Proposals shall address all of the following areas:
·
Make a reasoned and detailed
assessment of the products, services, solutions for business applications and
other value added results generated by EU-funded projects (at the level of
projects and/or cluster of projects), contributing to the achievement of EU policy objectives (e.g. zero city
logistics emissions by 2030, zero logistics emissions by 2050, efficient free
movement of goods and services) and a truly integrated transport system. This
analysis should possibly cover projects funded since the 5th Framework
Programme for Research. Taking stock of previous mapping and benchmarking activities such as
the SETRIS project[1]
and the pilot action on Implementation of Multimodal Innovative Solutions[2], evaluate e.g. the level
of maturity of the products,
services, solutions achieved within the projects and
further development carried out beyond the projects, investigate which solutions
have been implemented and adopted by the freight transport and logistics
stakeholders and compare them with the state-of-the-art in the sector. Assess
the barriers to the deployment of R&I results and propose solutions and
actions to improve the framework conditions and overcome the identified
barriers. Assess the impact of EU-funded R&I projects on various areas of
freight transport and logistics
(including urban logistics) by establishing possible causal links
between public R&I funding and technology innovation in an area. Synergetic
impact from regional/national programmes should also be considered. Examine in
which areas EU funding had the highest impact, identify the framework
conditions and actions which supported this outcome. Propose sectoral-specific
impact Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and recommendations to increase the
research impact.
·
Identify and prioritise gaps in
the research landscape and market needs to be tackled by future R&I actions[3], also via a reasoned analysis of best
practices and activities at relevant international level.
·
Support the wider engagement of
the freight transport and logistics stakeholders (reaching out to the ones less
familiar with European R&I) in order to increase the uptake of research
outcomes and innovation by the logistics community at large. Develop an
appropriate framework to foster collaboration and exchange of best practices in
freight transport and logistics R&I at regional, national, European and
global level.
Engage with relevant
sectors beyond freight transport and logistics to support cross-fertilization
and synergies within multidisciplinary projects (e.g. ICT, Circular Economy,
Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Security).
[1] Strengthening European Transport Research and Innovation Strategies
(http://newrail.org/setris/)
[3] Also taking into account the roadmap “A truly Integrated Transport
System for Sustainable and Efficient Logistics” (http://www.etp-logistics.eu/?p=1298)