This presentation discusses the inter-modal transport data sharing programme led by Dr. John Ure at The University of Hong Kong, detailing funding, stakeholder engagement, and algorithm sharing from July 2020 to January 2021. It outlines the establishment of a data trust for managing sensitive transport data while highlighting the importance of data sharing for smart city transport policies. The document also addresses environmental costs related to public transport in Hong Kong and proposes a model for using the data trust beyond the initial phase.

1. Inter-Modal
Transport
Data
Sharing
Programme
Presentation by
Dr John Ure
Programme Coordinator
Fellow of the Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning
The University of Hong Kong
Director of
Johnure@trpc.biz
BEC EnviroSeries Online Conference (27 November 2020)
Urban Transport on the Move:
Connecting Policies, People and
Business Opportunities

2. Inter-Modal Transport Data Sharing Programme
from inception to execution
ITF funding
July 2020 – Jan 2021
2019
Forums and
Workshops Use-Cases
Stakeholders
1. Operators
2. Vendors
3. Govt
4. NGOs
5. Researchers
2018
Inter-Modal Transport
Data-Sharing
Inception by TRP
(HKU)
Smart City Report
2015 by CPU

3. Inter-Modal Transport Data-Sharing Project
Data Trust
• Set up at HKU under the supervision of Dr Zhou
Jiang Ping, Department of Urban Planning and
Design
• HK Team management
• Andrew Pickford
• Terry Graham
• RA Sam Ho, Kiu Sang
• Data Controllers (DCs) contribute data
• Transport Data Algorithm Service Providers
(TDASPs) share algorithms
• Stakeholders propose use cases
Global Cities Research
• Study other global cities for examples and transferable lessons
• RAs Valerie Pang Chor Kiu and Leslie Lei Shuyu
• Apply to the study of intermodal transport solutions in HK
• Policy & regulatory issues (Waltraut Ritter and Marina
Huynh)
• On-demand mobility options (Andrew Pickford and Terry
Graham)
• Environmental issues (John Ure and Jenny Wan)
• Highlight the role of data sharing for smart city transport
policies
• Public open data
• Commercially sensitive data
• Data-sharing business models

4. Working Paper of the Environmental Interest Group
https://trpc.biz/decarbonising-public-transport-in-hong-kong
1. Estimates health costs
arising from emission
pollutants from buses
(HKD800 million annually)
2. Estimates costs of replacing
6,000+ bus fleet with e-
buses from 2024 onwards at
HKD24 billion
3. Additional costs are
recharging/refuelling
infrastructure
4. Case for redesigning PTIs
and street connections to
stations to assist walking,
disabled persons and cyclists

5. DATA TRUST
DATA CONTROLLERS
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Exchange Square PTI POC
1. MOUs signed by those contributing data
Operators, Payments Provider, Others
2. Data anonymized by hashing
3. Encrypted data sent to Data Trust
4. Transport Data Algorithm Service
Providers
1. MOUs validated in consultation with the
Privacy Commission
2. Government agencies engaged through
workshops
3. Invited to propose use cases alongside
data controllers
1. Managed by HKU as a trusted third party
2. HKU enters MOUs with DCs and TDASPs
3. The Data Trust simulations of use cases
4. Results published end January 2021
5. Post-Jan 2021 the Data Trust model could
be available for wider use in HK

6. ANY QUESTIONS?