Abstract:
Impact
The study’s results will help to develop the national RTI-programme “Mobilität der Zukunft” and therefore may contribute to establish common understanding with respect to the transition to a “post-fossil” mobility: Traditional transport policy will be complemented by sustainable mobility policy. Furthermore, a deeper insight into RTI potential at the intersection between “freight transport” and “logistics” will contribute to an easier access to social, ecological, economical and research-relevant challenges within the mobility system.
Starting point
Presently, intersections between “freight transport” and “logistics” and RTI-potentials (existing and missing innovation) are poorly identified and coordinated inadequately (actor’s interaction: transport decisions and transport performance). Additionally, barriers (e.g. technical barriers as incompatible transport systems, lacking interoperability, different data formats etc.) form an ambivalent amendment to respective intersections.
Aims
The study aims at reducing complexity between actors and intersections in order to structure and to describe the Austrian transport and logistics market. Hence, the contracting entity is able to identify the most important actors and hence address promising RTI-topics in future national research calls. It will be worked out:
a)
when, how and where identified actors converge and interact in Austria
à
identification and analysis of intersections
à
logistical point of view
b)
which (industrial) sectors are considerable and appropriate to activate (hidden) RTI-potential
c)
how actors co-operate / function
à
organisational dynamics
d)
where RTI-competence is already available (How do actors define “innovation”?) or where RTI-competence is lacking
e)
which potential exists to activate RTI in Austria
Results
The study results in a set-up of intersections between “freight transport” and “logistics” in Austria (actor’s network); recommendations to reduce and to cope with the intersection’s complexity and resulting impacts (RTI-relevant); an actor’s network – classification including decisive RTI-resources; recommendations how RTI-potential may be revealed, as well as support to develop and advance the national RTI-programme “Mobilität der Zukunft”.
