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| Luis Jorge Romero, Soeren Hess Dr Adnan, Abu-Dayya and Mohamed Abdah |
He was delivering a keynote address at the 4th Etsi Technical Committee on Intelligent Transport Systems (Etsi TC ITS) workshop, which began at Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday.
“Etsi, a not-for-profit organisation, produces globally-applicable standards for ICT, including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and Internet technologies,” he explained.
“We are officially recognised by the European Union as a European Standards Organisation and are respected for neutrality and trustworthiness,” Romero said.
Etsi, which has more than 700 member organisations drawn from 62 countries across five continents, is led and ruled by the industry.
“Our ITS activities are intended to reduce fatalities, traffic congestion and environmental impact and improve traffic management, law enforcement and road safety,” he added.
Earlier in his introductory remarks, Etsi TC ITS chairman Soeren Hess highlighted the importance of co-operation between Europe and Arab countries.
The other keynote speakers were Mohamed Abdah (director, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning Department, Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning) and the event host QU Wireless Innovations Centre’s (Quwic) executive director Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya.
Quwic, based at Qatar Science & Technology Park, is hosting the three-day event with the support of Qatar National Research Fund.
It aims to present the progress made with regard to co-operative ITS where the first release of Etsi standards are close to finalisation. Issues related to standards development, pilot deployments, regulatory aspects and emerging applications will be discussed.
The speakers represent significant segments in the ITS eco-system: standard organisations, government agencies, car makers, technology providers, research institutions, universities, service providers and industry consortia.
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