Strategies:Implementati<strong>on</strong> Plan Resp<strong>on</strong>sible Party Time Frame1. Introducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> documents to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> decisi<strong>on</strong>makersUnited Nati<strong>on</strong>s, Member 2004States, Service ProvidersNature <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> materials:Multimedia products in <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficial languages <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>United Nati<strong>on</strong>s, MemberStates, Service Providers<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>sSources <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> materialsPreparati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> materialsMembers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Transportati<strong>on</strong>Working Group, ServiceProvidersProducers, PublishersDistributi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> materials• Four Regi<strong>on</strong>al Workshops, c<strong>on</strong>ferences,seminars.• Latin America *• Africa• Asia-Pacific• Eastern Europe2. Initiate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> establishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nati<strong>on</strong>alGCUB groups and support <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir activitiesOOSA, Nati<strong>on</strong>al GCUBsGroupsUnited Nati<strong>on</strong>s, MemberStates, Service Providers2004-2005Member States 2004• Define terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> reference Member States• Identify <str<strong>on</strong>g>team</str<strong>on</strong>g> leader Member States3. Initiate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> establishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> regi<strong>on</strong>alGCUB groups and support <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir activitiesMember States / UnitedNati<strong>on</strong>s• Define terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> reference Member States / UnitedNati<strong>on</strong>s• Identify <str<strong>on</strong>g>team</str<strong>on</strong>g> leader Member States / UnitedNati<strong>on</strong>s2005587. Possible funding sources and budget: United Nati<strong>on</strong>s, service providers, manufacturers,US - TDA, European Commissi<strong>on</strong>, ESA, Member States, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> World Bank, Regi<strong>on</strong>alDevelopment Banks, CIDA and JICA and o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs (US Dollars).588. Informati<strong>on</strong>al brochure/package: $30,000Multi-media: ten-minute video: $40,000Technical exhibit: $30,000Seed fund for establishing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>nati<strong>on</strong>al/regi<strong>on</strong>al groups: $100,000Total: $200,000* In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> framework <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Fourth CEA (Americas Space C<strong>on</strong>ference) to develop a Workshop in Colombiain 2004. Nati<strong>on</strong>al Space Research and Development Agency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nigeria (NASRDA) in collaborati<strong>on</strong> witho<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r United Nati<strong>on</strong>s regi<strong>on</strong>al centres could oversee <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>workshop activities. ISRO has indicated its readiness to host <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> seminar for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Asian regi<strong>on</strong>.108
589. Project 2:Pilot Projects (4 projects):590. The following pilot projects are recommended for funding assistance. The scope <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>assistance required have to do first with a feasibility study which would be a requisite tool toaccess key financial instituti<strong>on</strong>s for pilot project financing. The two projects recommended are:1. Intelligent Transportati<strong>on</strong> System – for African and Eastern Europe Regi<strong>on</strong>:• Africa: Digital mapping <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pan-African highway (road and rail)• Vehicle tracking and management system.2. Inland waterway marine transportati<strong>on</strong> system – for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Americas and Asia and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Pacific Regi<strong>on</strong>.Objectives:• Cost-benefit analysis data c<strong>on</strong>cerning <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> benefits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS for increasing safety,developing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ec<strong>on</strong>omy or generally improving <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> transport infrastructure should beprovided;• Dem<strong>on</strong>strate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> real and potential benefits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> applicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>transportati<strong>on</strong> sector;• Support Member States to establish enabling-infrastructure for GNSS applicati<strong>on</strong>s in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>transportati<strong>on</strong> sector; and• Support Member States to access funding assistance for project implementati<strong>on</strong>.Potential Impacts:• Fleet management system would provide a large market-based for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> haulage industryand comm<strong>on</strong> transport establishment;• Establishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enabling-infrastructure for GNSS applicati<strong>on</strong>s in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> transportati<strong>on</strong>sector would be in place; and• Motivati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> service manufacturers and enlargement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> user communities.Strategies:Implementati<strong>on</strong> Plan Resp<strong>on</strong>sible Party Time Frame1. Project feasibility study United Nati<strong>on</strong>s, Internati<strong>on</strong>al2004Instituti<strong>on</strong>s, Service Providers,Industries2. Pilot project implementati<strong>on</strong> Member States 2006591. Possible funding sources and Budget: United Nati<strong>on</strong>s, service providers, manufacturers,US - TDA, European Commissi<strong>on</strong>, ESA, Member States, World Bank, Regi<strong>on</strong>al DevelopmentBanks, o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs.109