Publications
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civity data strategy
Data strategy
The increasing digitalization and the associated permanent and more extensive availability of data of the past years are not only felt by our customers, but also by us in our company. civity is also subject to change processes, is more specialized in its personnel in some areas and pursues a digitization and data strategy that we would like to present here.
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ITS Hackathon
Shallow-roots
Railway infrastructures are susceptible to storm events, as the major autumn storms of recent years have impressively shown. Our Proof of Concept, which won an award at the ITS Hackathon 2017, shows which railway lines are endangered by hurricanes in detail.
Publications
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Industry focus: Mergers in vogue as transport market draws interest
| Frank Zschoche
The public transport sector is increasingly attracting interest. In recent years, its market potential and changing requirements have led to increasing M&A activity throughout the industry from OEMs to manufacturers and operators.
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Uncertainty in Long-term Service Contracts – Franchising Rail Transport Operations
| Dr Heiner Bente
This paper examines the effects of risk and uncertainty in public transport contracts for rail passenger services against the background of the European Union’s declared aim to liberalise railway markets. Lessons from markets where competition has already been introduced, such as the United Kingdom and Germany, may help to avoid mistakes.
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Pharmaceutical usage in the context of demographic change
| Friederike Lauruschkus
civity predicts for the BDEW the development of medicinal usage in Germany until 2045. The study highlights the problematic consequences for the aquatic environment and provides recommendation for counteractive measures.
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How risk and uncertainty affects rail franchises
| Friederike Lauruschkus
Dr. Arne Beck presents the impact of risk and uncertainty in rail franchises at the third meeting of the working group Private Investment In Infrastructure of the International Transport Forum (ITF) of OECD.
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International strategies in competition and market models
| Friederike Lauruschkus
civity presents at the IIR-Conference “PSO: Status and experiences” about international competition in public transport and shows solutions of their project experience.
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What is Rail Efficiency and How Can It Be Changed?
| Dr Heiner Bente
Assessing railway efficiency is complex for a number of reasons. Railways produce a wide range of outputs including passenger service, freight service and, in some cases, separated infrastructure access services.
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Breakthrough to competition in regional bus transport
| Dr Heiner Bente
Due to a ruling of the higher administrative court, published in spring 2013, regional bus transport now has to be tendered in Austria.
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Railway Efficiency: An Overview and a Look at Opportunities for Improvement
| Dr Heiner Bente
Dr. Arne Beck, Dr. Heiner Bente and Martin Schilling completed the paper for the International Transport Forum’s (ITF/OECD) Summit in May 2013. Key indicators reveal significant efficiency gaps between railways.