Impact of the ICT on the management and performance of Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) modelling, planning, and control are research streams that, in the last years, have received a significant attention by the researcher and practitioner communities due not only to their economic impact, but also to the complexity of decisional, organizational, and management problems. Indeed, the increasing complexity of these systems and the availability of the modern ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for the interaction among the different decision makers and for the acquisition of information by the decision makers, require both the development of suitable models and the solution of new decision problems. This presentation is aimed at showing the new attractive researches and projects in the field of ITS operational control and management in Europe. In particular, it points out the key solution of using effectively and efficiently the latest developments of ICT for ITS operational management.