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60
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Project Description:
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Area(s) of Application:
Product Development, Market Analysis
Relevant Player(s):
Manufacturer, Dealer, Enduser
Thematic Issue(s):
Recommendations, Possibilities
The use of a 'citizen' smart card for transport and assisting
the elderly and disabled
Important Issues in Todays Telematic Research
Author:
Phil Blythe
Abstract:
In the DISTINCT project the spheres of interest are Rural and
Urban, Elderly and Disabled, Transport, Environment, Healthcare
and Libraries.
The DISTINCT Consortium comprises many of the leading industries
and institutions in Europe in specific telematics fields with
users and service providers. The Consortium contains 22 public
bodies, agencies and city/regional authorities who are committed
to providing the citizens and users of their services enhanced
quality and choice of service using new telematics means not
just for a single sector but offering a wide range of complimentary
services. A specific user group on travel and traffic demand
management solutions will be established.
The active involvement of disabled and older users in DISTINCT
will begin to bear fruit in terms of better products, services
and technical quality in the development process. DISTINCT will
bring different actors together to ensure that cross-sector
applications are developed in a way which address the needs
of the various sectors.
Editor:
DG XIII of the European Commission
,
1998
Relevant Pages:
60-72
Project Name:
DISTINCT Project
Name of Institution
University of Newcastle
European Context:
European Commission, Conference & Exhibition Barcelona,
4-7 February 1998
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