POLIS-ALICE Webinar: Physical Internet-led innovation on urban freight

POLIS-ALICE Webinar: Physical Internet-led innovation on urban freight

27 March 2024 - 12:00-13:00 (CET)

Physical Internet (PI) is a concept for system-thinking of city infrastructures like computing assets that can be provisioned “on-demand” through cloud like “Infrastructure as a Service” (IaaS) concepts (Franklin et al., 2023). PI proposes pooling resources and assets in open, connected, synchro-modal and shared networks so that they can be used seamlessly by network users and partners.

In a PI environment, real-time freight data sharing and route optimi s ations become critical tools for operators, allowing swift response to delays, reducing dwell times, and realizing efficiency benefits. PI advocates for greater policy consistency in data-sharing ecosystems, urging city governments to adopt a collaborative, data-driven approach to policymaking and sustainable planning.

We will hear more from the ongoing EU-funded DISCO and URBANE projects how they aim to embrace the Physical Internet concept, likening the last mile to data packet movement on the internet.

Agenda

• Paola Cossu, Co-Chair of the ALICE TG on Urban Logistics - Welcome & introduction to the workshop
  
• Alice Benini, Project manager at the Institute for Transport and Logistics (ITL) - The URBANE Living Lab in Bologna
  
• Bart Lannoo, Innovation Director at Be-mobile - Urban Access Control living labs in DISCO project and Belgian Cities
• Paola Cossu, coordinator of the DISCO project (FIT) - Open discussion and Q&A from the audience
  
• Raffaele Vergnani, Urban Freight Cluster Lead at POLIS - Wrap up and next steps