Will digitalisation speed up the slow pace of the railway sector?

“We need digitalisation in railways, but it is not the only solution”, says Wim van de Camp, ambassador of the European Year of Rail at the Intelligent Rail Summit, which took place 21-23 of September in Bilbao, Spain.

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Will digitalisation speed up the slow pace of the railway sector?

“We need digitalisation in railways, but it is not the only solution”, says Wim van de Camp, ambassador of the European Year of Rail at the Intelligent Rail Summit, which took place 21-23 of September in Bilbao, Spain.

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