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1. Report No. FHWA-PL-09-015 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient's Catalog No. | |
4. Title and Subtitle Transportation Research Program Administration in Europe and Asia |
5. Report Date July 2009 |
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7. Author(s) Debra Elston, David Huft, Barbara T. Harder, Joyce Curtis, Monique R. Evans, Christopher W. Jenks, Laurie McGinnis, Harold R. "Skip" Paul, Glenn Roberts, Eric Wingfield, J. B. "Butch" Wlaschin | 8. Performing Organization Report No. | ||
9. Performing Organization Name and Address American Trade Initiatives P.O. Box 8228 Alexandria, VA 22306-8228 |
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11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-99-C-005 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of International Programs Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
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15. Supplementary Notes FHWA COTR: Hana Maier, Office of International Programs |
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16. Abstract The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study of Europe and Asia to review transportation research program administration practices. The scan team sought policy initiatives and process improvements to enhance transportation research administration in the United States. The team found that in the countries it studied, transportation research is directly related to national economic growth and competitiveness, transportation research efforts are promoted, transportation research and development (R&D) is accepted as a valuable contribution to the national good, and addressing intellectual property rights is a common practice that facilitates the delivery of transportation research results. Team recommendations for U.S. application include building international relationships in transportation research to achieve global goals, developing a nationally coordinated research framework, and strengthening the innovation process by examining international research institutes that link the creation and application of knowledge. |
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17. Key Words: innovation, intellectual property rights, international scan, research and development, research framework, research institutes, R&D, technology deployment, transportation research |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public from the: Office of International Programs, FHWA-HPIP, Room 3325, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590 [email protected] www.international.fhwa.dot.gov |
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19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages 76 |
22. Price Free |
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Debra Elston (Cochair)
FHWA
David Huft (Cochair)
South Dakota DOT
Barbara T. Harder (Report Facilitator)
B. T. Harder, Inc
Joyce Curtis
FHWA
Monique R. Evans
Ohio DOT
Christopher W. Jenks
Transportation Research Board
Laurie McGinnis
University of Minnesota
Harold R. "Skip" Paul
Louisiana Transportation Research Center
Glenn Roberts
New Hampshire DOT
Eric Wingfield
Ford Motor Company
J. B. "Butch" Wlaschin
FHWA
for
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials
National Cooperative Highway Research
Program
July 2009
This report was completed in cooperation with the scan team members and the transportation professionals and organizational representatives who hosted the scan team and gave their time and energy to organize presentations and site visits in the countries on the scan itinerary. Without their gracious hospitality and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences with the U.S. delegation, this report would not have been possible.
The International Technology Scanning Program, sponsored by FHWA, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), evaluates innovative foreign technologies and practices that could significantly benefit U.S. highway transportation systems. This approach allows advanced technology to be adapted and put into practice much more efficiently without spending scarce research funds to re-create advances already developed by other countries..
FHWA and AASHTO, with recommendations from NCHRP, jointly determine priority topics for teams of U.S. experts to study. Teams in the specific areas being investigated are formed and sent to countries where significant advances and innovations have been made in technology, management practices, organizational structure, program delivery, and financing. Scan teams usually include representatives from FHWA, State departments of transportation, local governments, transportation trade and research groups, the private sector, and academia.
After a scan is completed, team members evaluate findings and develop comprehensive reports, including recommendations for further research and pilot projects to verify the value of adapting innovations for U.S. use. Scan reports, as well as the results of pilot programs and research, are circulated throughout the country to State and local transportation officials and the private sector. Since 1990, more than 80 international scans have been organized on topics such as pavements, bridge construction and maintenance, contracting, intermodal transport, organizational management, winter road maintenance, safety, intelligent transportation systems, planning, and policy.
The International Technology Scanning Program has resulted in significant improvements and savings in road program technologies and practices throughout the United States. In some cases, scan studies have facilitated joint research and technology-sharing projects with international counterparts, further conserving resources and advancing the state of the art. Scan studies have also exposed transportation professionals to remarkable advancements and inspired implementation of hundreds of innovations. The result: large savings of research dollars and time, as well as significant improvements in the Nation's transportation system.
Scan reports can be obtained through FHWA free of charge by e-mailing [email protected]. Scan reports are also available electronically and can be accessed on the FHWA Office of International Programs Web site at www.international.fhwa.dot.gov
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AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
CORDIS | Community Research and Development Information Service |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DRAST | Department for Research and Scientific and Technical Coordination (France) |
DVS | Rijkswaterstaat Transport and Navigation Department (the Netherlands) |
EC | European Commission |
ECTRI | European Conference of Transport Research Institutes |
ERTRAC | European Road Transport Research Advisory Council |
ERA-NET | European Research Area–Network, including Road and Transport subthemes |
EU | European Union |
FEHRL | Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories |
FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
FP7 | European Seventh Framework Program |
GHD | French National Road Agency, General Highways Department |
IBS | Institute of Behavioral Sciences (Japan) |
IP | intellectual property |
IPR | intellectual property rights |
ITPS | Institute for Policy Studies (Japan) |
ITS | intelligent transportation systems |
INRETS | National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (France) |
KICT | Korean Institute of Construction Technology |
KICTEP | Korean Institute of Construction and Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning |
KOTI | Korean Transport Institute |
KTI | Institute for Transport Sciences (Hungary) |
JICE | Japanese Institute of Construction Engineering |
LCPC | French Research Laboratory for Public Works |
MRI or MIRI | Mitsubishi Research Institute |
MLIT | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (Japan) |
MOU | memorandum of understanding |
NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
NILIM | National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (Japan) |
NRA | national research agency |
PREDIT | Program of Research, Experimentation, and Innovation in Land Transport (France) |
PWRI | Public Works Research Institute (Japan) |
RiP | Research-in-Progress |
R&D | research and development |
RDT | research, development, and technology |
SKIA | Strategy, Knowledge, and Innovation Agenda (the Netherlands) |
SME | small- to medium-sized enterprise |
SRA | Swedish Road Administration |
STIP | Scan Team Implementation Plan |
SWOV | Institute for Road Safety Research (the Netherlands) |
TRB | Transportation Research Board |
TRIS | Transportation Research Information Services |
TRPA | Transportation Research Program Administration |
VINNOVA | Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems |
VTI | Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute |
VTT | Technical Research Center of Finland |
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