1st eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting, 22 April 2003

The Commission organised the first eSafety Forum Plenary Session in Brussels on 22 April 2003, bringing together 150 representatives of the European automotive and telecommunication industries, providers of intelligent transport systems, infrastructure operators and public authorities. Following the lines set out by its four preparatory Working Groups, the Forum adopted recommendations on how to implement eCall (in-vehicle emergency calls), Accident Causation Data, a better Human-Machine Interaction and a stimulating business rationale. Four new Working Groups were also set up covering International Co-operation, Real-time Traffic and Travel Information, Research and Development priorities and Road Maps.

Agenda	.pdf (10 KB)
Profile of the Forum	.pdf (13 KB)
List of participants	.pdf (14 KB)
Presentations:
Press release	.pdf (11 KB)
Conclusions of the first Plenary Meeting	.pdf (3467 KB)
Next Steps	.pdf (278 KB)
Europe's path towards large scale deployment of intelligent integrated road safety systems Speech given by Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission, responsible for Enterprise and the Information Society	.pdf (34 KB)
Investing in eSafety: Actions by the Member States Presentation given by Wolfgang Hahn, Director General Road Construction and Road Traffic, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing, Germany	.pdf (593 KB)