eSafety Compendium

3.3.2 General ConclusionsThe first eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting1) Re-confirmed the need for the eSafety Forum, and the high level of interest andcontinuous commitment of all stakeholders to the initiative2) Confirmed the structure of the Forum, and the Commission’s leadership3) Firmly established the Forum as the platform preferred by all stakeholders forcontinuing eSafety efforts.4) Took note of the excellent work and progress achieved in the first four WorkingGroups5) Demonstrated clearly the potential of improving road safety with new ICTtechnologies, when deployed broadly6) Established four new Working Groups: Implementation Road Maps (DEKRA), RealtimeTraffic and Travel Information (Bosch), Research and Development (EUCAR) andInternational co-operation (FIA Foundation)7) Highlighted the crucial importance of moving the initiative ahead rapidly.The High Level Session1) Highlighted the role of the Commission as the facilitator of the eSafety Process, actingwithin its areas of competence, such as RTD and regulation2) Confirmed the commitment of the automotive industry to work with the Commissionand other players in finding solutions for its customers3) Emphasised the need to consider the driver, the vehicle and the environment in anintegrated way4) Highlighted the importance of the participation of the Member States at all levels inthe eSafety Forum5) Highlighted the need to invest in Intelligent Roads, and to analyse the benefits ofeSafety to society6) Emphasised the crucial importance of getting eSafety into the “mainstream” politicalprogramme on Road Safety7) Emphasised the need to get eSafety to users as quickly as possible.Accident Causation DataAt that time, data existed but clear definitions were missing. The knowledge available wasnot considered sufficient. One of the reasons for this was that barriers existed on access,methodologies, funding, etc.Quick information collection was identified as a priority for the future. Stakeholderswould therefore have to be prepared to work on incomplete data. A second priority wasto follow-up the work undertaken to validate the impact of eSafety technologies.Page 120 of 490