Brussels, 14 December 2020
On the 16th of December, FEPORT Secretariat attended ALICE’s plenary meeting. During this meeting, the ALICE European Technology Platform welcomed a number of new members coming from the logistics sector as well as academia.
Moreover, ALICE outlined its ambitions, stating that it aimed to become the main European logistics think tank and knowledge platform and presented its newest employee joining the ALICE Secretariat: Yanying Lee, who will work as ALICE Head of Programmes and Knowledge Management.
ALICE SG provided an overview of the various documents produced and validated in 2020, for example, the roadmap towards the physical internet and the ALICE roadmap to zero emission logistics in 2050. ALICE Secretariat also updated the members regarding its contacts with the European Commission and highlighted its contribution to the preparation of the various Horizon Europe programmes such as the Shift2Rail and Waterborne partnerships and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
The European Commission also contributed to the ALICE plenary with a presentation of Philippe Froissard, Acting Head of the Urban & Mobility Systems Unit at DG Research, who presented the role of Freight Transport and Logistics in the Horizon Europe Programme, while Robert Misen, Head of Unit Innovation and Research at DG MOVE, presented the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and discussed how this strategy links to ALICE activities.
Aside from discussions with the European Commission and a presentation of ALICE’s achievements in 2020, ALICE also took the opportunity to present its workplan for 2021 to its members.