Road safety is a European concern. ICT technologies have proven their effectiveness to make contributions to improve road safety, and will play a major role in the effort to make European roads safer in the future. The eSafety approach has moved beyond national initiatives and become recognised on a European and Global level. This session will describe actions taken, the policies that facilitate or impede progress and discuss new lines of actions that could accelerate user awareness and deployment of safety applications. The focus will also be on how trans-regional cooperation can contribute to make transport safer, cleaner and more efficient. The representative from the European Commission will present the eSafety Initiative and the i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative for safer, smarter and cleaner mobility. A representative from a European government and from the European industry will also be on the speakers list, presenting examples of the use of ICT in transport, and presenting their view on how to use ICT to make European roads safer in the future.

Moderator and introductory speech:
Mr Stephan Pascall: 10 minutes introductory speech on the importance of ICT for transport and the latest progress.

Speakers:
Mr Stephan Pascall, EC: 20 minutes presentation on the significance of the eSafety Initiative for road safety and the industry in Europe.
Representative of German Industry – To be decided
Representative of Swedish government – To be decided