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    Information technology and innovation

    What is     information technology and innovation?

    Information technology (IT) is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information data. This includes the field of electronic communication (ICT).

    Innovation is the successful exploitation of new ideas in general and the process of making improvements by introducing something newin particular.

    What are the fields of application of IT in public transport?

    • Electronic Ticketing / Automatic Fare Collection
    • Fleet and Traffic Management
    • Administration and Back Offices
    • Dynamic Passenger Information
    • Customer Services
    • Security and Safety
    • Maintenance
    • Multimedia and Internet Access
    • Computer Aided Design and Simulation

    Who are the key players?

    • Train, metro, bus and other transport operators
    • Councils and local transport authorities
    • Suppliers of equipment and services
    • Consultants and engineering firms
    • Politicians and government officials

    What are the benefits of IT?

    • Integrated systems for intermodal transport, inter-operator fare collection
    • Improved safety
    • Reduced travel times
    • Optimised passenger throughput
    • Lower maintenance costs
    • Proven reduction in error, theft and fraud
    • Technologies to reduce cash handling, transferring and securing

    See the UITP Commission on Information Technology and Innovation


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    Missions and issues    List of members  Working groups  Information for members

    Introduction
    The Information Technology and Innovation Commission was created in 1963 under the name of the International Commission on Automation.
    Its mission is to discuss issues related to the development and use of new information technologies in public transport Companies and to increase awareness of public transport actors of the possibilities offered by innovation information technologies to improve transport management and attractiveness.

    The current Chairman is Jarl P. Eliassen, Trafikanten AS, Norway

    CONTACT: Johan Van Ieperen

    Missions and Issues

    1. Mission
    The Information Technology and Innovation Commission aims to discuss issues related to the development and use of new information technologies in public transport companies. It aims to increase awareness of public transport actors of the possibilities offered by innovative information technologies to improve transport management and attractiveness.

    2. Issues
    To fulfil the mission, the CA looks at the following issues:

    1. Integration of information technologies in the city:

    • Improving travel conditions :
      • Information beacons
      • Electronic purse
      • Use of mobile phones in underground
      • Advertising
    • Integration of telecom and information technologies in other urban services

    2. Improvement of transport operation:

    • Monitoring vehicle movements (automated operation)
    • Information to employee
    • Information for passengers: before, just before, during
    • Automatic fare collection
    • Safety

    3. Improvement of back office tools:

    • Administrative tools (payments, stock management)
    • Working tools (e.g. e-mail, intranet, internet)
    • Processing tools (e.g. automated maintenance management)
    • Information about passengers

    4. Improvement of information infrastructure:

    • Telecom infrastructure
    • Computing centres
    • Portable PC

    5. Organisation of information tools within the public transport company

    List of members

    See the list of members

    Working groups

    • Single market for travel information
    • Ticketing Interoperability
    • SAP User Group
    • IT Benchmarking
    • Integrated Fare Management Forum
    • Conference Programme Commitee

    Information for members

    The Terms of Reference of UITP Divisions and Commissions are only available to UITP members. Please enter your login and password here and click on the section ‘Working bodies’ in the menu.