Smart Ticketing Alliance (STA)

We’re launching a Stakeholder Dialogue on National Digital #Ticketing that will run from September 2024 to May 2025. This structured dialogue will feature three types of event formats: 1️⃣ Input Sessions   2️⃣ Internal Discourse / Expert Debate   3️⃣ Dialogue Formats with External Stakeholders We’re kicking things off with an Input Session featuring Magdalena Muehlbauer by civity Management Consultants / Ramboll Management Consulting). Invitations have already been sent out to our members. Not a member of the Smart Ticketing Alliance yet? Join us: https://lnkd.in/enZmV3P5

Tune in on 📅 August 26 for a live discussion on the future of digital wallets in #transportation. Nils Zeino-Mahmalat, our vice chair and managing director of VDV eTicket Service GmbH & Co. KG, will be participating in this panel discussion, hosted by Karen Webster. The panel will also feature insights from Jenny Cheng of Google Wallet and Jack Philbin of Vibes. The discussion will focus on: The rapid adoption and high satisfaction rates of digital wallets Integration of #eticketing solutions with digital wallets Enhancements in user experience Challenges such as internet connectivity

This week, our MarCom team is getting together to plan the next STA workshops and activities: 🔹 The first will be an online event in September. 🔹 The second will take place in a major European city in November. And, of course, we’ll be at InnoTrans in Berlin this September! Stay tuned for more details. 👀 #SmartTicketing #Workshops

We’re making the most of the last few weeks of summer by tidying up our website. For instance, we’ve just published our updated statutes, and the #Certification Working Group has finalized several technical documents, now available online. Curious? Check out our website!

As you, we are currently enjoying the summer break. But our members have something to look forward to in September! Starting then, we will be launching an exclusive members-only online format. We won't reveal all the details just yet, but here's a hint: it has something to do with #smartticketing in Europe. 😁 Stay tuned!

Do you follow our founding member VDV eTicket Service GmbH & Co. KG on LinkedIn? Then you will have noticed that Anja Wehmeyer was introduced there, who is your first point of contact if you would like to attend a #STA-meeting or workshop, join a working group or become a member. She sends our membership-letter and coordinates our board meetings. Without her, there would be chaos. That's why we couldn't resist sharing this charming introduction with you: For our German-speaking audience, the original post is linked below. For those who prefer a translation, here is a brief overview: Anja has been working for VDV eTicket Service since 1 October 2016 and is the management assistant to Nils Zeino-Mahmalat (our vice chair). Since 2022 she is responsible for the organisation of the Smart #Ticketing Alliance. Both would be full-time jobs in themselves. Anja, a sports and fitness enthusiast, is also a real language talent and has a penchant for good weather - which often takes her to sunnier climes ✈️ The weather in Germany is not always to her liking ☀️ 

Last week's Budapest Forum, hosted by STA founding member Calypso Networks Association, brought together stakeholders from the fields of digitalisation, urban #mobility, #publictransport and rail from 20 European and non-European countries. Alongside many STA member organisations, we were also there. Our technical Co-ordinator Jaap de Bie represented the Smart Ticketing Alliance and provided an overview of the work items of the ABT working group (account based #ticketing). These included the challenges encountered due to varying stakeholder perspectives, the different implementations, and the phased approach towards a commonly accepted basis. Many thanks to all the speakers and participants who made this forum a success! 🙏🏼👏🏼

Our founding member Calypso Networks Association will host the ninth edition of the Budapest #SmartTicketing and Digital Services Forum at the Mercure City Center Hotel in Budapest next week. The forum will feature numerous speakers from STA member organizations, such as FAIRTIQ, UITP, Cubic Transportation Systems, fairsfair foundation, eos.uptrade or Wizway Solutions Will you be there?

The last two weeks have been eventful for the Smart Ticketing Alliance community, full of collaborative efforts from our members. Read a brief summary in our latest #newsletter.

We are very pleased to announce that Thales Revenue Collection Systems (Thales RCS) has joined the Smart Ticketing Alliance 🥳 Thales RCS is a globally recognized supplier in the #ticketing and automatic fare collection (AFC) sector, operating in over 25 countries. We look forward to the valuable insights and contributions that #Thales RCS will bring to our collaborative efforts in advancing #smartticketing solutions worldwide.