1. Project Proposal INTERMODAL STEERING COMMITTEE APEC
TPT-WG 27, Hanoi, Vietnam
May 22nd - 26th, 2006
Project Proposal
Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors (WATTS): An information system for transportation infrastructures, trade flows, and impediments related to Bogor’s Goals
INTERMODAL STEERING COMMITTEE
(Including Intelligent Transport Systems/Intermodal Experts Sub-Group)

2. Project Background
This project contributes to, and facilitates, an efficient, integrated intermodal transportation system as well as promotes and facilitates the structured exchange of information in transportation and related trading activities in the Asia Pacific Region.
The project follows the framework laid out in the earlier “Congestion Points Study” and examines container flows in the 21 member APEC economies by looking at their gateways, hub ports and terminals (for containers), intermodal facilities, and networked distribution centers. It also looks at the security and customs practices in effect that pertain to the movement of containers.
All information pertaining to the APEC Region will be able to be exchanged in a structured way via a Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors (WATTS).
May 22-26, 2006

3. Project Background (Cont.)
This project meets the objectives and future work goals of the Intermodal ITS SC as well as the Leaders, Ministers, and Transport Ministers Priorities
Sponsor Economy: U.S.A
Co-Sponsors: Australia, & Other GU8 Economies
Total Project Valuation ($US):$410,000 (Phases I&II) + self-funding (Phase III)
APEC Funds Requested (US$): $189,000 (Phase I) in 2007
and subject to successful outcomes of Phase I
$221,000 (Phase II) in 2008 (TPT-WG29)
May 22-26, 2006

4. Global U8 Consortium Haifa University - Israel
Inha University - South Korea
Le Havre University – France
Rhode Island University – USA
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – Australia
University of Washington – USA
Xiamen University – China
Meiji University – Japan
More universities being contacted to join
May 22-26, 2006

5. Collaboration in three areas:
Building administrative capacity
Education
Joint education - student exchange, credit transfers and eventually joint degree programs
Research
More opportunities for cooperation in research
May 22-26, 2006

6. Workshop on Ports:
Covered Multimodal Transportation, Logistics, Security and Environmental Dimensions Working group on multimodal/links
Considered various research topic areas and possible dimensions:
Economic, environment, social, political, security management
Greatest Need: Information on corridor-based trade flows and bottlenecks or congestion
May 22-26, 2006

7. Vision Statement
The GU8 Research Committee determined that there is a need for information, and an outline of relationships, on transportation, trade corridors, mechanisms, infrastructure, constraints, informational resources, etc. that can be made widely available and in useable ways.
A dynamic "Global Atlas" is needed to identify trade and transportation flows and constraints throughout the world trading system.
Decision to revisit APEC “Congestion” study
May 22-26, 2006

8. Previous Congestion Points Study
Two phases: User focus (1995) & Port focus (1996)
Projections of growth, infrastructure, and innovation
Identified problems and ways to address
Best Practices manuals – intermodalism, port infrastructure, optimizing capacity via innovation, institutional issues, regulatory initiatives, improving landside access, congestion measures, etc.
Sea and air transport volumes
May 22-26, 2006

9. Congestion Points Study (Cont.)
The Study was a key effort to improve cargo and passenger movement in the APEC Region following the the Bogor Declaration.
It identified specific bottlenecks occurring at seaports, airports, and land access points, and categorized the nature of those barriers as being due to infrastructure deficiencies, regulatory issues, environmental conditions, or institutional constraints.
It was effective in reducing trade barriers within the Region. For example, in several USA port locations that serve major trade corridors, the original study explicitly described the landside bottlenecks that were an impediment to trade. Local regional authorities, ports, and carriers became very concerned about these constraints.
As a result, major improvements were made to infrastructure and operations in these landside connectors. In Seattle and Tacoma, a freight corridor was created and numerous grade separations between road and rail were built to improve freight mobility.
May 22-26, 2006

10. Fast Corridor Example
The FAST Corridor public-private partnership was established to move needed goods and support port operations on the highways and rail lines that sustain the maritime international trade orridor through the Puget Sound region.
May 22-26, 2006

11. FAST Seattle - Everett
May 22-26, 2006

12. FAST Tacoma
May 22-26, 2006

13. Local Planning & Bogor??
Many planning organizations and decision makers in various APEC Economies are not aware of Bogor's Goals of free and open trade by 2010 and 2020.
A new Congestion Points Study is needed in order to facilitate stocktaking of impediments to Bogor’s Goals as well as help planners in APEC Economies become more aware of the need to improve freight mobility throughout the entire region.
The WATTS website will provide structured information to the APEC Community on what is required to reduce trade impediments within the Region.
May 22-26, 2006

14. Goal and Objectives
An electronic or web-based atlas should contain maps, pictures and information as well as diagrams showing relationships and links to information at various levels.
It should show transportation corridors, describe infrastructure, constraints, and be continuously updated.
It should have involvement by many and have both research and educational components.
Both public and private sector players should also be actively engaged as advisors and users during development
May 22-26, 2006

15. Summary of current situation
TPT-WG 25 & 26 encouraged GU8 to submit formal proposal at TPT-WG 27 meeting
GU8 Scoped out the scale of the project
It Identified possible participants
And Drafted proposal for APEC (Phase I&II)
May 22-26, 2006

