The Future Vision of iMobility in Arabia
Towards Unified Regional Strategy
Dr Muna Hamdi
IMFV Group Founder
IMFV Virtual Research Centre Lead
munahamdi@mghfuturevision.co.uk
www.hud.ac.uk/imfv/
Intelligent
Mobility
ITU Workshop on
“ICT Innovations for Developing Countries”
(Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012)
Overview
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iMobility: Future Vision (IMFV) Group & Virtual Research
Centre
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The Future Vision of iMobility in Arabia
Arab Knowledge Base: iMobility Research teams
The Tunisian Example
Conclusion and What Next?
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iMobility: Future Vision
Group & Virtual Research Centre
To Influence Change
by thinking beyond the horizon of the current technology & innovation
constraints; addressing problems related to the slow progress in the
evolution of efficient transport with
Systems of Systems approach towards
Multi-Modality & True Intelligence.
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Unbiased Vision to the Future
Experts
Researchers
Who can contribute?
Why Join?
A unique longitudinal partnership
of sector leaders in Intelligent
Mobility (IM), with unparalleled
joint experience in:
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IM basic research,
Research into market,
Infrastructure development
Project management
Industry
IMFV
Entrepreneurs
& Businesses
Identifying &
Prioritizing Problems
Planning into the
Future & Solutions
teaming
Funding & Financing
Market Development
Users&
Beneficiaries
Government
Investors
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Eco & Smart Urban
Development
User/Stakeholders
Needs &
Requirements
Long/Short term
planning: Road
Map
Funding Research
Forward Thinking
Projects
Define Advanced
Technology
Enablers &
Standards
Harmonisation Public Private
sectors - viable
Business Model
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Identifying
problems
IMFV Virtual
Centre
True Intelligence
&
Future Mobility
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Monitoring
Economic, Social &
Environmental
Impact
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Smart Living Environment: combined
Transport & Built Environment’
Understanding of the interrelationships of all
influential factors such as social,
economic, environmental, policies
land use, & the built environment
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Smart Cities -New & Old infrastructure
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New: Offering a unique opportunity to implement the
Future Model of - ‘Seamless Travel’
e.g. Arab Region
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Old: Many barriers & challenges - e.g. London, EU
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current infrastructure,
migration from legacy systems,
take up of new systems & processes by transport system managers &
operators.
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Benefits:
• Promoting social inclusion and regeneration
leading to economic prosperity and demographic
growth. This will be achieved by providing efficient
transport links, multimodal travel choices and accessibility
on a national and international level.
• Safer travel - to reduce traffic congestion and road
fatalities.
• Healthier travel - to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by improved network management thereby improving air
quality.
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Future Vision of iMobility in Arabia – Why?
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No Legacy systems
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Every New City should be an Intelligent City
Lesson learned – Avoiding repeating mistakes – using
world wide expertise for future mid- long term planning
Not all Arab countries have funding capabilities to support these
programmes.
However, the market value and success of future services and
applications has better chance if the region advances in uniform
manner following unified strategy and standards.
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ITS Architecture
To Develop a Strategy that
ensures the deployment of
sustainable, integrated,
cost effective ITSS that
supports a growing economy &
the
rapid changes in Transport
Technology
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Special emphasis to be given
to the definition of an
ITS framework architecture
addressing long term
multimodal infrastructure
requirements &
possible organisational
structures that enables
larger scale implementation
in future
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User Acceptance
Travel Management
Safe
Reliable
Green
Comfortable
Journey
Markets:
Business
Case?
Information
Management
 Infrastructure
 Personal
 Commercial
Services
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To identify requirements, problems & appropriate solutions in line with
international standards, for the adaptation & support of intelligent transport
systems & services deployment
To generate guidelines, for example with regards to:
• What are the required & applicable future technologies, applications and
services ?
• Gradual & efficient implementation of future technologies such as
cooperative systems with consideration to social, economic & cultural
needs- (Infrastructure, Personal & Commercial)
• Multimodal Information: Management, Presentation & Choice .
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Arab Knowledge Base
Research Groups:
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Future applications of cooperative systems in the MENA
region (Qatar, Tunisia, UAE, Algeria……)
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Arabic Road Message signs &Travel information
presentation
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Intelligent Mobility & Smart Urban Environment
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iMobility Research teams
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SESAME University, Tunisia
Palestinian iMobility Team : NEW - Just
Roadway, Transportation and Traffic Safety Research
Centre, UAE University
More information about the teams can be found in:
www.hud.ac.uk/imfv/members
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Case Study: Tunisia’s Future in Intelligent
Mobility
Green – Sustainable- Integrated – Multimodal Transport
www.hud.ac.uk/imfv/publications/
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An ITS Deployment Plan has to respond to
the following questions:
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ITS Architecture: What ITS services do we need to
deploy?
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Roadmap: How, Where and When to implement them?
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Conclusion
The decisions of what to deploy next may not follow a
priority criteria but available budget.
Hence, the question is:
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How to make the most of the current infrastructure? And
Where to invest to achieve harmonization and return on
investment?
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Together we Build
The VISION
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What Next?
Workshop - Intelligent Mobility : FutureVision in Arabia
Planning for the future
Building the Knowledge Base
Enabling the provision of Sustainability
through Urban & Transport planning
for Transport Networks with greater efficiency,
to serve economic growth & prosperity - Seamless Travel
Looking for Sponsors & Collaborators.
Contact munahamdi@mghfuturevision.co.uk
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Follow our news @
Our discussion board in LinkedIn with
over 760 international members with dedicated subgroup for
MENA iMobility Teams: Research and Implementation Roadmap
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http://www.linkedin.com/groups/IMobility-Future-Vision-2511997/about?trk=anet_ug_grppro
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/MENA-iMobility-Teams-Research-Implementation-4206117/about?trk=anet_ug_grppro
http://www.hud.ac.uk/imfv/news/
Thank you
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Truly Intelligent Systems – How To?
Aim to Change Behaviour (or the way of thinking) not only of end users but all
stakeholders by:
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Reduce the need for Mobility
Cost Saving by Harmonised Deployment
Future Vision > Strategy > Polices & Guidelines > Planning > Design >Deployment >
Monitoring > On-Going Evaluation
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Identifying & Clarifying Benefits to Users (travellers & operators..)
Intelligent Mobility Infrastructure (funding)
Knowledge Transfer for example by
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Adequate training for systems operators ….
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Bridging The Gap between Research, Business and Industrial worlds
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