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ITS India Forum

Working towards new perspective for ITS in India

In collaboration with Trafficinfratech magazine, ITS India Forum conducted a

webinar on May 10 to define the outline of various stakeholder Committees’
terms of reference, timelines, key deliverables, and structure and ensure effective
communication and collaboration among all the members.

ore than 15 specialized the new comprehensive National 6. Policy framework for Airports
committees ITS Policy Framework and providing to improve the passenger
were formed as new perspectives in consultation experience
recommended by the with industry, academia,
M members comprising researchers, and users. Also to be 7. Policy framework for upcoming
100 plus domain experts & policy added are global benchmarks and ITS technologies- CV2X,
makers from industries, academia, best industry practices to develop Connected Vehicles, etc
government organizations & an integrated and comprehensive 8. Policy framework for new age
Ministries. policy framework encompassing tolling solutions like satellite-
the different verticals of the based tolling
ITS India Forum is a non- Intelligent Transport System.
government Think Tank of ITS 9. Policy framework for smart
industries, academia, researchers, ITS India Forum has involved Parking Solutions
policymakers, government entities, stakeholders from different verticals 10. Policy framework for Advance
users, and experts. Its vision is of the ITS Ecosystem to harness Driver Assistance Systems in
to optimize the transportation the best domain expertise. More vehicles
network, improve efficiency, and than 15 specialized committees
reduce logistics costs by applying were formed as recommended 11.Policy framework for 5G,
emerging technologies, thus by the members comprising 100 6G adoption in transport
forging a path toward India’s plus domain experts & policy management system
transformation into a developed makers from industries, academia, 12. Policy framework reduction of
nation by 2047. government organizations &
Ministries. Over 300 organisations logistics cost in India
The background stems from registered for the webinar. The key
rising safety concerns, congestion, committees include: 13. Policy framework for Road
uncertainties, increasing Safety 2.0 solutions like Safe
transportation complexities, 1. Policy framework for the latest Driving Score, Insurance, etc
and high logistics costs. Despite Advance Traffic Management 14. Policy framework for camera
substantial government efforts System for smart Highways surveillance and data storage
in transportation infrastructure, 2. Policy framework for new age on highways & city roads
the average transportation speed Intelligent Traffic Management
in India is 50% lower than in System for Urban/Smart Cities 15. Policy framework for
developed nations, whereas crashes Transportation Drone and Air
and costs are higher. The rapidly 3. ITS framework for multimodal Taxi.
growing applications of AI, ML, connectivity Stakeholders are encouraged
IoT, Cameras, Sensors, ADAS, 5G, 4. Policy framework for next-gen to let their voices be heard in
Telematics, Cloud Computing, etc., Intelligent Traffic Management this critical policy-making process,
can quickly solve these problems. System for Railways shaping the future of seamless,
Niti Aayog has entrusted ITS India 5. Policy framework for Shipping efficient, safe, and sustainable
Forum with the task of evaluating Ports to improve port efficiency transportation in India. TT

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