A formal approach to research collaboration and knowledge sharing

Queensland Department of Main Roads (QDMR) and ARRB Group (ARRB) have a long history of successfully working together to meet the engineering and technology challenges of building and managing the Queensland road network. In August 2007, ARRB signed a multi-million dollar agreement with QDMR to provide research expertise and facilitate knowledge sharing between the two organisations. The Agreement was the first of its type in Australia. A major aim of the Agreement is to secure in-house specialist capabilities in both organisations over the longer term. The desired outcome of the Agreement is to improve the specialist capability and capacity of QDMR and ARRB through a sustained, collaborative program of challenging projects which deliver superior technology and road and transport solutions for the people of Queensland. The focus of the technical issues being addressed under the Agreement includes: road safety, pavements and materials, structures, traffic engineering including ITS, asset management, transport and traffic management, transport economics, project management and environmental management. This paper presents details of the Agreement, including underlying principles and objectives and key performance indicators, and a summary of the activities conducted since the Agreement commenced. Details of some of the projects conducted under the Agreement are also presented.

• Authors:
  • Sharp, K
  • Reeves, I N
  • Guppy, R R
  • Rial, C
• Conference:
  • Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) Conference, 13th, 2009, Incheon, Korea
• Publication Date: 2009-9

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Engineering; Highway operations; Knowledge; Performance measurement; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and management
• Geographic Terms: Queensland
• ATRI Terms: Engineering; Knowledge; Performance indicators; Road management; Technology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01381575
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 12:38PM