2nd ENWAP-EG Meeting,
28 July 1997, Brussels, Belgium

I. Introduction and Structure of the Meeting

DG XIII was represented by Mr. J. J. Lauture and by Mr. W. Boch (only for the afternoon section).

Mr. N. Hodges (co-chairman) opened the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved without modification. Mr. Hodges informed the group that Mr. S. Haagenrud renounced his rapporteur position.

II. Presentations

The second working document (ÔShort Introduction to the Telematics Application Programme (TAP)-Environment (EN) projects on air and water pollutionÕ) was prepared to provide an overview and a descriptive structure of 6 demonstration projects implemented in the Environment sector of the Telematics Applications Programme. This structure should help in identifying potential user requirements in relation to expected end-products of TAP-EN (or other related environmental projects).

Discussion focused mostly on the user typology document which might be developed in the following ways:

Structure 1
• User categories should be formulated in a matrix format adding to the different typology groups (citizen, administration, industry, etc. ) with also a functional level of the users i.e. decision makers, operational, etc.
• Mrs. P. Stancikova will provide a matrix building upon the user levels diagram. She added that the means of communication in CEE countries are often poor, but a large improvement has been made in the last couple of years
• The awareness of environmental issues among the users in CEE countries varies to a large degree but the main driving forces are economic and political factors. Despite the existing legislation for environment protection, its implementation is not always secured.

  Structure 2

• In addressing qualitative/quantitative characteristics of user features, motivation complies with regulations
• Models give an easily comprehensible and objective picture (through trust of the end-product) in more quantifiable terms, and the availability of resources (sensors) plays a determinant role

  Structure 3

• Under the quality ÔusefulnessÕ, the cost of implementation versus accuracy will add a more quantitative measurement
• Under the quality ÔaccessibilityÕ, a parameter of available or required infrastructure is necessary

Accompanying measures (such as workshops, conference, partnering events) are also supported in the domain of advances in communications and telematics applications related projects, which aim to support the creation of the Information Society in CEE/NIS.

The next deadline for the submission of proposals is September, 26th.

Ms. P. Mollet, POLIS, presented the requirements and priorities for environmental applications in the POLIS related projects. POLIS is a network of cities (about 50) and regions established to help facilitate the implementation of telematics in transport both in the EU and in the CEE countries. The CAPE proposal (under negotiation with DGXIII) is of relevance to the ENWAP activities. Among the objectives, it aims to establish a network of environment telematics users between EU, CEE and NIS countries and will carry out an inventory of environment management systems in EU. It will also gather needs of local authorities for environment management systems and formulate a Best Practice Telematics implementation.

Mr. G. Ritter, City of Munich, showed some applications from an information system for air and water pollution monitoring applied in the City of Munich (the Envirocity project). Mr. Ritter also outlined the database structure of the information system, the role of the users in the projects, and their requirements.

Mr. I. Roussev, REC, presented the results of a survey on Environmental Technologies in Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic and Poland. The major environmental priorities identified air pollution control (emissions from the energy sector and heavy industry), water and wastewater projects (sewage treatment), and waste management (hazardous waste management, municipal waste disposal). Due to the transitional economy in the countries investigated, R&D into new environmental technology has been a marginal field of activity in 1995-96. However, many activities related to international cooperation , funds on joint projects, and more national investments for environmental issues indicate an increasing interest in R&D activities for the coming years.

Mr. A. Skouloudis, JRC, presented the requirements for the assessment, classification and forecasting of air quality over large metropolitan areas. The classification methodology and the Air Quality Indicators have been used for the EMMA project. He stressed the wide applicability of the scale type (EFSAI scale) used for the Indicators. It was stated that the EFSAI scale is applicable for every pollutant, for any European city and season. Such EFSAI indicators can be easily introduced in simple statistical models to forecast in 24 hours the pattern of certain pollutants, with a proper level of confidence. However, to improve the performance of the forecast and to predict > 24 hours, 3D models are applied to simulate more complex physical processes.

Mr. G. McGrogan, Sheffield City Council, described the activities of Eurocities on urban air quality management. Six leading cities (5 in EU and one in CEEC) are gathered together in order to find common solutions for air quality management in their community. The leading cities and their related city-network will analyse good practices used and determine a set of common guidelines, which can be used to draft short term action plans, in those cases where environmental quality limits are exceeded.

