26. The secretariat presented the “UNECE roadmap on ITS – 20 global actions to deploy ITS 2012-2020” (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/114 and WP.29-155-24), part of the UNECE strategy package on ITS. The package consisted of:

• (a) A background paper with the primary objective of sharing information (including best practices) and raising awareness about the values that ITS solutions could deliver;
• (b) A strategic note identifying the main gaps and impediments for a broader use and faster dissemination of ITS applications; and
• (c) A roadmap outlining the areas and tasks that UNECE could undertake either as a continuation of on-going tasks or as new initiatives.

27. Furthermore, the secretariat informed WP.29 that the roadmap had been presented to and endorsed by the Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5), the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1), the Working Party on Inland Water Transport (SC.3), the Working Party on Road Transport (SC.1), the Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics (WP.24), the Working Party on Rail Transport (SC.2) and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) before final submission to and adoption by the seventy-fourth session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC). Implementation and its impact would be regularly monitored and the secretariat would report to its governing bodies. Therefore, monitoring indicators would be developed and agreed on. The secretariat informed WP.29 that the policy segment of the seventy-fourth session of the ITC would be dedicated to ITS. This event would take place in Geneva on 28 February 2012 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The World Forum endorsed ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/114.

28. The representative of OICA requested availability of the feedback received by the secretariat during the consultation process of the strategic note on the Transport Division website.

29. The representative of the EU reported that WP.29-155-25 contained the framework for ITS deployment in Europe.

30. The representative of the United States of America announced the ongoing research on vehicle to vehicle communication that could result in a decision by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2013, to take further action on either research or take steps to approach the rulemaking process within the United States. The representative of Japan informed WP.29 that the ITS informal group would meet in conjunction with the March 2012 session of WP.29.

42. GRE noted that WP.29 had adopted, at its June 2011 session, the guidelines on establishing requirements for high-priority warning signals (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/90) as an annex to the report (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1091/Add.1). The secretariat reported that the public consultation on the strategic package on ITS deployment had been completed and that upon consolidation of all the comments, the strategic package would be complemented by a road map (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/114) to be considered by WP.29 at its November 2011 session and by the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) at its February 2012 session.