Data & Information System Interface Committee
"DISIC is the focal point for the railway industry’s data challenges. It plays a key role in the work of the Rail Data Council, the industry body with oversight of delivery of data-related aspects of the Rail Technical Strategy and Rail Sector Deal, which will become more important as the rail industry moves towards the commitment made as part of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail and the creation of Great British Railways. DISIC commissions research and other activity to support key goals of these important industry strategies."
Scope
The scope of the DISIC is defined in its remit and comprises:
- Leadership in relevant areas of data governance required for the delivery of the Rail Technical Strategy (RTS), Joint Rail Data Action Plan (JRDAP) and Rail Sector Deal (RSD), including:
- the development of an appropriate Information Management Framework for use within the rail industry
- the development of a metadata structure suitable for the categorisation of datasets at a cross-industry level
- the identification and, where appropriate, recommendation of existing data standards and protocols for adoption by the rail industry
- the identification and, where appropriate, development of new data standards and protocols for adoption by the rail industry
- Provision of guidance and support to the delivery of relevant areas of the RTS, JRDAP and RSD, namely:
- the technical development of the Rail Data Marketplace
- the technical development of a multi-modal National Access Point
- the development of a methodology for valuing data and creating business cases for shareable data
- the development of the necessary industry skills and culture that will lead to a data-driven railway.
The DISIC currently has three task and finish subgroups to support the above scope:
Membership
The group's membership is made up of the following industry categories:
- academia
- Met Office
- passenger train operators
- rolling stock owners and leasing companies
- freight and other non-passenger train operators
- infrastructure managers and owners, suppliers and rolling stock manufacturers
- RSSB
- Department for Transport
- Office of Rail and Road.
Chair of Committee: Karl Butler-Garnham, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
RSSB main representative: Liz Davies
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Committee members
Name Company Representing Status Alexander Moor RSSB RSSB Member Alfredo Giangregorio GB Railfreight Non Passenger Train Operators Member Andrew Graham RSSB RSSB Alternate Anthony Monaghan Siemens Suppliers Alternate Andy Zhang RSSB RSSB Observer Callum Irving Cabinet Office Government Observer Chris Stanley Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Emon Khan Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Alternate Graham Dutton Angel Trains Limited Rolling Stock Owners Member Jason Durk 3Squared Limited Suppliers Member John Easton University of Birmingham Academia Member Karl Butler-Garnham Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Independent Chair Liz Davies RSSB RSSB Member Leo Howes Rail Delivery Group Passenger Train Operators Member Ian Bradshaw Urban and Main Lines Suppliers Member Nicholas Peluffo Department For Transport Government Observer Payam Zargarzadeh Connected Places Catapult Independent Member Peter Moran Office of Rail and Road Regulator Observer Jenny Connolly RSSB RSSB IGM Member Steve Warner Arriva UK Trains Passenger Train Operators Member Stephanie Neath Siemens Suppliers Alternate Thomas Wild Eversholt Rail Limited Rolling Stock Owners Alternate
