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International workshop on FOT results and data

FOT-Net has been established by the European Commission to network Field Operational Tests (FOT) organisers in one platform to address common issues related to the practical organisation, set up and follow-up of FOT results. FOT-Net has organised a free workshop to be held at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday 14 October before the ITS World Congress opening ceremony, to exchange knowledge, best practices and foster cooperation for FOT activities and supporting the coherent development and implementati
July 15, 2013 Read time: 1 min
FOT-Net has been established by the 1690 European Commission to network Field Operational Tests (FOT) organisers in one platform to address common issues related to the practical organisation, set up and follow-up of FOT results.

FOT-Net has organised a free workshop to be held at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday 14 October before the 6456 ITS World Congress opening ceremony, to exchange knowledge, best practices and foster cooperation for FOT activities and supporting the coherent development and implementation of FOTs at European and International level.  Four round table discussions will target issues related to: Data and impact analysis; Strategies for deployment and sharing of cooperative systems data.

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