Project ProposalProject Proposal

Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors (WATTS): An information system for

transportation infrastructures, trade flows, and impediments related to Bogor’s Goals

INTERMODAL STEERING COMMITTEE(Including Intelligent Transport Systems/Intermodal Experts Sub-Group)

TPT-WG 27, Hanoi, VietnamMay 22nd - 26th, 2006

APEC

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Project BackgroundProject Background

This project contributes to, and facilitates, an efficient, integrated intermodal transportation system as well as promotes and facilitates the structured exchange of information in transportation and related trading activities in the Asia Pacific Region.

The project follows the framework laid out in the earlier “Congestion Points Study” and examines container flows in the 21 member APEC economies by looking at their gateways, hub ports and terminals (for containers), intermodal facilities, and networked distribution centers. It also looks at the security and customs practices in effect that pertain to the movement of containers.

All information pertaining to the APEC Region will be able to be exchanged in a structured way via a Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors (WATTS).

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Project Background (Cont.)Project Background (Cont.)

This project meets the objectives and future work goals of the Intermodal ITS SC as well as the Leaders, Ministers, and Transport Ministers Priorities

Sponsor Economy: U.S.A Co-Sponsors: Australia, & Other GU8 Economies Total Project Valuation ($US):$410,000 (Phases I&II) +

self-funding (Phase III) APEC Funds Requested (US$): $189,000 (Phase I) in

2007 and subject to successful outcomes of Phase I $221,000 (Phase II) in 2008 (TPT-WG29)

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Global U8 ConsortiumGlobal U8 Consortium

Haifa University - Israel Inha University - South Korea Le Havre University – France Rhode Island University – USA Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – Australia University of Washington – USA Xiamen University – China Meiji University – JapanMore universities being contacted to join

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Collaboration in three areas:Collaboration in three areas:

Building administrative capacity Education

Joint education - student exchange, credit transfers and eventually joint degree programs

Research More opportunities for cooperation in research

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Workshop on Ports:Workshop on Ports:

Covered Multimodal Transportation, Logistics, Security and Environmental Dimensions Working group on multimodal/links – Considered various research topic areas and

possible dimensions: Economic, environment, social, political, security

management– Greatest Need: Information on corridor-based

trade flows and bottlenecks or congestion

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Vision StatementVision Statement

The GU8 Research Committee determined that there is a need for information, and an outline of relationships, on transportation, trade corridors, mechanisms, infrastructure, constraints, informational resources, etc. that can be made widely available and in useable ways.

A dynamic "Global Atlas" is needed to identify trade and transportation flows and constraints throughout the world trading system.

Decision to revisit APEC “Congestion” study

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Previous Congestion Points StudyPrevious Congestion Points Study

Two phases: User focus (1995) & Port focus (1996) Projections of growth, infrastructure, and innovation Identified problems and ways to address Best Practices manuals – intermodalism, port

infrastructure, optimizing capacity via innovation, institutional issues, regulatory initiatives, improving landside access, congestion measures, etc.

Sea and air transport volumes

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Congestion Points Study (Cont.)Congestion Points Study (Cont.)

The Study was a key effort to improve cargo and passenger movement in the APEC Region following the the Bogor Declaration.

It identified specific bottlenecks occurring at seaports, airports, and land access points, and categorized the nature of those barriers as being due to infrastructure deficiencies, regulatory issues, environmental conditions, or institutional constraints.

It was effective in reducing trade barriers within the Region. For example, in several USA port locations that serve major trade corridors, the original study explicitly described the landside bottlenecks that were an impediment to trade. Local regional authorities, ports, and carriers became very concerned about these constraints.

As a result, major improvements were made to infrastructure and operations in these landside connectors. In Seattle and Tacoma, a freight corridor was created and numerous grade separations between road and rail were built to improve freight mobility.

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Fast Corridor ExampleFast Corridor Example

The FAST Corridor public-private partnership was established to move needed goods and support port operations on the highways and rail lines that sustain the maritime international trade orridor through the Puget Sound region.

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FAST Seattle - EverettFAST Seattle - Everett

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FAST TacomaFAST Tacoma

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Local Planning & Bogor??Local Planning & Bogor??

Many planning organizations and decision makers in various APEC Economies are not aware of Bogor's Goals of free and open trade by 2010 and 2020.

A new Congestion Points Study is needed in order to facilitate stocktaking of impediments to Bogor’s Goals as well as help planners in APEC Economies become more aware of the need to improve freight mobility throughout the entire region.

The WATTS website will provide structured information to the APEC Community on what is required to reduce trade impediments within the Region.

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Goal and ObjectivesGoal and Objectives

An electronic or web-based atlas should contain maps, pictures and information as well as diagrams showing relationships and links to information at various levels.

It should show transportation corridors, describe infrastructure, constraints, and be continuously updated.

It should have involvement by many and have both research and educational components.

Both public and private sector players should also be actively engaged as advisors and users during development

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Summary of current situationSummary of current situation

TPT-WG 25 & 26 encouraged GU8 to submit formal proposal at TPT-WG 27 meeting

GU8 Scoped out the scale of the project It Identified possible participants And Drafted proposal for APEC (Phase I&II)

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Possible CollaboratorsPossible Collaborators

The Telecommunications and Information Working Group

PIERS (the Port Import Export Reporting Service) a pioneer in electronic information services.