16. Possible Collaborators
The Telecommunications and Information Working Group
PIERS (the Port Import Export Reporting Service) a pioneer in electronic information services.
Global Facilitation Partnerships (GFP) and Steering Committee Members: ICC, WCO, UNCTAD, UNECFE, UNIDO, World Bank
International Trade Research Board (ITRB)
Princeton University’s Growing Knowledge Globally (GKG) Project
APEC Virtual Center for Research, Education, and Development
Other Academic Institutions in addition to the GU8
May 22-26, 2006

17. Global Facilitation Partnerships
The GFP aims to pull together all interested parties, public and private, who want to help achieve significant improvements in transport and trade facilitation.
Partners will design and undertake specific programs towards meeting this objective, making use of their respective comparative advantage in the subject matter in a coordinated fashion.
Areas of collaboration are expected to include the following:
sharing agendas of common interest;
pooling resources and expertise, where appropriate, to carry out research work or design and implement pilot projects; and
sharing knowledge and ideas.
May 22-26, 2006

18. International Trade Research Board (ITRB)
ITRB’s mission is to improve global understanding of international trade by:
Collecting and reviewing international trade data reported by governmental and other sources
Developing and disseminating estimates and analyses of international trade based on reviews of reported data
Collecting and organizing research on international trade and its determinants
Providing open and equitable access to international trade data and research
Promoting effective use of international trade information
ITRB members will include academic and research institutions from around the world, international organizations and statistical agencies, and professional and industry associations concerned with international trade.
Initial ITRB program activity is a joint venture with Statistics Canada and the United Nations to develop a new resource that will complement Statistics Canada’s World Trade Analyzer and UN Comtrade.
May 22-26, 2006

19. Princeton University
Princeton Institute of International and Regional Studies (PIIRS).
Growing Knowledge about Globalization (GKG) aims to improve the data and tools available for the study of international transactions. GKG is structured to compare and amass data on many kinds of international transactions – movements of goods, people and money, cultural exchanges and the spread of institutions.
Host for ITRB
May 22-26, 2006

20. Recommendations Three Phase Project Proposal Proposal
Phase I: Design and setup framework
Phase II: Follow-on Development
Phase III: Continued Population
Proposal
APEC to provide seed money for regional study of “congestion points” phases I & II.
Others are encouraged to participate
Next steps would be to:
Develop Collaborators relationships and other sources of support
Identify who will be the lead and where the activity will be located
May 22-26, 2006

21. Phase I – Design and Set Up Framework
Gather information and studies
Develop web-based design to present useful information at proper levels for particular user groups
Build basic website and framework linking it with the Virtual Center for Research, Education, and Development as well as the Port Data Base
Market the project to set up continued support and updates to information.
Set up local advisory group of stakeholders and framework for interaction to ensure broad and useful results.
Set up Interaction mechanisms to share advice and directions between researchers.
May 22-26, 2006

22. Phase II – Follow-on Development
The second Phase deals with follow-on development work.
Design of the web-based approach needs to be formulated at several levels for presentation of information that facilitate use by diverse groups such as transportation logistics researchers, shipping experts, transportation companies, educators (university, college, high school, primary school, levels, etc.), and others who do outreach.
The database will begin to be populated, and as data from different sources are incorporated, methods of increasing the level of standardization of data elements and definitions will be developed. This will enable better comparisons across data sets.
May 22-26, 2006

23. Phase III – Continued Population
The third Phase (by others) will be the continued population and maintenance of the websites.
Data would continue to be gathered and linked to the framework of websites.
Development of new approaches and best practices to engaging potentially interested users of the information and to facilitate further development of usable materials by all.
May 22-26, 2006

24. Timelines Phase I May 22-26, 2006 TIMELINE COMPONENT COMPLETION DATES
Timelines Phase I
TIMELINE
COMPONENT
COMPLETION DATES
OUTPUT
March 2006, etc
Project final version etc
Phase I
1. Endorsement
May 2006
Endorsement by TPT-WG 27 in Hanoi
2. Budget review
August 2006
Approval by BMC
3. Development of the Pilot Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors .
January December 2007
A web-based framework linked to APEC TPT-WG’S Virtual Center for Research, Education, and Development and the Port Data Base.
4 Advisors
Jan 2007-March 2007
Create an advisory group of stakeholders.
5. Agreements
6.Interim Report
April2007-June 2007
December 2007
Agreements with institutions for collaboration in populating the site with appropriate materials and links
Detailed description of work to date and plans for Phase II.
May 22-26, 2006

25. Timelines Phase II Phase II 1. RFP November 2007
Timelines Phase II
Phase II
1. RFP
November 2007
Appointment of Consultants
2. Follow-on Development Work Gather data
January 2008-June 2008
Finalize and formulate the web-based WATTS at several levels for presentation of information that facilitates use by public and private transportation professionals, educators and others.
3. Gather data & linkages
July 2008-November 2008
Populate WATTS with data and maps from different sources standardizing data elements and definitions
4. Evaluate Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors
November 2008-December 2008
Evaluation Report on Pilot Project:
Finalization of work results including an executive summary and conclusion and presentation to, APEC of assessment criteria.
May 22-26, 2006

26. Timelines Phase III Phase III
Timelines Phase III
Phase III
1. Continued Population of WATTS Web Site
January 2009-continuing
The third objective will be the continued population of the websites.
2. Expand WATTS Globally
Data would continue to be gathered and linked to the framework of websites.
3. Development & Analysis of WATTS
Development of new approaches and best practices to engaging potentially interested users of the information and to facilitate further development of usable materials.
4. Periodic reports to TPT
As needed
May 22-26, 2006

27. Summary
May 22-26, 2006