For those researching PRT/ATN, a new range of funding sources are emerging. The largest ever research program for transportation from the EU was recently launched with a vast range of possibilities. The EU is very clear in that projects including a mix of SMEs (Smalll & Medium Enterprise), sustainable energy sources, several EU and adjacent countries with innovative ideas in many transportation areas are very welcome to come with program ideas.

In the meeting in Brussels in July a small delegation from Sweden from the Swedish DOT, IST, Uppsala and Rejlers were present. We could see that there was a strong interest in various topics and the resources for making new constellations are improved. 

Links for those of you who want to know more: 

http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&RCN=33649
http://cordis.europa.eu/eu-funding-guide/home_en.html