1. Taxis in a changing transport landscape
IRU International Taxi Conference
Istanbul, 05 February 2016
Mary Crass
Head of Institutional Relations and Summit

2. Intergovernmental Organisation
57 member countries (23 non-OECD)
Housed by OECD
Council of Ministers of Transport, rotating annual presidency
Legal instruments: European Multilateral Quota System (Road Freight)

3. Annual Summit Ministerial Meeting and Declaration from Ministers
Ministers’ Roundtables
Panel discussions with Ministers, industry, research, civil society
Bilaterals and networking
Exhibition
1100 participants from 66 countries (2015)

4. Think Tank Evidence-based research and analysis Data and statistics
Identification of best-practice policies
Institutionalised in OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre (JTRC)

5. Massive change in transport under way
Digital connectivity (big data)
Autonomous vehicles
Ride and vehicle sharing/new forms of public transport
Electrification

6. Taxis at the heart of this transformation
Pressure from new disruptive for-hire transport services;
Opportunity to respond to latent demand revealed ;
Need to restore level playing field through adapted regulatory framework.

7. Focus on opportunities
A key element in provision of Mobility as a Service.
Taxis increasingly seen as integral part of a multimodal, door-to-door transport sytem;
ITF work on shared taxis in urban shared mobility system.

8. Seeking the right regulation
Authorities/regulators « caught by surprise »;
How to capture benefits revealed by new for-hire services while ensuring a robust legal framework;
ITF developing guidelines.

9. Thank You José Viegas +33 (0)1 45 24 97 10 jose.viegas@oecd.org
Postal Address 2 rue Andre Pascal Paris Cedex 16