欧洲铁路行业的总统和首席执行官致力于联合技术计划（JTI）

联手应对欧洲铁路部门的挑战，最大的欧洲铁路供应商公司的总统和首席执行官阿尔斯托姆运输公司，安萨尔多布雷达，安萨尔多·史蒂斯，巴尔福·比蒂·比蒂铁路，庞巴迪运输，CAF，Faiveley Transport，Invensys运输，Invensys Rail，Knorr-Bremse，Thales Group和Siemens的流动性于2011年7月1日签署了发起联合技术计划的意图。该协议为改动铁路研究和行业驱动的创新铺平了道路。

“There are major challenges ahead for the European rail sector for the coming years. We need to increase capacity to be able to absorb a larger share of both passenger and freight traffic while at the same time enhancing the attractiveness and efficiency of rail transport in line with the EU Transport White Paper,”表示联合国教署总监菲利普·雪铁龙（PhilippeCitroën）。

最大的欧洲铁路供应商公司的雄心勃勃的承诺已迈出了一项新的铁路研究一步，该公司旨在创建一个单一的，欧洲和工业驱动的研发计划，该计划将帮助欧盟产业解决这些社会挑战，从而通过创新来增强世界领导力。

Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) are a way of implementing large-scale applied and industrial-based research activities, introduced with the 7th Framework Programme having already some successful implementation. It is the first time that the rail industry seeks to use such comprehensive research and development scheme, following examples such as the CLEANSKY initiative by the air industry.

The continuation of this instrument in the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the creation of a new rail JTI will allow addressing – though technology innovation – a significant part of the future transport societal challenges. The work carried on within the rail JTI aims at increasing the overall efficiency of the rail transport system in Europe and to satisfy the needs and demands of the European customers, while increasing the competitiveness of the European rail manufacturing industry. It will allow for a major industrial effort, involving virtually all of Europe’s rail industry suppliers, including innovative SMEs, to accelerate the development of new technologies and bring them to the market.

The JTI will be run by the manufacturing industry consortium members and is not exclusive to the signatories of the Declaration of Intent. A significant part of the programme is to be managed via partnerships between railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, academia and other stakeholders through competitive calls for proposal and tender.

根据该项目的最终范围并受到欧盟提供的支持，签署人的财务承诺在6 - 7年内将达到600-800万欧元。

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