EU-India aims to improve road safety and the efficiency of transportation systems in India through the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services and in particular Intelligent Integrated Safety Systems (eSafety). The project is co-funded by the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme and is coordinated by ERTICO ITS-Europe in close cooperation with AITS-ITS India. The two organisations are using their ITS networks in Europe and India to bring together stakeholders from public authorities, industry and the research sector. EU-India organises events to explore areas for cooperation with the main focus being on priorities for ITS implementation in India.  

The overall objectives of the EU-India project are to: Enhance road safety and sustainable mobility in India through implementation of eSafety systems and services Assist the Indian authorities in creating efficient traffic management solutions for major future events like the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010 Transfer European standards on new innovative ITS solutions to the Indian market Support the European industry to respond to emerging business opportunities Develop cooperation for targeted ITS development for the following priority fields: Public Transport Management, Integrated Traffic Management Systems, ETC, Location Based Services, and Traffic Messaging Control Make recommendations for new innovative ITS research activities to be launched in India Support consortia of European and Indian ITS experts from the industry, research sector, and public authorities Support the development of Public-Private Partnerships to pursue ITS development and deployment in India