Transport

Where transport is concerned, the main objective is to develop systems that are more competitive, safer and "greener".

In terms of the approach, priority will be given to the formulation and implementation of new policies so that technological progress can be harnessed for the benefit of sustainable European transport systems. In this connection, the potential of the European global satellite navigation system, encompassing Galileo and EGNOS, should be exploited to the full.

Various activities are envisaged for both air transport and surface transport (rail, road and waterborne).

Air transport:

• greening of transport systems;
• increasing time efficiency (punctuality, traffic management, etc);
• improving passenger satisfaction and safety;
• optimising cost-efficiency;
• improving the protection of aircraft and passengers;
• exploring new technologies.

Surface transport:

• greening of transport systems;
• promoting public transport and decongesting transport corridors;
• ensuring sustainable urban mobility;
• improving safety and security;
• increasing competitiveness.

The budget allocated to this theme will be EUR 4 160 million.

Security and space

There are numerous objectives in these two areas;

• to develop technologies and knowledge focusing on civil applications to ensure the security of citizens against threats (e.g. terrorism, crime, natural disasters and industrial accidents);
• to ensure optimum and concerted use of available and evolving technologies for the benefit of European security while respecting fundamental human rights;
• to stimulate cooperation between providers and users in security solutions;
• to reinforce the technology base of the European security industry and strengthen its competitiveness;
• to support a European space programme focusing on applications such as the GMES for the benefit of citizens and for the competitiveness of the European space industry.

Where security is concerned, priority will be given to the civil dimension. The research will be multidisciplinary. It will be based on a two-fold approach: methodology development and technology integration, demonstration and validation. The activities will address four security mission areas in which there is a European added value (protection against terrorism and crime, security of infrastructures and utilities, border security, and restoring security in a crisis) and three cross-cutting areas (security systems integration and interoperability, security and society, and security research coordination and structuring).

Where space is concerned, the aim is to place satellite technologies at the service of European society (security, environment, and communications) and support space exploration activities.

The budgets allocated in the domains of space and security will be, respectively, EUR 1 430 and 1 400 million.