On January 31st 2019, a dissemination event of Inter-Connect project was held followed by the first Roundtable with Serbian stakeholders.
Participants had the opportunity to hear about the main objectives of the project and the structure and activities delivered. The first results and achievements of the Inter-Connect project were presented and the local Case Study was discussed.
Several stakeholders participated to the first Roundtable, to discuss about the Belgrade Case Study; The catchment area was confirmed based on previous bilateral meetings, data collected and sources for demand/supply and O/D analysis were briefly analyzed and discussed. Results of conducted survey and preliminary results of data analysis were presented and discussed in detail. Moreover, the second part of discussion was dedicated to existing issues and bottlenecks of intermodal and railway transport of passengers as well as possible future solutions and measures aiming to enable better connectivity within ADRION region and local movements to/from destinations in Adriatic-Ionian region. In addition to this, the speakers presented the content and possibilities brought by the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CCIS and stakeholders.
Moreover, in order to increase the visibility of the Inter-Connect project and disseminate it more efficiently, a brief presentation of its objectives, main outputs and expected results was done during the opening session of EUMedRail/IPA Workshop on SMS and Safety culture held on February 12th 2019, where the CCIS as a host of the event used an opportunity to promote the Inter-Connect project to all key stakeholders in Serbian Railway market, including Railway authorities (Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Serbian Railway Directorate, Centre for investigating traffic accidents and number of railway operators).