Conference Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure Prague - March 12th, 2009

Association of Corporate Bodies,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“

Czech Technological Platform

Josef JÍRA

Czech Technical University in Prague

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Czech Technological Platform(SIZI) - Who we are?

• Twelve industrial companies of the Czech Republic acting in the area– of construction of railway tracks– their electrification– communication and signalling equipment

• Four faculties of three universities

• Four research and design institutes

• One college on civil engineering in Děčín

Form of co-operation

• This form is a part of the intention “Operational programme of Business Activities and Innovation” managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade

• This programme was approved

by the European Commission

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Targets of Technological PlatformSIZI

• Achievement of production conformity of the Czech industrial companies with interoperability demands of the Trans-European conventional and high-speed railway system

• Research, education, training activity and international cooperation

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

How to achieve targets 1/2

• SIZI submitted or is submitting 17 projects for proposal at different Czech national and European programmes

• CZ – Operational Programme of Business Activities and Innovation

• CZ - Operational Programme of Research and Development for Innovation

• CZ - Operational Programme of Supra-national Cooperation

• EU - FP of Research and Development

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

How to achieve targets 2/2

The projects create a package• with factual link-ups and duplicity eliminating

within the package also in relation to another programmes of similar orientation.

Real background of projects• demands on the projects were formulated by

SIZI industrial partners,

• projects designed by universities or research institutes were confirmed by the industrial partners.Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Advantages of our SIZI systemconception 1/3

• Significant participation of scientific, research, development, and testing-line workplaces in the Technological Platform activities.

• Participation of universities and research institutes on this project represents their unique opportunity to take part in building of the Trans-European railway system whose main mean is determined by the demanded interoperability.

• Interoperability represents an important innovation impulse and is means of increasing competitive ability of the Czech industry.

• The project is also the direct response on EU´s decision on preference of the European railway transport as more environmental technical mode of transport.

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Advantages of our SIZI systemconception 2/3

• Link-ups of companies industrial activities (Technological Platform members) on industrial activities fields (NACE) preferred by EU.

• SIZI respects not only relevant interoperability possibilities (TSI, following European standards, UIC regulations, UNISIG SUBSETs), but participates in their preparation in EU expert WGs.

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Advantages of our SIZI systemconception 3/3

• Use of results of following European projects as, e.g. INNOTRACK, EUROPACK, RAILENERGY, EURO-INTERLOCKING is another advantage.

• SIZI activity to neighbouring countries in the European project “Interoperability as a Tool of cross-border Railway Transport Optimisation” is also very important.

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Verification of interoperabilityproduction and products

• Verification of industrial production owing to interoperability demands is made by accredited testing laboratories and their results are interpreted by authorised and notified bodies.

• The Technological Platform closely cooperates with accredited laboratories and notified bodies of the Czech and Slovak Republic under the Agreement on cooperation of accredited laboratories and notified bodies.

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Association of Corporate Bodies - ,,Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure“ Technological Platform

Association – Technological Platform

Ministry of Industry and TradeMinistry of Education, Youth and Sports

Ministry of TransportRailway Infrastructure Administration

ANOTHER ACTIVITIESResearch cooperation,education, training etc.

PROJECTSof national and intern. programmes

Production of industrial companies-TP members matching interoperability

demands

Tools,Activities

Operational Programme ofBusiness Activities and

Innovation

Operational Programme ofResearch and Development

for Innovation

Operational Programme ofSupra-national Cooperation

and Frame Programme ofResearch and Development

of EC

Production verifying (conformity assessment, subsystemsverification).Cooperation with accredited testing laboratories and notifiedbodies.

Cooperation at TSI creationand following regulations

Internationalcooperation(e.g. ERRAC, EFRTC)

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