Global Facilitation Partnerships (GFP) and Steering Committee Members: ICC, WCO, UNCTAD, UNECFE, UNIDO, World Bank

International Trade Research Board (ITRB) Princeton University’s Growing Knowledge Globally

(GKG) Project APEC Virtual Center for Research, Education, and

Development Other Academic Institutions in addition to the GU8

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Global Facilitation PartnershipsGlobal Facilitation Partnerships

The GFP aims to pull together all interested parties, public and private, who want to help achieve significant improvements in transport and trade facilitation.

Partners will design and undertake specific programs towards meeting this objective, making use of their respective comparative advantage in the subject matter in a coordinated fashion.

Areas of collaboration are expected to include the following: – sharing agendas of common interest; – pooling resources and expertise, where appropriate, to

carry out research work or design and implement pilot projects; and

– sharing knowledge and ideas.

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International Trade Research Board (ITRB)International Trade Research Board (ITRB)

ITRB’s mission is to improve global understanding of international trade by:

– Collecting and reviewing international trade data reported by governmental and other sources

– Developing and disseminating estimates and analyses of international trade based on reviews of reported data

– Collecting and organizing research on international trade and its determinants

– Providing open and equitable access to international trade data and research

– Promoting effective use of international trade information ITRB members will include academic and research institutions

from around the world, international organizations and statistical agencies, and professional and industry associations concerned with international trade.

Initial ITRB program activity is a joint venture with Statistics Canada and the United Nations to develop a new resource that will complement Statistics Canada’s World Trade Analyzer and UN Comtrade.

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Princeton UniversityPrinceton University

Princeton Institute of International and Regional Studies (PIIRS).– Growing Knowledge about Globalization (GKG)

aims to improve the data and tools available for the study of international transactions. GKG is structured to compare and amass data on many kinds of international transactions – movements of goods, people and money, cultural exchanges and the spread of institutions.

– Host for ITRB

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RecommendationsRecommendations

Three Phase Project Proposal– Phase I: Design and setup framework– Phase II: Follow-on Development– Phase III: Continued Population

Proposal– APEC to provide seed money for regional study of

“congestion points” phases I & II.– Others are encouraged to participate

Next steps would be to:– Develop Collaborators relationships and other

sources of support– Identify who will be the lead and where the activity

will be located

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Phase I – Design and Set Up FrameworkPhase I – Design and Set Up Framework

Gather information and studies Develop web-based design to present useful information

at proper levels for particular user groups Build basic website and framework linking it with the

Virtual Center for Research, Education, and Development as well as the Port Data Base

Market the project to set up continued support and updates to information.

Set up local advisory group of stakeholders and framework for interaction to ensure broad and useful results.

Set up Interaction mechanisms to share advice and directions between researchers.

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Phase II – Follow-on DevelopmentPhase II – Follow-on Development

The second Phase deals with follow-on development work.

Design of the web-based approach needs to be formulated at several levels for presentation of information that facilitate use by diverse groups such as transportation logistics researchers, shipping experts, transportation companies, educators (university, college, high school, primary school, levels, etc.), and others who do outreach.

The database will begin to be populated, and as data from different sources are incorporated, methods of increasing the level of standardization of data elements and definitions will be developed. This will enable better comparisons across data sets.

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Phase III – Continued PopulationPhase III – Continued Population

The third Phase (by others) will be the continued population and maintenance of the websites.

Data would continue to be gathered and linked to the framework of websites.

Development of new approaches and best practices to engaging potentially interested users of the information and to facilitate further development of usable materials by all.

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Timelines Phase ITimelines Phase I

 

TIMELINE COMPONENT COMPLETION DATES OUTPUT

    March 2006, etc Project final version etc

Phase I 1. Endorsement May 2006 Endorsement by TPT-WG 27 in Hanoi

  2. Budget review August 2006 Approval by BMC

  3. Development of the Pilot Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors .

January 2007- December 2007

A web-based framework linked to APEC TPT-WG’S Virtual Center for Research, Education, and Development and the Port Data Base.

  4 Advisors Jan 2007-March 2007 Create an advisory group of stakeholders.

  5. Agreements   6.Interim Report

April2007-June 2007  December 2007

Agreements with institutions for collaboration in populating the site with appropriate materials and links Detailed description of work to date and plans for Phase II. 

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Timelines Phase IITimelines Phase II

 

Phase II 1. RFP November 2007 Appointment of Consultants

2. Follow-on Development Work Gather data

January 2008-June 2008

Finalize and formulate the web-based WATTS at several levels for presentation of information that facilitates use by public and private transportation professionals, educators and others.

  3. Gather data & linkages

July 2008-November 2008

Populate WATTS with data and maps from different sources standardizing data elements and definitions

  4. Evaluate Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation Corridors  

November 2008-December 2008  

Evaluation Report on Pilot Project:Finalization of work results including an executive summary and conclusion and presentation to, APEC of assessment criteria.

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Timelines Phase IIITimelines Phase III

 

Phase III 1. Continued Population of WATTS Web Site

January 2009-continuing

The third objective will be the continued population of the websites.

  2. Expand WATTS Globally

January 2009-continuing

Data would continue to be gathered and linked to the framework of websites.

  3. Development & Analysis of WATTS

January 2009-continuing

Development of new approaches and best practices to engaging potentially interested users of the information and to facilitate further development of usable materials.

  4. Periodic reports to TPT

As needed

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SummarySummary