Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) is a United States Department of Transportation administration created in 2005. RITA was created under the "Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (Public Law 108-426)" to manage research and implement cost reduction technology within the Department.

RITA coordinates the [http://www.dot.gov U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT)] research programs and is charged with advancing the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system. As directed by Congress in its founding legislation, RITA leads DOT in:

* Coordinating, facilitating and reviewing the Department’s research and development programs and activities;
* Advancing innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation systems;
* Performing comprehensive transportation statistics research, analysis and reporting; and
* Providing education and training in transportation and transportation-related fields.

RITA brings together important data, research and technology transfer assets of the Department of Transportation, including:

* [http://www.bts.gov/ Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)]
* [http://www.its.dot.gov/ Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)]
* [http://ntl.bts.gov/ National Transportation Library (NTL)]
* [http://www.rita.dot.gov/ordt/ Research, Development and Technology (RD&T)]
* [http://www.tsi.dot.gov Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)]
* [http://utc.dot.gov/ University Transportation Centers (UTCs)]
* [http://www.volpe.dot.gov/ Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe)]

RITA also provides strategic direction and oversight of DOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Program.

Much of RITA’s coordinating function within DOT is overseen by the Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) Planning Council, an advisory board made up of all of DOT’s modal Administrators and chaired by the RITA Administrator. Through its leadership of the Council, RITA managed the creation of the DOT Five-Year RD&T Strategic Plan, the document that will guide DOT’s research agenda through FY 2010.

While DOT’s individual operating administrations continue to conduct research based on their unique agency missions, mandates and stakeholder needs, the Council’s work ensures that DOT’s research and technology programs are integrated and that they fully support DOT’s strategic objectives. Through its RD&T Planning Team, comprising DOT’s research leaders, the Council works to:

* prioritize transportation research programs
* identify innovation gaps, and
* coordinate research and technology efforts within DOT and throughout the transportation community.

External links

* [http://www.rita.dot.gov/ Research and Innovative Technology Administration website]


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