Europe's Rail
Partnership website: https://rail-research.europa.eu/
The partnership aims to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative technologies (especially digital and automation) and deliver on European Green Deal objectives. It will develop solutions with broad support across the EU – up to 75% market uptake by 2030, improving the competitiveness of rail and support European technological leadership in rail.
Draft partnership proposal (July 2020)
Contact
Commission services: Wawrzyniec Perschke, Ana-Maria Fimin
Partners: Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies - Enno Wiebe, UNIFE the European Rail Industry - Nicolas Furio, European Rail Infrastructure Manager Association - Bardo Schettini Gherardini
What are partnerships?
Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.
How to use partnerships?
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orientation
Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points. -
networking
Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents. -
ecosystem analysis
Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain. -
steering the agenda
Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
Testimonial
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