Last week, the PHOEBE consortium convened at Lake Bled for two days of productive discussions, building on an insightful exchange with members of our Community of Practice. The meeting, hosted by EIRA, offered an opportunity to review the project’s progress and shape the work ahead as it enters its final phase.
Naturally, the agenda centred on the remaining work packages that will be crucial until the project concludes next summer, including systems integration and transferability, communication and exploitation, and overall project management.
A central focus of the meeting was the decision support tool. Consortium members examined the challenges surrounding its development, with particular attention given to the integration of pilot results. Additional issues about data collection and certain protocols were also brought forward. Despite these hurdles, PHOEBE remains firmly on track as it enters the last stretch of the project.
Communication, dissemination and exploitation activities were another key point of discussion, highlighting opportunities for cooperation with the EU Road Safety Cluster, the organisation of webinars and an initial exchange on the scope of the PHOEBE final conference, which is expected to take place next summer.
The meeting concluded with an open discussion on the key exploitable results expected by the end of the project and beyond. These efforts aim to ensure the long-term relevance and practical applicability of the PHOEBE framework and the decision support tool currently under development. Partners now look ahead to the next meeting in Birmingham in Spring 2026, which will be centred around the West Midlands pilot.