The Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) provides a platform for global discussion on strategies for transport in the 21st century. Since 2008, the Annual Summit has developed into the leading global get-together of the key players in transport and transport-related sectors, providing a unique platform for high-level exchange on strategic policy issues.
The theme of the 2015 Summit is Transport, Trade and Tourism. It takes place in Leipzig, Germany from 27-29 May 2015, under the presi
High-security design software business Jura Group will show off its machine-verifiable secure ghost image service called LetterScreen++ at CARTES. The service creates the secondary image on passport data pages by building up the portrait from lines of microtext.
Early bird registration for ITS World Congress in Singapore is now open and runs until 19 August.
Themed ‘Smart Mobility, Empowering Cities’, the 26th World Congress will offer a technical programme and demonstration showcase as well as technical tours that encompass a range of transport modes.
Other themes include intelligent, connected and automated vehicles; crowdsourcing and big data analytics; sustainable smart cities; multimodal transport of people and goods; safety for drivers and vulnerable user
Citizens of Chicago have used the PassportParking and ParkChicago apps over 40 million times in the last five years to pay for parking from their smartphones, according to mobile payment provider Passport. Both versions of the application aim to enable commuters to extend sessions remotely from their smartphones, allowing commuters on the city’s Metra rail network to take the train while avoiding lines to purchase tickets. PassportParking is the basic app, while ParkChicago is Passport’s customised
