Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania)

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1 Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) Dorin Dumitrescu February, 2013

2 PROJECT INFORMATION Title: Intelligent Transport Systems in South East Europe Acronym: SEE-ITS EoI Reference number: SEE/D/0099/3.2/X Programme: South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme Starting date: September 28 th, 2012 Duration: 24 months Web site: PROJECT PARTNERS No Name Short name Country LP Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Hellenic Institute of Transport CERTH-HIT Greece ERDF PP1 Patras Municipal Enterprise for Planning and Development S.A. ADEP S.A. Greece ERDF PP2 AustriaTech - Federal Agency for Technological Measures Ltd ATE Austria ERDF PP3 Hungarian Transport Administration HTA Hungary ERDF PP4 Bulgarian Association Intelligent Transport Systems ITS Bulgaria Bulgaria ERDF PP5 Intelligent Transport Systems Romania ITS Romania Romania ERDF PP6 University of Ljubljana UL Slovenia ERDF PP7 Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation ITL Italy EU ASP1 Hellenic Intelligent Transport Systems ITS HELLAS Greece EU ASP2 ITS Hungary Association ITS Hungary Hungary 20% ASP1 Italian ITS Association TTS Italia Italy 10% PP1 Albanian Association of Urban Transport SHKTQ Albania 10% PP2 Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb FPZ Croatia Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 1

3 DOCUMENT PROFILE Document status: Final version Deliverable code: D3.3.5 Deliverable title: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan Areas (Romania) Work Package: 3 Preparation date: 28/02/2013 Submission date: 29/03/2013 Total pages: 15 Dissemination level: Public Author: Dorin Dumitrescu Contributors: Alexander Hausmann Evangelos Mitsakis Abstract: This report aims at screening EU policies regarding the political and commercial framework in Romania. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 2

4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Intelligent Transport Systems can significantly contribute to a cleaner, safer and more efficient transport system. A legal framework (Directive 2010/40/EU) was adopted by the European Commission on 7 July 2010 to accelerate the deployment of these innovative transport technologies across Europe. This Directive is an important instrument for the coordinated implementation of ITS in Europe. It aims to establish interoperable and seamless ITS services while leaving Member States the freedom to decide which systems to invest in. The Directive establishes a framework in support of the coordinated and coherent deployment and use of Intelligent Transport Systems within the Union, in particular across the borders between the Member States, and sets out the general conditions necessary for that purpose. The necessary standards to provide for interoperability, compatibility and continuity for the deployment and operational use of ITS shall be developed in the mentioned priority areas and for the priority actions. To that effect, the Commission shall request the relevant standardisation bodies to make every necessary effort to adopt these standards rapidly. This report aims at screening EU policies regarding the political and commercial framework in the different SEE-ITS countries. A basis for the analysis will be the EU ITS Directive, which identifies the following priority areas for action regarding ITS services: Optimal use of road, traffic and travel data Continuity of traffic and freight management ITS services ITS road safety and security applications Linking the vehicle with the transport infrastructure There will be one conclusion for all reports of Task 3.3, carried out in a separate document. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 3

5 CONTENTS 1. Introduction 6 2. Legal framework National ITS law Prohibiting legislative elements Influence on commercial and private initiative 8 3. Stakeholders involved ITS associations 9 4. Policy framework National ITS action plan Other relevant national policy documents National Architecture for Road ITS in Romania - NARITS (National research project ) Decision No. 3556/ of National Company for Motorways and National Roads of Romania Organisational and financial barriers Funding National standards Vulnerable road users Cooperation aspects Measures for public awareness SWOT analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Conclusion and next steps 14 Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 4

6 ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY EC EU ITS SEE SWOT Vulnerable road users European Commission European Union Intelligent Transport Systems Southeast Europe Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Non-motorised road users (pedestrians, cyclists) as well as motor-cyclists and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 5

7 1. INTRODUCTION Based upon the information each project partner provided in the questionnaire of Task 3.3, this report performs a screening of policies in the SEE-ITS countries regarding the political and commercial framework with respect to the EU ITS Directive and shows influences on the commercial and private initiative regarding ITS implementation. It analyses instruments and measures for ITS deployment such as laws, action plans and other policy related documents as well as possible barriers for successful implementation of ITS applications and services. The national funding landscape is analysed as well as current possible measures for vulnerable road users, future European and regional cooperation and measures for public awareness regarding Intelligent Transport Systems. Ultimately, a SWOT analysis is carried out and based on it, next steps are evaluated. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 6

