Article:		DTI launches £7m competition through ITS Innovation Platform
More Information:		Up to £7M of public funding is being made available by the DTI through the Technology Programme to UK businesses to stimulate or accelerate their plans for innovation in the development of telematic services and innovative services for road-users, in a manner consistent with the Department for Transport’s exploration of road pricing as a means of tackling congestion. It is anticipated that this competition will comprise 2 types of projects: Type 1: Sub-system and technology vendors to offer innovations into the early market-place of road user service providers and compliance contractors, created by DfT's Demonstrations Project. Type 1 projects will be run by a single-stage process. Type 2: Road User Service Providers and/or Telematics Service providers, independent of whether they are bidding to DfT's Project or not. Type 2 projects will be run by a two-stage process. The DTI will be running two events to communicate the competetition on the 13th and 26th of June in London and Oxford respectively. This funding is being made available through the ITSS Innovation Platform and launched in parallel with the DfT's Road Pricing Demonstrations Project.
		DTI announcement flyer
Date:		23 May 2007