"The role of ITS in road safety" Conference in Rome

Creation date: 07 July 2011

A Conference on "The role of ITS in road safety", organised by TTS Italia was held on 15 June 2011, in Rome,  attracting more than 130 participants. The objective of this initiative was to propose a moment of debate and discussion on the impact of new technologies on transport safety, in order to define the national actions related to ITS required by the European Directive which entered into force in August 2010. The conference  reflected on the contribution that ITS systems can make to the safety of transport, in line with the European Directive on ITS and with the strategy outlined by the new White Paper on Transport published last March 28. The morning session  included the participation of institutional representatives, such as Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and Ministry for Internal Affairs as well as the round table "ITS and safety: benefits and development scenarios! ". In the morning, the Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport, Altero Matteoli, participated in the conference. The afternoon session was dedicated to companies developing services and systems dedicated to road safety, presenting Italian best practices. The closing remark of the day was made by the Chief of the Italian Police, Antonio Manganelli.
The conference also included an exhibition area dedicated to innovative solutions of Platinum sponsor, Autostrade Tech and Telespazio, and Golden sponsor, Famas System and Oracle.