The European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) is a
European
Seventh Framework Programme initiative to improve the competitive situation of the
European Union to revitalise the European
rail sector.
The programme is a joint initiative (
Public-Private Partnership) of the
European Commission, representing the European Communities, and the industry. The main objective of EuMaT is to produce a ''Strategic Research Agenda''. The European Rail Research Advisory Council presented its Strategic Rail Research Agenda (SRRA) to the railway community on 18 December 2002. Chairman of ERRAC is
Ã…ke Wennberg of
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...
.
See also
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European Technology Platform
The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP1 to FP9, are funding programmes created by the European Union/European Commission to support and foster research in the Europea ...
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Joint Technology Initiative
References
External links
European Rail Research Advisory Council
European Union and science and technology
Rail transport in Europe
Science and technology in Europe
Transport and the European Union
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