RIVSILOn - Regional Initiative for Virtual and Collaborative Information Systems within Public Transport
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | LINDHOLMEN SCIENCE PARK AKTIEBOLAG - Test Site Sweden |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 860 000 |
| Project duration | July 2018 - June 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Transport Efficiency |
| End-of-project report | 2018-01938sv.pdf(pdf, 4378 kB) (In Swedish) |
Purpose and goal
The project aim was to improve and streamline the management of IT systems for public transport and strengthen the Swedish innovative capacity through cooperation with small and large companies, both regionally and internationally. This was achieved by a large-scale evaluation of the existing ITxPT specifications, and to propose possible extensions for the future. The specific project goals for participating parties were to test and develop their products and services in relation to the ITxPT specifications.
Expected results and effects
The RIVSILOn project has developed new digital services based on the ITxPT-specifications. The development has been facilitated by a new ITxPT-lab on Lindholmen, Gothenburg. The lab created an arena to test and demonstrate new services at the same time as Sweden has strengthened its position within the international standardisation effort of public transport IT. The work has also resulted in new experiences in relation to the procurement of IT systems and insights into how business relationships change when the procurement takes place on the basis of a common standard.
Planned approach and implementation
The project work has been conducted in four formats - through pilots in which new ITxPT-compliant services have been developed and tested, the development of an ITxPT-lab on Lindholmen, Gothenburg, monthly meetings and two seminars. Product and service development have been facilitated by the new lab on Lindholmen, which has provided an arena to test and demonstrate new services to the project partners. The lab has also been part of the project´s methodology, where the services were first tested in the lab and then demonstrated on two electric buses in regular traffic.