P3ITS · Pre-commercial Public Procurement for ITS innovation and deployment

The mid-term review of the 2001 White Paper stresses the key role of innovation in ensuring sustainable, efficient and competitive mobility in Europe. The EC ITS Action Plan Communication highlights the need for innovation and market introduction of cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). With cooperative ITS, drivers' vehicles will talk" directly to other vehicles and with the traffic management system.The complexity in the technologies and operational framework for these services can only be overcome by creating the appropriate incentives for stakeholders to invest in further innovation. The timely availability and deployment of these services depend furthermore greatly on the Public Authorities in the establishment of national cooperative infrastructure (road side systems).P3ITS will establish a European network of 13 procurement experts, professionals from the ITS sector and industry and public procurement agencies for a period of 18 months to:- Investigate Public Procurement mechanisms and PCP in particular with respect to innovation and deployment requirements for cooperative ITS services