The next few years are going to be a very interesting and challenging period if you or your organisation use, or are planning to use, smartcards in transport-related applications. The reason is ITSO.

ITSO is a member-controlled organisation that has been set up to develop and maintain a specification (on behalf of the DfT) that will enable interoperable ticketing using smartcards. This is seen by many to be an essential pre-requisite to the “seamless journey”.

PJ Associates (PJA) are running a series of 1-day seminars that will provide answers. The seminar will also answer questions such as:

•     ITSO - what is it all about?

•     How will ITSO affect my organisation?

•     Is it really going to be “simple, easy, quick and hassle free”?

The seminar will be dedicated to your organisation, will take place at your offices, and you may send up to 6 delegates. The seminar will take an interactive format, with 2 PJA Directors leading the day.

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PJA is an independent consultancy operating in the field of electronic transaction and information systems, principally in the area of public transport, parking services and national identity cards. We have extensive knowledge and experience of applying smartcards to Public Transport applications, successful schemes with which we have been involved include London Transports Harrow Trial; the Nottinghamshire County Council FreedomCard; The SWWITCH card in south west Wales; and the Touch ‘n Go card in Malaysia.

PJA have had very extensive involvement with ITSO, and have extensive knowledge of all it’s aspects, organisational and technical. PJA were founder members of ITSO, and have been actively involved in the setting up and running of the organisation. We have had a significant role in the development of the ITSO specification, acting as authors for several of the parts and as project managers for their development.

PJA are currently working with a number of major clients on the implementation of major ITSO-compliant smartcard schemes, including GMPTE, YORCARD and the migration of Nottinghamshire County Council’s FreedomCard scheme to ITSO compliance

PJA is not associated with any equipment or system supplier, and can offer its clients a high-quality, professional and impartial service.

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