1MISSION:“To foster a deeper understanding of the role of transport as a key to economic growth and of its impact on the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability.”

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Intergovernmental Organisation

54 member states (21 non-OECD), 1 observer state

Council of Ministers of Transport, rotating annual presidency

Legal instruments: European Multilateral Quota System

Other international organisations with observer status

Housed by OECD: “Part II” org

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Think Tank

Evidence-based research and analysis

Data and statistics

Identification of best-practice policies

Institutionalised in OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre (JTRC)

Research on transport policy and providing recommendations to member governments

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Annual Summit

Ministerial Meeting and Declaration from Ministers

Ministers’ Roundtables

Panel Discussions with Ministers, Industry, Research, Civil Society

Bilaterals and Networking

Exhibition

1000 participants (2012)

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A BRIEF HISTORY1953 Founded as European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT)

1990s Russia, East European nations join

2006 International Transport Forum created (Dublin Declaration)

2008 First Annual Summit in Leipzig, Germany

2009 India joins ITF

2011 China joins ITF

2012 Chile joins ITF

ECMT to ITF

European globalLand transport all modes

Closed doors public forum

The only intergovernmental organisation that deals with transport policy around the globe and across all modes

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The Secretariat

35 staff

Offices : 2-4 rue Louis David

Secretary General

Policy and Summit Prep Research Communications Management

Support Unit

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OECD JTR Programme

(30 countries)

Transport Management

Board

Joint Transport Research Centre(Committee Chair: Richard Thivierge, Canada)

Project Working Groups

Round-tables,

workshopsStatistics

OECD CouncilCouncil of Transport Ministers

5 year mandates

2012-2016

Joint budgets annual

approval

Subscription Databases(IRTAD Road Safety; ITRD)

ITF RESEARCH

OUTPUTS

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OUTPUTS

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