Future Data and Skills Requirements for Intelligent Transport in NZ

ITS New Zealand, the NZ Transport Agency and the Transport Knowledge Hub invite you to:

Future Data and Skills Requirements for Intelligent Transport in New Zealand

ITS New Zealand, the NZ Transport Agency and the Transport Knowledge Hub would like to invite you to join us for the launch of two recent research reports on the future data, skills and training requirements to support future intelligent transport systems (ITS) in New Zealand. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic ”Where to next – a private sector and government sector perspective”.

This event will include opening remarks from the Ministry of Transport.

“Data opportunities for intelligent mobility”

Chris Bowie, WSP Opus

This report presents research undertaken in 2017 and the key findings and recommendations following a focused assessment of current and future opportunities for data-driven intelligent mobility in New Zealand. The research looked at the future intelligent mobility trends expected in New Zealand and the data required to support this. The research also considered how transport related data is currently being shared and who is using it, as well as what data related capabilities are needed, and the barriers and challenges to creating, opening-up and using data in transport. Central to all this was the question of the Government’s role in this space. The research identified an action plan and recommendations for Government to consider as an enabler of data-driven intelligent mobility, but also as a significant creator, manager, consumer and source of transport data in New Zealand.

Chris is a researcher at WSP Opus Research, he has a broad interest in questions of transport, housing and urban planning. He is passionate about exploring how transport can contribute to vibrant and engaging urban environments, and understanding how we can better capture and evaluate the influence of transport on land-use and land-governance, housing and social outcomes. Recently, much of his work has focused on the role of emerging technologies in creating attractive, accessible and equitable transport systems for people.

“Technology related transport skill requirements and availability”

Julian Williams, BERL and Dr Doug Wilson, University of Auckland.

This report presents an assessment of likely skills gaps and training needs by 2035 for New Zealand, due to the use and implementation of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in land transport. The assessment is based on research conducted in 2017 to identify likely ITS technology scenarios for New Zealand and the associated industries, as well as the skills and occupations required to support their implementation. This draws on global economic and engineering literature about ITS technologies and their likely implementation by 2035. The report provides an estimate of the consequent skills demand and assesses the role of training establishments, as well as the migration and ageing of the workforce in influencing the gaps. Industries considered include transport, ICT and public policy professionals; automotive technicians and other motor trades workers; and drivers.

Julian is a Senior Economist with BERL. He has over twenty five years’ experience in finance, economics and public policy as adviser and analyst. He possesses a first class honours degree in economics and has published extensively in many areas of economic analysis and advice for strategic and operational policy. He is also a qualified lawyer and a physical chemist by training and research.

Doug is a Senior Lecturer in Transportation Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a founding member of the Transportation Research Centre (TRC) at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has considerable industry and professional civil engineering experience (>15 years) working for government, local government and private consultancies prior to becoming an academic in 2000. Doug led the Transportation engineering group (8 academics and 3 professional staff) from 2008–2017 and currently is the Director of the transportation engineering labs.

Panel discussion: “Where to next – a private sector and government sector perspective"

Andrew Gurr, Vice President, ITS New Zealand

Sandy Fong, Principal Adviser, Ministry of Transport

Henry Pretorius, Manager Business Intelligence Direction, NZ Transport Agency

Moderator: Lee McKenzie, Ministry of Transport/ITS NZ

Please join us from 4.30pm following the panel discussion for networking drinks and nibbles – kindly sponsored by ITS NZ.

Please note that seating is limited and will be allocated on a 'first come first served' basis. If you register to come and subsequently can't make it please do let us know so we can offer your place to someone else.