The International Union of Railways (UIC) and the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI), Australia, signed in Berlin a Memorandum of Cooperation which will substantially boost industry and government access to rail research on a global level. The agreement was signed by the Director-General of UIC, Jean-Pierre Loubinoux and the Executive Director of ACRI, Vicki Brown.
The organisations will share information about research being undertaken by both organisations, including detailed synopses of projects. This cooperation will help prevent duplication and provide opportunities for co-operation. Where intellectual property rights permit, the two will also share the results of their research.
Under the agreement, the UIC will provide ACRI non-confidential research and innovation-related content, after permission from the member(s) concerned, and also full details of research where possible. This will be added to the ACRI Rail Knowledge Bank. UIC will provide a link to the ACRI Rail Knowledge Bank site from its site.
Both parties will facilitate contact and collaboration between researchers.
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