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An insight into drivers, challenges and opportunities. During May-June 2024, the Nordic Battery Collaboration, consisting of Business Finland, Business Sweden and Innovation Norway, together with Nordic+, has conducted interviews with private and public actors in the value chain for heavy duty transport, with the aim of establishing a common view of the drivers, the challenges […]

The EU project DYNAPORT will, over a 3-year period, develop internationally standardized tools for digital planning, interaction and automated reporting to make sea transport and port logistics more efficient, resource-saving and sustainable. ITS Norway participates in the EU project DYNAPORT with responsibility for international standardization of digital communication between ship and port. This takes place […]

From a pool of 82 applicants, the jury has selected six outstanding finalists. The winner will be announced in Stockholm on May 29 Nordic Innovation’s scale up definition are an annual revenue at minimum of EURO 2 million, personnel of at least 10 people and an annual growth figure of at least 20 % in […]

ITS Nationals is now looking for a new Chairman and Vice-Chairman, as the two-year term of the current Chairman, Günther Weber (who has completed four years as Chairman and therefore cannot be re-elected to the position), and the Vice-Chairman, Dónal Hodgins, are coming to an end in June. You will find all the information about […]

Then this year’s Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024 was over for this time! We would like to thank all participants who helped make this a real success – ITS Nationals for a good exhibition stand, the Nordic+ ecosystem, and especially our members who were with us on the trip. It was a trip filled with lots of […]

The seminar was an opportunity to understand the future impact of MASS on ports and can help ports to prepare their plans and preparations before MASS operates in ports in the coming years. The event took place on Thursday 11th of April 2024 at IMO headquarters in London. ITS Norway‘s director of maritime ITS, Ørnulf […]

There is no international standard for the construction of a Road Data Model that unites users and systems in all aspects of the road sector (maintenance, operations, ITS, designing, and construction). Since 2018, ITS Norway has led the Joint Working Group 11 (JWG11) under ISO to re-develop one of the existing standards, Geographic Data Format (GDF), into a Basic Road Data Model base ISO TC211 GIS family of […]

ITS World Congress Dubai represents the zenith of smart mobility services and ITS deployment, uniting ITS professionals worldwide. Speakers at the webinar: Joost Vantomme, Ertico, Chief Executive Officer | Ahmed Hashem Bahrozyan, RTA, Chief Executive Officer | Khaled Abdulrahman Al AwadhI, RTA, Transportation System Department Director | Jerome Buchanan, Ertico, Commercial Partnership & Exhibition Lead […]

Get a full overview of what is happening in Nordic+ during this year! Nordic+ is a unit consisting of the Nordic ITS member associations ITS Norway, ITS Finland, ITS Denmark, ITS Sweden, ITS Ísland, ITS Estonia and Latvian IT Cluster/DIH. The purpose of the unit is to help fulfill the Nordic Council’s vision of “The most integrated and sustainable region in the world” […]

Your involvement is crucial to shaping future initiatives and understanding the needs and preferences that are essential for gender equality in ITS. By sharing your opinions, you will help to better understand the area and contribute to a more diverse sector. The Women in Nordic ITS (WIN-ITS) research project now has a survey on intelligent […]

Nordic+ hosted the webinar “A reality check on the future of autonomous vehicles” on Wednesday 29th of November 2023. The webinar explored the landscape of autonomous vehicles, infrastructure, data sharing, and laws and regulations in the Nordic region. During this insightful session, experts from Nordic+ countries provided a comprehensive overview of the current state and prospects […]

Vacant job positions at ERTICO – ITS Europe! Exciting and unique opportunities at ERTICO in the positions of “Partnership & Governance Officer”, “Project Support Manager” and “Project Manager, specialist in ITS”. Here, both beginners and experienced candidates have the opportunity! ERTICO – ITS Europe was founded in 1991 at the initiative of 15 industry leaders and […]

The stunning city of Oslo played host to the visionary minds of the transportation sector in late October, with the Nordic+ Strategy Workshop taking place at the beautiful Hotel Bristol. This two-day meeting was very successful and effective. Distinguished participants from the Nordic+ region included Lili Tiri and Paula Kolk of ITS Estonia, Søren Sørensen from ITS Denmark, Lilja Karlsdóttir from ITS Island, and representatives from ITS […]

Fintraffic’s road traffic management is taking a major leap forward in the production of national traffic data in partnership with Telia. In the future, the national traffic data produced by Telia will enable mobile data-based analysis of roads. This will provide more accurate traffic background data for traffic counts in the field, which will be […]

As of today, there are no separate regulations for autonomous vessels and there is an ongoing discussion about whether to apply and adapt the current regulations or whether a new one should be developed. Børge Kjeldstad and Giorgio M. Kufoalor from Maritime Robotics AS have together with Jon Ulvensøen from the University of Southeast Norway […]

The Nordic+ Experience Exchange On the 31st of May Nordic+ hosted a webinar about the electrification of the transport system. Topics where: Policy measures in Sweden and future challengesMagnus Lindgren, Expert Vehicles, Machines and Fuel, The Swedish Transport Administration (Sweden) The Norwegian EV journey and our challenges in the near and distant futureWenche Teigland, CEO, FOUNT, (Norway) Estonian EV […]

Forum Virium Helsinki Shines as Global Trailblazer in Smart Mobility: A Congress Experience in Lisbon Unveils Finland and Helsinki’s Pioneering Role 1. Data merging contributes to a more useful digital twin Digital twins will help make traffic planning and control smoother in the near future. Simulations can provide information on how weather conditions affect congestions […]

The first DigiLog 2023 seminar took place in Helsinki 19.1.2023. The seminar was organized in the traditional birthplace of visions – the Botta ballroom, which offered a very nice atmosphere and good facilities for such an event.Event was hosted by ITS Finland and CaaS Nordic associations with partners Fintraffic, LIMOWA and LOGY. The seminar brought […]

The UN COP27 climate conference in Egypt is looking for solutions to speed up the implementation of the Paris climate agreement and keep the 1.5°C target still within reach.Solutions of Fintraffic´s Vessel Traffic Services are strongly present in the Green Shipping climate project demonstrating at the meeting the means to reduce climate emissions. Fintraffic’s digitalisation […]

The official opening on 9 May marks that public transport agency Kolumbus in Norway is ready to take the next step into the future!  Energy-efficient automated buses can be operated from an operations centre by 2023. This makes it possible for public transport to increase the proportion of people travelling by public transport by offering […]