8 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK This chapter includes the description of the legal and commercial framework in Romania, especially focusing on the dedicated ITS law but also on how the legislative framework corresponds to commercial and private initiatives related to ITS deployment National ITS law The EU ITS Directive is transposed in national legislation with the Governmental Ordinance no. 7 / It maintains the objective and priority areas and transposes the tasks for periodical reporting and for a national ITS plan at national level. The Ordinance defines a national ITS Coordinating Committee. The organisation and functioning rules of this Committee are established and will be promoted as governmental decision. The Romanian ITS Coordinating Committee is structured as follows: Scope: Coordination at national level of actions for ITS Directive implementation and assurance of a frame for cooperation of authorities with responsibilities in the field of ITS. Members: national and local/regional authorities including: o Ministry of Transport o Ministry of Communications and informational Society o Ministry of Administration and Interior o Ministry of Research and Education o Ministry of Economy and Finance o Ministry of Regional Development o Agency for Regulations in Communications o Statistical Institute o Union of counties councils o Union of town councils Tasks: o Gathering and submission of information about the implementation status of the ITS Directive s priority actions o Defining the Romanian ITS Action Plan and submitting it for Governmental approval o Coordinating the activities of Public Institutions about performing the ITS Action Plan tasks 2.2. Prohibiting legislative elements All official documents in Romania related to ITS deployment are binding in case of a change of the political framework. There are no legislative elements in Romania that would prohibit the adoption of the EU ITS Directive. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 7

9 2.3. Influence on commercial and private initiative There is no dedicated legislative framework for facilitate commercial and private initiative on ITS implementation in Romania. General legislative and financing framework are applied also for ITS implementation: Regional Operational Programme assure financing in ITS field for small and medium enterprises Private Software developers, including ITS software developers, have the facility not to pay the tax for salary income Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 8

10 3. STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED The Ministry of Transport coordinates ITS deployment in Romania at national level and monitors the implementation of the EU ITS Directive. The General Directorate for Strategy coordinates the elaboration of ITS legislation, the Transport Master Plans and the ITS National Plan. The General Directorate for External Financial Relations ensures the financing of ITS projects by using European funds: cohesion, structural, TEN-T and national budget. The Road Directorate ensures the integration of ITS systems into road networks and relations with transport operators. The department for huge infrastructure projects assures the financing and construction of new motorway sections, including intelligent infrastructure as well. The National Company for Motorways and National Roads of Romania ensure the operation and maintenance of motorways and the national road network. The Ministry of Transport and the National Company for Motorways and National are responsible for all national roads and motorways. At county level, the County Road Administration is responsible for the county road network. In cities the Street Administration is responsible for street network, including the Traffic Management Systems 3.1. ITS associations ITS Romania was set up in March In 2004 the Network of National ITS Associations was set up, with ITS Romania being founder member. ITS Romania is a non-profit and nongovernmental organisation with the purpose to promote, correlate, to implement and integrate Intelligent Transport Systems. The correlation at national level and harmonisation at European level in cooperation with other governmental and private bodies are main tasks. ITS Romania has two categories of members: juridical persons and individual persons. The juridical persons are composed in following groups: Transport Ways Administrators Cars and Telematics Equipment Manufacturers Research and Consulting Companies: Representatives of the Haulers and Civil Society: Universities and Training Centres ITS Romania performs two kinds of activities: Promotion, dissemination and correlation Economic activities (studies, research projects at national and European level) ITS Romania occupies the position of a main promoter and correlator of ITS deployment in Romania. It is also the main adviser of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Communications and Informational Society and the National Company for Motorways and National Roads of Romania. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 9

11 4. POLICY FRAMEWORK This chapter focuses on the instruments that are utilised in Romania to implement or facilitate the implementation of ITS. It also includes national funding programmes and standards used. Furthermore possible barriers as well as measures for vulnerable road users are emphasised National ITS action plan The national ITS plan is planned to be realised in A request for financing is prepared and actions for budget approval are committed. The term of references are established including the key tasks: Context and current situation of ITS in Romania ITS needs, options and priorities ITS implementation framework ITS Action Plan Monitoring the implementation and future maintenance of the RO-ITS-Strategic Action Plan 4.2. Other relevant national policy documents National Architecture for Road ITS in Romania - NARITS (National research project ) Consortium: o POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest Transport Telematics Research Centre o Institute for Information Systems and Automation [SIAT] o ITS Romania o SEARCH Corporation o Institute for Computing Sciences [ITC] Results: o studies, software tools for ITS Architecture development and demonstrator; o A national research/consultative platform on ITS Architecture based on NARITS consortium; o Definition of main components of ITS Architecture (functional/logical, physical, organisational, communicational and safety and security related components) for a Romanian (national) Intelligent Transport System Decision No. 3556/ of National Company for Motorways and National Roads of Romania Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 10

12 This document defines the minimum set of ITS Services for all new motorway sectors. Intelligent infrastructure will be part of road infrastructure and will be developed during the construction phase. The requirements and specifications will be based on ITS Deployment Guidelines EasyWay Organisational and financial barriers In urban and interurban areas ITS systems are tested, put in operation and maintained by road administrations. The staff has experience in Built infrastructure. The tasks of implementation, operation and maintenance of intelligent infrastructure are relatively new for them. So there is a difficulty in understanding the life cycle of ITS regarding proper operation and maintenance. For public road administrations the main priority is to build and maintain the roads. In the conditions of reduced budget on national and local level, ITS applications and services are primarily affected Funding There are no dedicated ITS funding programmes in Romania National standards As general requirements the ITS Deployment Guidelines of EasyWay are mandatory used on motorways Vulnerable road users Measures for vulnerable road users are have so far been adopted only in research or pilot projects. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 11

