Network of Danube Waterway Administrations - Newada duo general presentation

Project presentation

Network of Danube Waterway Administrations – data and user orientation

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The NEWADA initiative

Contribute to a harmonized level of service in waterway management on the Danube and its navigable tributaries

NEWADA duo is a follow-up project of NEWADA It ran between 2009 and 2012 and contributed to:

– An intensified cooperation on hydrological and hydrographical tasks

– Improvement of the physical accessibility of the waterway infrastructure

– Enhanced access to ICT networks and services – Integration of responsible stakeholders and increased

cooperation

Background

NEWADA duo project objectives 1/2

Improved waterway management (integrated, sustainable and regionally coordinated) and enhanced waterway maintenance (improved and coordinated performance)

Improved customer orientation of waterway related services

Harmonized waterway infrastructure related basic data (defined quality, scope and availability of data)

Enhanced usage of Information and Communication Technologies (harmonized and up-to-date fairway information)

Increased visibility of waterway authorities Provide transition support from pilot

implementation to regular operation Enable countries to tackle national priorities by

involving partners

NEWADA duo project objectives 2/2

Policy framework

NEWADA duo is implemented in the framework of:

Project start October 2012

Project duration 2 years until September 2014

Project partners 9 from 7 countries

Total project budget € 2,2 Mio.

Key project data

Work packages

Transnational project and financial management

Harmonisation of basic data

Improving customer orientation

Services based on ICT

Integrated waterway management

Increase visibility and awareness

Communication activities

WP 3 – Harmonisation of basic data

– Report on common quality of service for water level information

– Report about harmonisation of water level forecast

– Status quo reports on shallow section information

– Common marking plan database

Expected Results

WP 4 – Improving customer orientation

– Upgrading the ENCs with depth information

– Production of an „atlas of berth“

– Provision of paper charts on national level

Expected Results

Expected Results

WP 5 – Services based on ICT

– Improved WLAN sites and WLAN pilots

– Improved FIS Portal

(http://www.danubeportal.com)

– Pilot: AtoNs(Aids to Navigation)

WP 6 – Integrated waterway management

– Set of performance indicators for waterway management

– Report on current and future surveying & maintenance activities

– Feasibility study on waterway maintenance management system

– Prototype for gathering depth information via echo sounder

– Propose follow-up activities

Expected Results

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WP 7 – Increase visibility and awareness

– Market research study

– National stakeholder workshops

– Harmonised Danube PR

– Communicationtoolbox

Expected Results

Strategic Cooperation

economic crisis

budget cuts efficiency

threats

opportunities

Discuss strategies Develop common goals & visions Customer-oriented waterway management

and administration

employee turnover

Managing Directors

Team Work

Learning from one another know-how exchange Initiate / strengthen cooperation

HydrologyHydrographyWaterway maintenanceRiver Information ServicesEcologyPR and CommunicationProject management

Operative teams

The NEWADA duo approach

Operative teams Clients/stakeholders

Service

Strategy & Project

Steering Committee

Information channelsGeneral public

Thank you for your attention!

www.newada-duo.eu