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Slide 2:  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute(VTI). Library and Information Center(BIC)

• Swedish transportation research project database
• Other activities
• Co-operations
• New Swedish transportation authorities

Slide 3: Database on ongoing Swedish transport research

•  Financed by the
  •  Swedish Road Administration
  •  Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
  •  Swedish Rail Administration - Swedish Energy Agency
• Available via Transguide in May 2010
  

Slide 4: Background of decision

• Well documented need of the database
• Gives a national overview
• Links projects and results
• Avoids duplication of work and funding
• Increases exposure
• Ensures a sustainable accessibility
• Preserves the information

Slide 5: What´s on at BIC?

• VTI Electronic Press
• Inventory of VTI researchers’ need for e-resources
•  New network for transportation librarians and information specialists at universities and colleges
•  Participation in internal working groups on different issues
•  Transguide – planning for new interface and new functions including a database covering Swedish research centers and programmers

Slide 6:  Examples of co-operations

• TRANSAM – co-operation between Swedish funding authorities. Working group
•  LINK – European Forum on Intermodal Passenger Travel (www.linkforum.eu)
• ENTrada – Transport Research Programmes
• NordBalt Transportation Libraries (www.nvfnorden.org/pages/270)
• FEHRL Knowledge Centre Users Group (www.fehrl.org)
• ITRD – Operational committee, Terminology Group, ITRD Panel Review Group (www.itrd.org)
• TRB – exchange of records Transguide TRIS

Slide 7: New transportation authorities in Sweden

Transportstyrelsen – Swedish Transport Agency (www.transportstyrelsen.se/en)

Before January 2009:

• Swedish Civil Aviation Authority

• Maritime Safety Inspectorate and Swedish Register of Shipping

• Swedish Rail Agency

• Swedish Road Traffic Inspectorate

• Sections of the Swedish Road Administration

From January 2010 also sections of the County Administrative Boards:
Driving licence permits and interventions, permits for commercial traffic

The business divisions Vägverket Produktion and SRA Consulting Services have been corporatised into the state companies Svevia and Vectura

Slide 8: November 12, 2009 8 VTI presentation 0505 / SID 15 www.vti.se BIC

From April 2010:

Trafikverket
- Swedish Road Administration
- Swedish Rail Administration
- Sections of the Swedish Maritime Administration
- Sections of the Swedish Transport Agency
- Sections of Swedish Institute for Transport and Communications Analysis

Trafikanalys
- the remaining parts of Swedish Institute for Transport and Communications Analysis

Banverket Produktion will be converted into a state company.

Slide 9: November 12, 2009 9 VTI presentation 0505 / SID 15 www.vti.se BIC

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