ITF Institutional Presentation...ITF Institutional Presentation Nobuyoshi Hasegawa MLIT Tokyo, April 2018 ITF Global Outreach Intergovernmental organisation with 59 member countries

ITF Institutional Presentation

Nobuyoshi Hasegawa

MLITTokyo, April 2018

ITF Global Outreach

Intergovernmental organisationwith 59 member countries

Politically autonomous, institutionalised in OECD

All modes of transport, Public Forum

Annual Summit, Think Tank

Brief History

1953 Founded as European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT)

2006 International Transport Forum created

2008 First Annual Summit in Leipzig, Germany

2012 Japanese Presidency

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Premier global transport policy event

Ministerial meetings;Declaration from ministers

Policy debate with all stakeholders: business, international organisations, civil society, academia and media

Side events, stakeholder meetings, technical and cultural tours

Networking and bilaterals

Social events: Gala Dinner, Presidency Reception

Exhibition

ITF Transport Awards

Annual Summit

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Summit Themes

Transport and Energy 2008

Transport for a Global Economy 2009

Transport and Innovation 2010

Transport and Society 2011

Seamless Transport 2012

Funding Transport 2013

Transport for a Changing World 2014

Transport, Trade and Tourism 2015

Green and Inclusive Transport 2016

Governance of Transport 2017

Transport Safety and Security 2018

Transport Connectivity for Regional 2019 Integration

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2017 Summit in Numbers

Safety and Security

How are countries moving towards safer and more secure transport

systems?

Safety: measures to protect life or goods, to reduce or eliminate risks

of accidents/ crashes in all transport modes

Security: measures to address terrorist attacks, crimes committed on

the premises of transport operators, theft of cargo in transit, or cyber

threats, piracy on the high seas…

Security and resilience of transport systems

Confirmed Speakers

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Secretary GeneralInternational Civil Aviation Organization

Fang Liu

Violeta BulcCommissioner for TransportEuropean Commission

Norio Hitsuishi

PresidentFédération Internationale de l’Automobile UN Special Envoyfor Road Safety

Jean Todt Angela GittensDirector GeneralAirports Council International

Olga AlgayerovaExecutive SecretaryUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Director General and CEOInternational AirTransport Association

Alexandre De Juniac

CEOSiemens Mobility

SabrinaSoussan

MP, Chair Global Network for Road Safety Legislators, United Kingdom

Barry Sheerman

Global Sales DirectorPanasonic Corporation

Towards Summit 2019Transport Connectivity for

Regional Integration

22-24 May 2019, Leipzig

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► 2018-2020 Summit trilogy theme “Transport Enabling

Sustainable Development”:

• Transport Safety and Security (2018)

• Transport Connectivity for Regional Integration(2019)

• Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development(2020)

► Role of transport in meeting the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs)

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Context

► Ability and ease with which destinations may be reached

from potential points of departure

► Connectivity dimensions: spatial and temporal

► All transport modes; passenger and freight transport

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Transport connectivity

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Regional Integration

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Evidence-based research and analysis

Data and statistics

Identification of best-practice policies

Institutionalised in Transport Research Centre (TRC)

Think Tank

In the framework of the TRC:

Roundtables: Events for deep discussion of topical issues (long tradition)

Collaborative research projects with active participation of member countries’ research institutions

ITF Transport Outlook

With additional resources:

Case Specific Policy Analysis Projects (quick response)

Decarbonising Transport

Projects with direct engagement of companies, in the framework of the Corporate Partnership Board (CPB)

Main activities of ITF as think tank

- e.g. Integrated and Sustainable Urban Transport Roundtable (April, 2017)

- e.g. Smart Use of Roads Workshop (October, 2018)

- e.g. Report on LNG Bunkering in Japan (April, 2018)

- e.g. Toyota, Renault-Nissan Alliance