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Regional Balkans Infrastructure Study Transport - WBC-INCO Net

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The Core <strong>Net</strong>work is regional in nature, and the development of the network,<br />

therefore, requires regional dialogue and co-operation. Also the establishment<br />

of efficient transport systems - particularly in the railways and combined transport<br />

sectors - require co-operation between the countries of the region.<br />

Within REBIS, a regional dialogue was established - in the form of high-level<br />

meetings and seminars - and a framework for the continued co-operation beyond<br />

the REBIS project was prepared.<br />

Previous experience shows that the efficient implementation of regional networks<br />

requires, in particular: 1) political commitment among the countries involved,<br />

2) the establishment of a monitoring mechanism - in the form of a<br />

steering committee and a secretariat and 3) a shared technical back-up facility,<br />

preferably with financial support from international organisations.<br />

For the monitoring and development of the Core <strong>Net</strong>work, it is proposed to establish<br />

a joint secretariat and technical back-up facility - tentatively named<br />

SEETO - South-Eastern Europe <strong>Transport</strong> Observatory. SEETO would prepare<br />

annual and multi-annual work plans, act as an information centre for projects<br />

related to the Core <strong>Net</strong>work, and operate a GIS-based database system for this<br />

network. SEETO could also disseminate information related to the Core <strong>Net</strong>work,<br />

arrange seminars on best practices and make arrangements for biannual<br />

high-level regional transport conferences.<br />

REBIS has developed a comprehensive and user-friendly database, which will<br />

be used by SEETO to monitor the development of the Core <strong>Net</strong>work. Data<br />

definitions recently prepared by the European Commission for the collection of<br />

data on the TINA network have been applied. The database covers all transport<br />

modes, and data on the road and rail networks have been entered.<br />

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