1. The ETIS framework Dr. Adnan Rahman, RAND Europe

2. What is ETIS?
ETIS stands for European Transport policy Information System
When complete, it will include a:
complete and consistent reference database
metadata
methodology for generating missing data and calculting indicators
tool for accessing and retrieving data form the reference database
functionality to maintain the reference database
capability for accessing and retrieving data from decentralized database

3. ETIS Project officer ETIS ETIS-LINK management structure ETIS external
Contract
Contract
Finance
Finance
Deliverables
Deliverables
ETIS
ETIS-LINK management structure
ETIS
external
developers
partners
Vetting
Steering Group
Pilot Testers
Workshops
Management
Co-ordinator
Pilot Users
ETIS-BASE
Steering
Members
Joint timetable
Partners
EU Member States
Open
Conferences
Management
Accession States
Position papers
Interface
Development
Management
ETIS-AGENT
Secretariat
Dissemination
Exploitation
Information

4. Why ETIS? Currently: Transport policy is supported by one-off projects
There is little consensus about the methods
Available data is often incomplete and inconsistent
Thus, projects sometimes deliver contradictory and conflicting results
ETIS will help ameliorate this situation by providing:
A complete and consistent set of data
An ability to access and use indicators based on this data set
Complete transparency about the methods and data
An improved understanding of results based on using this data

5. The objectives of ETIS
Support European and national policymakers in making of transport policy by providing:
Data and information covering the EU 25
A consistent and complete set of data
Metadata
Tools for accessing, retrieving and using this data and information
Ready access to the most important indicators for monitoring certain policies

6. The principles underlying the development of ETIS
Involving stakeholders from the start in the development of ETIS
Building on the imput of experts, policymakers and dataproviders
Transparent process keeping the communication between the project partners and the outside open
Evolutionary and building on the past work and links with existing work
Reliable and state-of–the art system

7. The relationship to EUROSTAT
ETIS does not replace EUTOSTAT but builds on its work
There is a close cooperation between ETIS project partners and EUROSTAT
The objectives of building an ETIS like tool are not realisable within EUROSTAT at the moment
ETIS includes data not included in the EUTOSTAT data sets (more data from national data providers, or data from other data providers)
In the longer term, one option could be for ETIS to live inside EUROSTAT

8. The ETIS cluster of projects
The European Commission has funded three projects to develop a pilot version of ETIS
The scope is the demonstration of the functionalities of a complete ETIS
The main components are the reference database and the software agent
The focus of the pilot is limited regarding the geographical area and the indicator information provided

9. Next steps on the way to ETIS
Developing a prototype of the pilot by March 2004
Presenting the prototype at the second Open Conference in May 2004
Testing the functionalities of the prototype with a user group
Using the input from the testing phase to refine the functionalities of the pilot
Completing the reference database

10. The ETIS prototype The ETIS prototype will: Be ready in March 2004
Build on the TEN STAC data
Be focused on a set of TEN corridors
Provide a limited set of indicators that are supported by the available data

11. The ETIS pilot ETIS pilot will: Be ready by the middle of 2005
Focus on the TEN corridors
Provide a set of 29 indicators for monitoring developments on these corridors
Provide access to the complete reference database
Provide the general remote retrieval functionality to access other datasources available in the future

12. The future of ETIS Tool for the European Commission
Tool for national policymakers
Tool for transport modellers
Expansion of the ETIS pilot to a complete ETIS (e.g. inclusion of new data)

13. Some important dates 5 March 2004, ETIS workshop on demand data
14 May 2004, Second Open Conference
Presentation of the ETIS prototype

14. www.etis-link.info Dr. Adnan Rahman rahman@rand.org Tel: +31715245180
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