General information
Standardisation has played a key role and must be increasingly considered as a core element in developing the business model of the railways of tomorrow. The IRSs that are produced by the UIC (the same as the Leaflets that they are replacing) play a key role in this evolution and make a strong contribution to economic development, the innovation of mobility as a service and in building common rules for the good of the interoperable, efficient and attractive railways of tomorrow.
- When: during the Plenary meeting and International Standardisation conference
- Venue: Live webinar
- Date: 16 March 2021
Context and purpose
Through these awards, it is the UIC’s objective to support and promote excellence in user-friendly, business-sensitive documents that support the efficiency of railway operations including new IRS and/or the migration from Leaflets to IRSs:
- Development of this process of migration
- The cooperation between forum/platform/department and working groups
- The international cooperation between stakeholder companies
- The promotion and attraction of leading experts from different countries
- Recognition of the work undertaken by the experts their willing involvement
- Importance of standardisation for railway operations
Target
1. Forums and Platforms and their Working groups
2. Working with external partners
3. Excellence in the evolution of the railway system
Categories
- Proficiently developed
- Standardisation interfaces
- Innovative with value-added
- Business oriented
Awards rules
IRS published (january 2019-january 2021)