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 The i-Trans competitiveness cluster brings together rail industry leaders and the research and training organizations serving the sector in the Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardy regions of Northern France.
It operates under the aegis of Transports Terrestres Promotion Northern France, an association representing the transport industry.
Participants have a shared commitment to make i-Trans a unique focus of excellence, placing rail at the forefront of innovation for effective transport systems. This ambition has been confirmed with its official recognition as one of 16 world-class competitiveness clusters in France. |
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| i-Trans at a glance |
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 Mission
Meet the challenges of international competition in a context marked by the acceleration of freight and passenger traffic.
Objective
Become the first European competitiveness cluster to win worldwide recognition for excellence in the design, manufacture, competitive operation and maintenance of innovative transport systems with leading positions in terms of market share, capacity for technical innovation, growth and attractiveness.
Priorities
Interoperability
Intermodality in the transport of goods and people
Intelligent transport systems
Innovation driving economic development
Scope
Rail, automobiles, logistics, coastal and international shipping, and inland waterways
The industrial strengths of Northern France
i-Trans has its home base in the Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardy regions of Northern France, both recognized for outstanding scientific expertise and industrial know-how in logistics, automobiles and intelligent transport systems. The presence of the European Railway Agency in Valenciennes and the Etablissement Public de Sécurité Ferroviaire in Amiens make for added strength.
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Central to France's strategy for industrial and regional development, competitiveness clusters or pôles de compétitivité pool the resources of businesses, universities, and public and private-sector research organizations to back innovation. In so doing, they favour the emergence of sectors with a high international profile that can contribute effectively to economic growth and, by the same token, the attractiveness of their regions.
The inter-ministerial committee responsible for such clusters — Comité Interministeriel d'Aménagement et de Développement du Territoire or CIADT — reviewed 105 applications for recognition as a pôle de compétitivité and accepted 67 at its meeting on July 12, 2005. Currently, there are 66 of which six have been designated for global status (mondial) and ten as "world class". i-Trans is among this select group of 16, with recognized international scope based on technical and scientific excellence. |
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| More information |
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Internet
- http://competitivite.gouv.fr/index.php3?&lang=en
- see press release at competitivite.gouv.fr (in French)
Official recognition of i-Trans
- i-Trans press release in English at i-trans.org
- Newsletter--vol. 3, July 12, 2005 (French only)
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