ENT II

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Description

"ERA-NET TRANSPORT II (ENT II) brings together the owners of national transport re-search programmes from thirteen countries, representing an annual public funding volume in the access of € 300 Mio in total. The vision behind ENT is to supplement and enrich na-tional RTD programmes through trans-national cooperation where national programme representatives can see an added value. Since 2003 the ENT has facilitated several successful and valuable cooperation’s between national RTD programmes. ERA-NET TRANSPORT II will further develop the cooperative ENT framework for trans-national transport research programming, thereby supporting the owners of national programmes in trans-national cooperation. ENT II will further step up the level of cooperation with the minimum goals of three joint calls, one ERA-Net plus and one joint programme. ERA-NET TRANSPORT is based on three fundamental principles: voluntarity of participation and variable geometry of cooperation actions, sovereignty of national programmes and openness to new partners. The ERA-NET TRANSPORT II will • further increase the cohesion and knowledge base of the network, • develop more intensive and comprehensive cooperation actions between national programmes with focus on joint calls and joint programming, • develop further cooperation between national programmes and the EC, such as it is envisaged for the schemes of ENT plus and Article 169 initiatives, • streamline support measures and mechanisms to ensure smoother processes both nationally and through the coordination of research funding activities initiated in ENT, • actively contribute to the development of a coherent Transport ERA by networking with European and international stakeholders and • broaden its geographical scope by including more countries in the ERA-NET TRANSPORT."
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Main research priorities of the network

Road user charging; Road safety; CO2 reduction in the transport sector; Inclusive mobility; Capacity management; Transport and urban planning; Freight Transport ENT+ Electromobility+ ENT22 Stepping Stones (Sust. Mobility Patterns) ENT19 Electric Mobility ENT18 Climate Friendly Freight Networks ENT17 SURPRICE (Road User Charging) ENT16 Intermodal Freight Transport ENT15 Sleepiness at wheel ENT14 Keep moving ENT13 Safety and Security ENT12 Tracking and tracing ENT11 Driver support ENT10 Vehicle Purchasing ENT9 Environ. indicators ENT8 Noise Effects ENT7 Alternative fuels ENT6 Alternative fuels ENT5 SURSHIP ENT4 Business models ENT3 Transn. architecture ENT2b Intelligent Logistics ENT2a Real-time data ENT1 e-Call plus