Workshop 'Innovation in Accessible Transport for All': Washington D.C.
The International Transport Forum (ITF) and the World Bank jointly sponsor this one day international workshop to be held next January 14, 2010 at Washington D.C. Francesc Aragall, president of the Foundation, will be the speaker of one of the talks. He will contribute his vision as a recognised expert in the subject.
This workshop will focus on the role of innovation in promoting effective solutions to meeting the mobility and transport needs of disabled and older people in both developed and less developed economies.
The topics for discussion include policy & governance, planning and design & technology. Work will also focus on practical routes to implementation of innovative approaches and how to tackle barriers to progress, whether political, fiscal or attitudinal.
Outcomes from this workshop will feed into the 2010 International Transport Forum on Transport and Innovation, to be held 26-28 May in Leipzig, Germany. They will also serve as input to the 12th Transed conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons, to be held 2-4 June 2010 in Hong Kong.
ITF is an inter-governmental organisation within the OECD family. It is a global platform and meeting place at the highest level for transport, logistics and mobility, gathering together key figures from government and politics, business and industry, research and civil society. Its aim is to foster a deeper understanding of the essential role played by transport all over the world and its environmental, economic and social impacts.
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