WE-TRANSFORM structures its investigations in view of a focused agenda for policy makers
The WE-TRANSFORM project will develop an agenda of actions to be taken by policymakers to smooth the transition of the transport workforce related to services automation and digitalization.
To this end, the project’s Living Hub and Stakeholder Forum will provide content through research, exchange, and discussion among stakeholders.
To structure this process of the Living Hub, a set of focused “Thematic Areas” has been defined. These thematic areas allow an exploratory study, to call attention to the relevance, and to encourage reflection and more work on specific topics (i.e., they do not seek to provide an exhaustive study of the topics).
Each of these thematic areas will be addressed by a group of partners of WE-TRANSFORM. They will co-create knowledge internally and expand it with a consultation of external stakeholders. For each thematic area, a knowledge or policy brief will be developed to feed the WE-TRANSFORM policy agenda.
Eight thematic areas have been established, based on partners’ expertise and available resources. They cover the main issues for the transport workforce emerging from automation and digitalization of transport services. They are described in the following table.
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Table 1 - WETRANSFORM Thematic areas
Title |
Description |
Partners involved |
|
1. |
Governance of transition |
Analysis of challenges for management and companies’ governance related to the transport work transition: new responsibilities, new objectives and KPIs, new work organisation and social dialogue |
Fabrique Leonardo, Fundacion Valencia Port, Keolis, TrainOse, Mercdes-Benz, CILT Poland, Business Tampere, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI |
2. |
Generic workers’ reskilling process |
Definition of processes to develop generic skills related to transport automation and digitalization: communication, problem solving, the ability to understand the logics of information technology, especially a co-creation process with the workers |
UIC Leonardo, Fundacion Valencia Port, Attiko Metro, Ferrovie dello Stato, Hitachi Rail, Mercredes-Benz, CILT Poland, Virtech, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI |
3. |
Equal treatment and reskilling of workers |
Definition of differentiation and inclusion strategies for diverse workers’ categories and knowledge levels in transport organisations affected by automation and digitalization |
UIC Leonardo, Fundacion Valencia Port, EMT Valencia, Vedecom, Hitachi Rail, CILT Poland, AustriaTech, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI |
4. |
Platforms’ implications for transport workers and services |
Analysis of the impact of existing platform transport services and related gig work on the conditions of workers and the efficiency and sustainability of the services |
POLIS CILT Poland, TSI, Fabrique, Advanis, Vedecom, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI |
5. |
Local and Regional authorities’ role |
Analysis of consequences of the transport work transition on the local level and opportunities for action |
POLIS EMT Valencia, Fabrique, Vedecom, Fundacion Valencia Port, Business Tampere |
6. |
Workers’ role in automated public transport settings |
Analysis of key advantages of transport workers in automated and digitalized transport services |
POLIS Missions Publiques, Keolis, Ferrovie dello Stato, Leonardo, Hitachi Rail, UIC, ERTICO, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI |
7. |
Collective bargaining’s impact on the transition of regulation |
Analysis of regulatory implications of transport automation and digitalization for workers and the role of collective bargaining in addressing them |
FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI Fabrique, Ferrovie dello Stato, Hitachi Rail, Leonardo, Mercedes-Benz, Keolis, EMT Valencia, Attiko Metro, TrainOse |
8. |
Sustainability of automated and digitalized transport services |
Analysis of the impact of automation and digitalization on the sustainability of transport services and transport work, and their compliance with the ESG criteria |
Fabrique |