Project description
Making European shipping and logistics more sustainable and competitive
In an intensively changing economic landscape, the European freight transport and logistics R&I sectors need a set of supportive tools to keep up with innovative developments in interconnected fields. The EU-funded BOOSTLOG project aims at enhancing the quality of services in these sectors. Its first focus will be on increasing visibility and supporting valorisation of R&I project results, outcomes and implementation cases in the freight transport and logistics field. In parallel, the project will develop and implement valorisation strategies and guidelines to speed up the technological and organisational innovation uptake. Ultimately, BOOSTLOG will suggest improved use of R&I investments and will reinforce R&I impacts communication and stakeholders’ engagement in the innovation process.
Objective
BOOSTLOG Vision is transforming European freight transport and logistics R&I ecosystem to perform optimally boosting impact generation out of R&I investment contributing to i) EU policy objectives towards climate neutrality, pollution, congestion and noise reduction, free movement of goods, internal security, digital transformation of logistics chains and data sharing logistics ecosystems and ii) companies sustainability and competitiveness generating value for society.
BOOSTLOG has identified 4 main areas of action: i) increase visibility and support valorisation of R&I project Results, Outcomes and Implementation Cases in the freight transport and logistics field ii) develope an implement valorization strategies and guidelines to speed up the technological and organisational innovation uptake, including the creation of the Innovation Marketplace and issue recommendations to increase impact of R&I public funding, iii) Define high potential & priority R&I gaps to make efficient uses of R&I investments and iv) Strengthen R&I impacts communication and Stakeholders engagement in the innovation process.
BOOSTLOG will: i) map and assess around 150 EU-funded R&D since FP5 in different freight transport and logistics domains (i.e. the Logistics Clouds), ii) Increase the visibility of projects main results, outputs and potential implementation cases through ALICE Knowledge Platform, iii) develop at least 8 comprehensive and industry actionable reports starting with: a) urban logistics, b) logistics nodes, c) multimodal freight, corridors & transport networks d) freight and logistics data sharing, e) logistics coordination & collaboration, vi) modularization and transhipment to share progress made and highlight the impact achieved through R&I projects, iv) develop valorisation strategies and guidelines for public R&I uptake, v) create the reference innovation marketplace for R&I uptake and vi) identify high priority and potential R&I gaps that need to be prioritiezed in future R&I actions.
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CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
1200 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgium