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FIT Consulting srl (FIT) is an Italian SME quality certified UNI-EN ISO 9001-2000 for: the "planning and delivery of technical and scientific consultancy services in the transport, mobility and logistics sectors, and of consultancy services to gain access to European, National and Local funding programs", founded in 1997.

The Company is involved in 40 national and more than 20 transnational R&D projects supporting and promoting EU policy; its transport expertise team guarantees qualified consulting mainly in the following areas: project management; user needs analysis and indicators; mobility management of goods and people; urban & interurban public transport policies and technologies; market & social research; business planning; market analysis; evaluation. FIT provides value-added consultancy at every stage of project development, from feasibility study to its full implementation and exploitation.

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Founded in 1992, today TIS.pt is an independent, internationally recognised consultancy dedicated to developing knowledge and providing advice on policy, planning and the design of transport and mobility-related systems. TIS stands for Transport, Innovation and Systems, which corresponds to the mission of the company, and to its expertise practised and continuously developed since its foundation. The Company has been leader of consortia, for the European Commission in R&D contracts, for a number of very relevant projects in the 4th and 5th Framework Programmes in the areas of Transport Policy. TIS.PT has relevant experience in the domain of passenger transport: Implementation of a Public Transport Service in the Tróia Peninsula - IMOAREIA; Information to the Public in the Porto Bus Network - STCP; Identification, assessment and public communication of the socio-economic impacts of the Hidro-Tua development, EDP - Energies of Portugal; Railway Substructures' Potentials on Alentejo, CCRA; Study on Modal Choices on Lisbon Expo'98; MEST - European Commission DG VII; DATELINE - DG TREN; KITE - DG TREN.

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Ramboll Management Brussels is part of Ramboll Management, one of the leading management consultancies in Denmark and Europe, and has large experience in benchmarking, transfer of know-how and the dissemination of information. RAMBOLL Group as a whole offers full-service consultancy and knowledge services within the fields of infrastructure, telecommunications, building, health, industry, oil/gas, energy, environment, IT, and management. Ramboll Management Brussels has consistently been involved in public transport projects, freight and logistics assignments for both the public and private sectors, as well as in tourism studies for both local and international institutions such as the EC's Tourism Unit, the European Parliament and the European Cities Tourism (ETC). The Company is also in charge of the coordination of the "Tourism Site".

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Established in 1997, I.C. offers consulting services to both public and private sector organisations in Romania and abroad, including feasibility studies, quantitative statistical surveys and business plans in the strategic transport, e-government, sustainable development (Local Agenda 21) sectors. I.C. was involved as a sub-contractor to TRANSMAN Budapest, R.A.T. Bucharest and TTR Oxford within international research and demonstration projects funded by the European Commission under the 4-th and 5-th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development: QUATTRO, TOSCA, TRANSPLUS. I.C. was a full partner in the TRANSPLUS-ACCESS Project, an EC supported project under the "City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage" key action, which is one of the four key actions under the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development research programme, in the ALTAIR Project and in the RAISE Project.

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This national institution for transport research and development, established in 1958, holds no interests in any commercial, manufacturing or supplying organisation. The Institute is multidisciplinary with a rich variety of academic backgrounds, including engineers, economists, sociologists and geographers. The main objective of the Institute is to carry out applied research on issues related to transport, and to promote the application of research results by advising government authorities, the transport industry and the public at large. Its sphere of activity includes most of current issues in road, rail, sea and air transport, as well as urban transport, environmental issues and traffic safety. In recent years, the Institute has been engaged in more than 50 research projects under the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes. In addition, several studies have been carried out in developing countries financed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD), the World Bank and other development agencies.

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Founded in 1836, NTUA is an institution of higher education, as well as a centre of analytical, experimental and applied scientific research. The teaching and research staff of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering have wide scientific and practical experience in Greece and abroad, act as advisers to the government, consulting firms, transport authorities etc., and contribute to important technical and professional committees. They have also published a large number of books and numerous papers in international and Greek scientific journals on transportation topics. Contract research contributes significantly to the Department's activities, with the Department carrying out a vast number of funded research projects, mainly funded by the European Commission programmes. The Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering has been involved as a member of the consortium or as a co-ordinator in various relevant research projects financed by the European Commission such as, FREEMED, MEDA TEN-T, STELLA, SPIN, TRANSTALK, RECORDIT, SCENES, MAESTRO, EUNET, TENASSESS, SIMET, MEDINTRADE, and others.

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Created in 1985, INRETS is a state-financed scientific and technological body having five key issues at the heart of its research: leisure and tourism mobility, road safety, transport networks and services, driving aids (information, assistance, automation) and transport and environmental projection. Research activities in the field of transport and tourism are mainly carried out in the Department of Transport Economy and Sociology and Laboratory of city, mobility and transport which deal with economic, social, political problems linked to transport. INRETS has developed a far-reaching network of collaborative schemes, specifically in Europe and the OECD zone, through a major involvement in the European framework programmes and the COST actions. In 2001, INRETS took the initiative of setting up a group that brought together the main European research institutes concerned with surface transport: ECTRI.

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