Creation date: 12 April 2011

A seminar was organised on 12 April in São Paulo at the premises of Viajeo partner IPT - Institute for Technological Research with the support of  B.Bice (FP7), the Brazilian Bureau  for Enhancing International Cooperation with the European Union.  Aimed at sharing best practices in the field of traveller information, ITS for large events and electric mobility.

At the seminar opening, the city of São Paulo was addressed by Angel Landabaso, Counsellor for Science and Technology at the EC delegation in Brazil: “If we find a solution for São Paulo, which is at the top of the list of cities with transport problems, then we will find a solution for the whole world”. The counsellor highlighted the need for stakeholders to focus during events such as this seminar on real solutions to be applied in the future, and not only on the discussion of problems and previous results.

The seminar also focused on the application of intelligent solutions for      transport used in large events such as the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Olympic Games 2016 (both of which will take place in Brazil).

João Fernando Gomes de Oliveira, president of IPT, commented: “These are two big examples of business opportunities, and a platform such as this seminar is important for the spread of knowledge, especially when a city like São Paulo is facing huge mobility problems”. CET (the São Paulo Traffic Engineering Company) was invited to present how it currently manages large events in the city of São Paulo, while STADIUM shared their experiences concerning a handbook under preparation for mobility planners and the project’s demonstrator? in South Africa.

The European Commission represented by Frédéric Sgarbi, Head of Sector "Advanced Road Vehicles", DG Research and Innovation, explained the available FP7 instruments for international cooperation between the EU and third countries such as Brazil. He underlined that the EC is looking for more balanced cooperation namely through coordinated calls or twinning between the EU and Brazil.

Viajeo in São Paulo: update

Viajeo will integrate its open platform with local components and demonstrate the use of the open platform in four cities: Athens, São Paulo, Beijing and Shanghai. In São Paulo the platform will collect floating vehicle data and integrate it with existing data sources from the traffic control centre. São Paulo site partners are Mizar (leader), AEA, IPT, Magnetti Marelli and USP.

A user needs survey was performed targeting business travellers and local residents. Their views were collected on the available traveller information services, taking note of what kind of improvements could be achieved. At this stage partners are addressing the design and implementation of the platform, which should be completed by September 2011, and kicking off the last stage: the operation and validation of the platform. By the end of the first semester of 2012, the demonstration results will be made available and a public final event will be organised in São Paulo.

Seminar's Documentation:

Minutes		.pdf (575.3 KB)
Final Agenda		.pdf (812 KB)
List of Participants		.pdf (161.3 KB)
Presentations:
Opening and keynote presentations
Welcome and introductory remarks	Ms Irina Silva, Project Manager, ERTICO - ITS Europe	.pdf (1.1 MB)
Welcome	Dr. João Fernando Gomes de Oliveira, President, Institute for Technological Research (IPT)
Welcome	Mr Angel Landabaso, Science and Technology Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to Brazil
Upcoming Research cooperation opportunities within the Transport theme FP7	Mr Frédéric Sgarbi, Head of Sector  "Advanced Road Vehicles", DG Research and Innovation, European Commission	.pdf (599.1 KB)
Instruments and Mechanisms to enhance scientific cooperation in the Transport field between Brazil and the European Union	Mr Paulo Egler, Advisor for International Cooperation Activities, Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology Information, Ministry of Science and Technology B.Bice project coordinator	.pdf (659.4 KB)
Best practices of EU-Brazil cooperation in the sustainable transport, Moderator: Yanying Li, Project Maanger, ERTICO - ITS Europe Transport Planning and Travel Information
Viajeo project – Brazilian Demo site activities	Mr Gino Franco, Head of Unit Innovation, Mizar Automazione S.p.A. (Swarco group), leader of the Viajeo Brazilian demosite	.pdf (6.8 MB)
Intelligent transport fiscalization using an information control center for São Paulo state	Mr Marcos Fonseca, Operation Manager from Transport Regulatory Agency for São Paulo State	.pdf (3.5 MB)
São Paulo state highways in the Viajeo project	Mr. Alessandro Santiago dos Santos, Research and Manager from Network and Information Security at the Institute for Technological Research (IPT)	.pdf (4.8 MB)
ITS for Large Events
Transport operation for Large events in the Sao Paulo city	Eng. Valter Vendramin,  Company Director of Traffic Engineering of the City of Sao Paulo – CET - Brazil	.pdf (14.9 MB)
STADIUM project: Handbook for large events	Mr Andrea Ricci, Vice President, Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems (ISIS)	.pdf (415.3 KB)
STADIUM project – experiences from the EU & South African stakeholders	Ms Monica Giannini, Director of international cooperation, PluService leader of South Africa demo site of the STADIUM project	.pdf (1 MB)
Electric mobility
The Brazilian power distribution system and our experience in the EV project	Mr Marcelo Rodrigues Soares, Coordinator for Electric Vehicle, CPFL Energy -  Brazil	.pdf (6.7 MB)
Infotainment & Telematics for the new Hybrid and Electric car generation - Importance and dependence	Mr Ricardo Takahira, Telematics & New Business Manager, Magnetti Marelli	.pdf (2.9 MB)
More photos of the event: click here

 For more information contact the Viajeo team.

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