Action Plan for the Intermodal & ITS Experts Group United States

1. Action Plan for the Intermodal & ITSExperts GroupUnited States

2. CONGESTION AHEAD Action Plan for the Intermodal and ITS Experts Group July 2009 Update

3. 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 intermodal and ITS applications.

4. 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 that is intermodal. • 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, Inland Waterways, and Ferry transport. • Collaborate on Intermodal projects and ITS implementations.

5. Action Plan Overview

6. Identify APEC-critical Interoperable ITS 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 32 • Set up form enabling online input by each economy – Intersessionally after TPT 32 • Discussion of collected input – TPT 33 • Reach consensus as to how ISO list of fundamental services could be modified – TPT 33 • Target Outcome: Any new/required candidate changes to list of TICS Fundamental Services for submission to ISO TC204 • Lead Economy: USA

7. Establish common APEC needs on Intermodal and ITS standards development • Activities • World Report on ITS Standards (WRITSS) Project (Completed) • Review/Update list of priorities for ITS/TICS Services Summary • Formulate and deliver updated Liaison Statement to ISO/TC204 • Participate in ISO/TC204 Plenary sessions • Conduct interactive meetings and workshops with ISO/TC204 • Schedule • Discussion of list of priorities for ITS/TICS Services Summary - TPT 33 • Economies review and agree on priorities for ITS/TICS Services Summary – Intersessionally after TPT 33 • Submit Liaison Statement to ISO TC204 Plenary – After TPT 33 • Interactive meetings and workshops - ongoing • Target Outcome: Update Category A liaison statement with ISO TC204 containing updated prioritized list of TICS services. • Lead Economy: Korea/USA

8. Develop joint representations to ISO to establish priorities common to APEC • Activities • Review any New Work Item Proposal (NP) received from ISO • Review any New Work Item Proposal received from other appropriateISO Technical Committee(s) • Schedule • Prepare ISO TC204 Liaison Report – At every TPT meeting • Discussion related to new work items and proposals from TC204 and other ISO Technical Committees – Intersessionally and at appropriate TPT meetings • Formulate ITS Experts Group comments – Intersessionally and at appropriate TPT meetings • Target Outcome: Submission of comments to appropriateISO Technical Committeesexpressing APEC regional view • Lead Economy: Korea

9. Collaborate on Intermodal andITS implementation projects • Activities • Share information on Intermodal and ITS development projects and their benefits from each economy • Update questionnaire and re-survey Economies • Schedule • Discuss results of latest/planned Ministerial Meetings – TPT 32 and beyond • Develop new plans/activities as necessary to meet latest Ministerial Meeting directives – TPT 32 and beyond • Share information on Intermodal and ITS development projects and benefits – TPT 32 and continuous thereafter • Discuss and Plan Re-survey (if needed) – TPT 33 • Complete re-survey, consolidate results, circulate draft – Intersessionally after TPT 33 • Discuss survey and establish next steps – TPT 34 • Target Outcome: Info Exchanges • Lead Economy: All Economies

10. Promote trade in new transportation technologiesapplications and services • Activities • Share bi-lateral agreements • Share plans for Intermodal and ITS Infrastructure • Share funding opportunities • Involve organizations from economies (e.g. APTA, ITS-America, ITS-Canada . . .) • Schedule • Discussion of bi-lateral agreements – TPT 33 • Post funding opportunities on Web site – Continuous starting after TPT 33 • Post plans for Intermodal and ITS Infrastructure information – Continuous starting after TPT 33 • Economy Organization participation – TPT WG 33 and beyond • Target Outcome: Increased trade in Intermodal and ITS transportation technologiesapplications and services • Lead Economy: All Economies

11. Promote technology transfer, outreach/training and adoption of best practice models • Activities • Short Sea Shipping Study on Best Practices (Completed) • Organize and Conduct GNSS Summit Meeting (Completed) • Organize and conduct special sessions on one/or all of following topics: • Land-based GNSS applications; Intermodal Skills/ITS Accessibility; Joint workshops with ISO TC204 (Proposed);Sustainability issues and new technologies • Promote Human Resources Development activities and projects • Survey of Workforce Development Needs (Underway) • Study of Risk Management in Intermodal Logistics (Proposed) • Study on Corporate Social Responsibility (Proposed) • Schedule • Discuss necessary topics, issues, proposed projects - TPT 32 and beyond • Special workshop session with ISO TC204 – Intersessionally after TPT 32 • Target Outcome: Workshops and Outreach • Lead Economy: As Required/All Economies

12. Promote research into Intermodal andITS developments • Activities • APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project (Completed) • Web-based Atlas of Trade & Transportation (Proposed) • Study of Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal Transport (Underway) • Study of Secure & Smart Container Development for Intermodal Transport (Underway) • Study of GNSS Land Based Applications (Proposed) • Schedule • Discussion of existing and potential research topics (above or others) – TPT 32 and beyond • Decision on potential research topics – TPT 32 and beyond • Submission of project proposals to APEC on selected research topics – Intersessionally after TPT 32 • Target Outcome: Research Projects • Lead Economy: As Required/All Economies

13. 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 33 • Consider new project proposals related to electronic commerce – TPT-WG 33 • Decision on new project proposals – TPT-WG 34 • Target Outcome: New Projects Promoting Use of Electronic Commerce Tools • Lead Economy: TBD

14. Evaluate new technologies and methodologies • Activities • APEC Secure Trade Evaluation Project (Completed) • Research & Analysis on Using More Inland Rivers in Intermodal Transport (Underway) • Secure & Smart Container Development for Intermodal Transport (Underway) • Schedule • Discuss new project proposals – TPT WG 33 and beyond • Decision on new project proposals – TPT WG 34 and beyond • Target Outcome: New Projects Evaluating New Technologies and Methodologies • Lead Economy: TBD

15. CONGESTION AHEAD Action Plan for the Intermodal and ITS Experts Group • Brings focus to the Intermodal and ITS Group • Promotes more timely results