I-C-EU project IMPACT OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF EUROPE

(FP7-TRANSPORT (TPT)-2012-RTD-1)

First newsletter   - January 2013 http://www.i-c-eu.eu/newsletters/I-C-EU-newsletter1.pdf

Second newsletter – June 2013 http://www.i-c-eu.eu/newsletters/I-C-EU-newsletter1.pdf

 I-C-EU is a 2 year FP7 project that studies the relationship between transport infrastructure and competitiveness, by exploring the state-of-the-art of the methodology and assessment tools for public and private investments in transport infrastructure. The project explores and further develops the current assessment methodology. The existing framework for policy intervention will also be analysed and some improvements will be proposed. The practical use of this improved framework will be tested on a representative set of transport projects.

I-C-EU will provide recommendations to the European Commission for interventions, in order to enhance the international competitiveness of Europe as well as between its countries and regions.

The project started in October 2012 and will finish in September 2014.

The project will produce three main outputs:

• A synthesis of the relationship between transport infrastructure investment, competitiveness and economic growth

•  An improvement of the methodology used to assess the impacts of transport infrastructure investments especially on competitiveness and economic growth

•  A synthesis of recommendations on assessing EU policy in transport infrastructure investments in respect of competitiveness and economic growth

Project Partners:

Coordinator: TRANSPORT & MOBILITY LEUVEN NV, Belgium

1. PANTEIA BV, Netherlands
2.  VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG, Netherlands
3. FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V, Germany
4. UNIWERSYTET GDANSKI, Chair of Comparative Research of Transport Systems, Poland
5. FUNDACION DE ESTUDIOS DE ECONOMIA APLICADA, Spain.

Project website: http://www.i-c-eu.eu/