europe dedicated to innovative transportation systems and road equipment.
A ROAD SAFETY TECHNICAL FORUM IS HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT OF CAMEROON
On 13 and 14 June 2017, representatives of the public sector, engineering companies and road safety associations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for a two-day Road Safety Technical Forum.
STA’S TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON ROAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS MEETS IN BRUSSELS
STA’s Technical Sub-Committee on Road Restraint Systems (TC2), featuring some of the most renowned road safety barrier experts in Europe, met in Brussels on 22 June 2017.
‘PROGRESS IN PROGRESS’: AN ARTICLE BY DG MOVE’S MARIA CRISTINA MAROLDA ON THE NEW STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AGENDA FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Energy Union Package defines a framework strategy for a resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy.
‘MAPPING TRANSPORT DISADVANTAGE IN EUROPE’ A COLUMN BY STA CHAIRMAN JOSÉ F. PAPÍ
Transport accessibility is recognised today as one of the most important issues to be solved within the next decade, both in the sense of social and/or mobility needs.
‘MISSION CRITICAL’: AN EVENT REVIEW ON THE ROAD NETWORK SAFETY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP HELD IN MÁLAGA (SPAIN)
Road safety professionals from nine different countries gathered in Málaga, Spain, on 30 and 31 March 2017 to attend a Road Network Safety Management Workshop.
STA CO-ORGANISES A ROAD SAFETY TECHNICAL FORUM WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT OF CAMEROON (YAOUNDÉ, 13-14 JUNE 2017)
STA organises a 2-day Road Safety Technical Forum in Yaoundé on 13 – 14 June 2017, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport of Cameroon.
APPLY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AUTOMATED RESILIENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES EUROPEAN TRAINING NETWORK (SMARTI ETN) UNTIL 31 MAY 2017
The Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures European Training Network (SMARTI ETN) will bring together a stimulating platform where key stakeholders of the transport infrastructure sector will work alongside world-wide experts in smartening of systems (developers of high-tech sensors, advanced monitoring equipment, automated structures, etc.,) with direct support from the roads, railways and airports managers.
THE SPANISH MOTORCYCLISTS’ ASSOCIATION, ASOCIACIÓN MUTUA MOTERA, JOINS STA
Founded in March 2002, Asociación Mutua Motera (AMM) is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation based in Granada (Spain), representing Spanish motorcyclists’ rights and interests.
STA LAUNCHES ITS MEMBER-ONLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
STA launched the first issue of its Intelligence Report, a monthly gazette that will be circulated exclusively to STA’s Members.
BUSINESS MODELS FOR SMART CITIES – DISCUSSION PAPER 1/2017 PUBLISHED
The ‘smart city’ concept has been gaining popularity over the last few years for several reasons.
FRONTIERCITIES2 CONSORTIUM MEETS IN BRUSSELS
The frontierCities2 Consortium Meeting was held on 10 April 2017.
MAJOR COVERAGE OF THE HIPEBA PROJECT IN SPANISH NEWS
The Spanish public television La1, the private Spanish channel Cuatro and El Norte de Castilla newspaper have covered a real scale demonstration of safety barriers crash test resulting from the the latest findings of the HIPEBA Consortium research.
STA SUPPORTS IRF WORKSHOP ON ROAD NETWORK SAFETY MANAGEMENT (MÁLAGA, SPAIN, 30-31 MARCH 2017)
Road safety professionals from 9 different countries gathered in Málaga this 30 and 31 March 2017 to attend the IRF Road Network Safety Management Workshop.
STA WELCOMES A NEW MEMBER: TURKEY’S ÇEPAŞ
Founded in 2003 in the outskirts of Ankara (Turkey), ÇEPAŞ specialises in galvanisation and manufacturing of various steel products.
OPTICITIES – A TECHNICAL VIEW ON THE HARMONISATION OF URBAN ITS MOBILITY DATA – TECHNICAL REPORT 1/2017 PUBLISHED
Mobility stakes are increasingly important in today’s fast-growing urban centres all over the world, but particularly in the European Union, where 75% of inhabitants live in urban areas.
THE FRONTIERCITIES2 ACCELERATION OPEN CALLS LAUNCHED
The frontierCities2 Acceleration Open Calls have been launched.
‘IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK WITH TRADITION’ AN ARTICLE BY WOLF P. ZEPLIN EXPLAINING SMEV (SMART EMERGENCY VEHICLES SYSTEM)
It is undeniable that the on-going deployment of the so-called Cyber- Physical Systems in all levels of our society requires new stabilising structures based on Internet 4.0/augmented or mixed reality.