Description

Is the development of traffic knowledge stagnating?

Discuss the knowledge issue and help find solutions

What is the state of knowledge management in the field of traffic and transport? Isn't the wheel being reinvented very often? What about the cooperation between different knowledge centres? And are we investing enough in (professional) people? After all, knowledge is only worth something if it is managed, transferred and used. In a contribution to the 2007 Colloquium Vervoerkundig Speurwerk, Lieke Berghout and Jan Ploeger raised these points for discussion (see article at the information link).

There seems to be a standstill in many areas. The board of the Traffic and Transport Engineering Department has identified that this is a widely felt problem and needs discussion with its members. This involves the broad quality of our field and the related image of the traffic engineer as a professional. Several employers (public and private) have major problems attracting well-trained traffic experts. The public debate in the media is often of a poor standard and lingers on cheap one-liners and meaningless solutions. And all this while many billions of euros are turned into infrastructure and transport services every year. That deserves a professional working environment. We don't want to just reflect gloomily but also look for solutions. Therefore, all members and other interested parties are invited to spend a Friday afternoon thinking along and actively seeking constructive solutions. We have found six key stakeholders in the field of knowledge management willing to shed their light on this theme. The outcome of the afternoon will be a number of concrete actions for which members are invited to help develop them further


13.30-14 h reception
14:00 welcome by Frank Bokhorst, chairman Department of Traffic and Transport Engineering of KIVI NIRIA.
14.15 h introduction on theme of the day by Jan Ploeger (board member)
14.30 hour Elaboration of discussion themes in various subgroups with the participation of:
- Wim van Tilburg (director Knowledge Platform Traffic and Transport)
- Ruud Hornman (education manager traffic engineering NHTV)
- Odette van de Riet (programme manager KIM)
- Jan Klinkenberg (director Transumo)
- Hans Jeekel (top advisor knowledge Rijkswaterstaat)
- Pieter Gardenier (project coordinator Railforum and moderator Railpedia)

15.30 break
15.45 conclusion of discussion in theme groups and formulation of list of actions
16.30 plenary presentation programme of actions and making agreements
17.00 drinks and after-dinner chat

Location

KIVI NIRIA

Prinsessegracht 23, The Hague

Organiser

Traffic and Transport

Name and contact details for information

AfdelingVV@kiviniria.nl

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