13 5. COOPERATION ASPECTS This chapter concentrates on cooperation agreements of Romania in the course of ITS implementation (joint research, data exchange, co-financing, etc.) at regional and European level, but also on measures undertaken for public awareness. In Romania the following has been carried out so far: Data exchange, common ITS vision in the frame of Network of National ITS Associations Cooperation in European projects: EasyWay I, EasyWay II, HeERO, In-time, COOPERS 5.1. Measures for public awareness The main actions for public awareness in Romania comprise esafety applications. There is an awareness campaign on safety and esafety organised by the inter-ministerial Council for Road Safety. Private awareness actions include fleet management, Navigation and Traffic information. Special attention is brought to presenting the harmonisation of national ITS deployment at European level. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 12

14 6. SWOT ANALYSIS In this chapter the results of a SWOT analysis of the ITS actions in Romania at policy, legislative and organisational levels are presented Strengths There is strong ITS community in Romania that has a good communication base inside the European Union. The Romanian Ministry of Transport clearly commits to ITS implementation Weaknesses The continuity of ITS implementation is not guaranteed. The level of implementation and funding depends on the experience of decision makers (governmental, state companies and local level). The frequent change of decision makers will probably affect the continuity and quality of ITS implementation Opportunities European ITS suppliers are strongly interested in the Romanian market Threats The ITS Directive represents only a framework and is not a mandatory document for ITS implementation. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 13

15 7. CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPS Based on the SWOT analysis, this chapter contains possible options for improving the process of ITS deployment in Romania. However the EU ITS Directive only represents a framework the Romanian approach to adopt it seems quite prudent and structured. The strong ITS community and the Ministry of Transport distinctly committing to the implementation of ITS services and applications clearly have a favourable effect on ITS deployment in Romania. There is a dedicated ITS coordinating committee in Romania, which could assure the correlation of governmental actions at national level. Yet there are six different ministries involved in it which could be seen as a negative aspect with regards to organisational difficulties, mainly in funding ITS services or intelligent infrastructure. But it could also turn out to be an advantage since the respective responsibilities are structured distinctly. So to make sure it is an advantage indeed, it is important that tasks are being allocated unambiguously from the beginning and each party respecting that. Another positive aspect is county and town councils also being involved into this committee which will probably positively affect regional ITS deployment and interoperability. In the near future the administrative reorganisation of the regions will prioritise transport network and logistics in the regional development as well as co-modal intelligent infrastructure and ITS services as one of the main tools to assure a safe, efficient and clean transport process. When it comes to road infrastructure there already is an integrative approach to ITS deployment. A governmental decision defines a minimum level of service for Intelligent Transport Systems on new motorway sections. ITS are a part of road infrastructure and will be developed during the construction phase. However the policy for ITS deployment on road infrastructure seems very structured interfaces with Public Transport and solutions for a multimodal mobility approach should not be neglected. Otherwise Romania could be facing difficulties in road transport in the near future because of a growing level of motorisation that leads to congested roads and environmental problems. With ITS Romania being a non-governmental and non-profit organisation and moreover occupying an advisory function for the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Communications and Informational Society and the National Company for Motorways and National Roads of Romania, it has the possibility to act as a national conciliation actor. It could assure an independent and credible frame of debate for governmental and commercial partners. ITS Romania launches the initiative for creation an official partnership with ministries and regional councils However there is neither an ITS funding landscape in Romania nor a dedicated legislative framework that would facilitate commercial and private initiative on ITS deployment there is a Regional Operational Programme that finances small and medium enterprises developing ITS services and applications. Furthermore private software developers, which also includes Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 14

16 programmers working in the field of ITS, are provided with tax advantages. On a large scale the department for huge infrastructure projects ensures the financing and construction of new motorway sections, including intelligent infrastructure. These are undoubtedly important initiatives but also should be regarded as first steps in building up a dedicated funding landscape for Intelligent Transport Systems. In Romania there apparently has been initial recognition of the importance of public awareness for Intelligent Transport Systems however promotional activities seem to focus on single use cases like esafety, Navigation and fleet management instead of promoting the term ITS in general and all the services and applications it comprises. Users have to realise the advantageous impacts that ITS can have on their everyday mobility. Consequently user demand for ITS applications and services will raise and require increased political commitment. But if users want something, they do not need to be convinced of it which leaves more room for policy discretion. It will become easier to adopt measures in the field of ITS which will create a generally positive atmosphere among decision makers and thus facilitate the continuity and quality of ITS deployment. Romania is in the emerging phase of implementation of interoperable ITS services, having skilled human resources for different activities: R&D, innovation, small and large scale implementation, evaluation, maintenance and rehabilitation. Deliverable D3.3.5: Mapping of EU ITS Action Plan areas (Romania) 15