Information and Telecommunications Technology – Factor of Sustainable Rail Development

• Main Authors: Gheorghe-Stelian Balan, Mariana Balan, Raluca Ioana Iorgulescu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Economic Sciences, Hyperion University, Bucharest, Romania 2013-12-01
• Series: Hyperion Economic Journal
• Subjects: railway; ICT; sustainable development; sustainable transport; transport strategy
• Online Access: http://hej.hyperion.ro/articles/4%281%29_2013/HEJ%20nr4(1)_2013_A4Balan.pdf

Among today’s modes of transportation, rail remains of great interest because of its explicit advantages arising from the fact that it is the least polluting and most environmentally friendly. These are just some of the reasons why, in recent years, the European Union strategies seek to develop and implement programs to revive Community’s rail transport. The paper makes a brief analysis of the economic impact of the implementation of information and telecommunication technologies in railway transport, technologies that can contribute significantly to the achievement of sustainable, competitive and reliable transport