The main points from the discussion included:

• The user hierarchy proposed by Ritter in his presentation which will be included in the structure of user typology;
  
• The CAPE project activity (POLIS), EUROCITIES and ENWAP activities are complementary. The cooperation between the three activities will enhance and enrich the user fora activities in Environment Telematics.
  

• Description of the EN-TAP Ôend-productsÕ and their requirements has been made. Now is the time to explore whether those end-products are relevant to the ÔindividualÕ user networks, represented by each member of the Expert Group. Therefore, feedback from the EG members is required, for example, suggesting a list of new potential users, providing their specific requirements, etc.;
  
• Description of Ôend-productsÕ and their requirements should be provided in the format of the EN-TAP projects (presented in the working document).

1. Copies of all presentations to the meeting to be made available in electronic format by authors for enwap@arttic.com. Absentees to read. (Speakers)
2. E-mail to be established: "ENWAP@ARTTIC.COM": for textual communication (All)
3. User Hierarchy - Pavla Stancikova will provide a matrix building upon the Users/User Levels diagram in George RitterÕs presentation and forward to Azzali via enwap@arttic.com (SA)
4. All the EG members will read the two working documents and confirm that they did this, forwarding a message via E-mail with their comments by 22nd August 1997. The comments provided will help for enhancing and formatting the document contents in a database format. (All)
5. Pavla Stancikova offered to mount the details from AzzaliÕs TAP-EN projects paper onto the DANIS system. She felt a WWW presence together with a response mechanism was needed. (PS)
6. Ivelin Roussev offered to prepare a paper on ÒFinancing mechanisms in CEE countriesÓ to accompany the Inventory by Meeting No. 3 (IR)
7. Discussion now needed to move from editing EU TAP-EN project material to the delivery mechanism. All agreed to provide their ideas and own lists of other users, to enwap@arttic.com by 22nd August 1997 (All)
8. Referring to the assessment of new potential users in the EG network the following suggestions have been made:
a) Contact for Danube Programme Co-ordination Unit to be provided (DL)
b) Contact within Baltic States to be provided (MK)
c) Contact with HELCOM/Ballerina Network via Prof. Janos Kindler to be provided (DL)

9. Terms of Reference to be developed by Co-Chairmen (WB/NH)
10. Air Rapporteur to be identified (WB)

III. Distributed documents/materials

1. The working document ÔA proposed methodology to identify potential new user groups (EU & CEEC) ,who may show interest in the TAP (or other related projects) products, and of potential user requirementsÕ (sa.tapenur1.doc/v.1.2);
2. The working document ÔShort Introduction to the Telematics Application Programme (TAP)-Environment (EN) projects on air and water pollutionÕ(sa.tapenur2.doc/v.1.2);
3. INCO-COPERNICUS Information Package;
4. Copies of the overheads used for each presentation.

IV. Schedule for meetings in 1997

3rd meeting : 10th October instead of 13th October
4th meeting : 4th-5th December (a two day meeting proposed)

V. Proposed agenda items for the 3rd ENWAP-EG meeting

• Consolidation of the analysis of new user groups typology, of their requirements and Best Practice in relation with the TAP projects and/or with other related projects;
  
• EIONET presentation (Hannu Saarenmaa, EEA);
  
• PHARE presentation (Ben Griepink @DG1 fax: +32 2 296 804);
  
• Financing Mechanisms in CEEC (Ivelin Roussev, REC);
  
• Delivery Mechanisms - debate to ideas paper and contacts.

1. Danube Accident Warning System and wastewater management within the system., G. Pinter, VITUKI;
2. Mr. Tuen Botterweg, Danube Programme Co-ordination Unit Vienna International Centre, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1220 Wien, Austria Tel: (43-1) 2134-55615, Fax: (43-1) 2134-55836;
3. Mr Janusz Kindler, HELCOM Network, Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Environmental Engineering Systems, Nowowiejska 20, 00-653 Warsaw, Poland Tel: (48-22) 621-8993, Fax: (48-22) 625-4305;
4. WATERNET presentation.

ANNEX 1 - Participants List

Expert Group Members

Invited Participants