Digital Transformation Supporting Transport Decarbonisation: Technological Developments in EU-Funded Research and Innovation

Anastasios Tsakalidis, Konstantinos Gkoumas and Ferenc Pekár
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Anastasios Tsakalidis: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Konstantinos Gkoumas: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Ferenc Pekár: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: The European Commission’s Communication on a European Green Deal sets out the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, which will require a reduction in transport emissions. To this aim, digital technologies, together with connectivity and automation, are transforming traditional concepts of mobility, with a potential impact towards transport decarbonisation. New business models are emerging and giving rise to innovative mobility services including new online platforms for car-pooling, car or bicycle sharing services, freight operations, or smartphone applications offering real-time travel information and other analytics. This study provides an overview of the European Union (EU) funded research and innovation (R&I) and related technologies that are influencing the uptake of digital transformation in transport and identifies issues and challenges from a European perspective. To that end, it follows a two-tier approach that examines policy and legislative initiatives from the European Commission, highlighting possible challenges and enablers. Moreover, it analyses transport technology developments in Europe, focusing on the technology maturity from EU R&I framework programmes, using the European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS). The technology analysis provides insights that aid policy decisions related to funding allocation in future R&I framework programmes.

Keywords: digital transformation; transport policy; knowledge management; transport research; transport innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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