In terms of using information technology in public transportation - such as Realtime Passenger Information, Electronic Ticketing, Wireless Passenger Service, Geographical Information Systems, Databases and Communication Systems - a lot is going on in the Nordic countries, indeed.
Many organisations are thinking along these lines and would certainly benefit from making new contacts. Furthermore the sector has been encouraged in various ways to promote the way in which IT can contribute to developing public transport through cooperation, exchange of ideas, development of norms for various applications, etc.
This is the reason why the public transport authorities in the Scandinavian capitals Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland) and Oslo (Norway), have formed the joint project InformNorden.
The aim of InformNorden is to stimulate exchange of ideas so that we can learn from each other what is happening in IT in public transport. We are sure that there are many transport authorities and companies in various countries which are interested in participating in Inform Norden.
An expansion in the exchange of ideas should take place in an organised manner, such as through conferences and workshops. In this way, valuable informal contacts can be forged.
A committee is needed to carry out the preparatory work for these conferences and to be responsible for the membership register, invitations, documentation and other services.
The costs incurred by the committee for our activities will be covered for the time being by the capital cities of the Nordic region, which will be responsible for the economic risk of this first conference.
The current organisation and secretary functions are found under Contact us.