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<p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working
closely with nine major cities and regions outside London to establish how plans to
accelerate smart ticketing on bus and rail can be achieved. The initiative known as
the ‘Smart Cities Partnership' and funded by the Department brings together the authorities
concerned, the operators and the policy makers to address some of the technical and
commercial challenges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This programme will pave the
way for other cities and authorities with similar ambitions to have smart interoperable
ticket offers to passengers. It will also build upon the South East Flexible Ticketing
programme which the Department is leading on which will see rail stations suitably
equipped for smart ticketing, and more flexible smart ticket products on offer which
are better suited to meet modern working and leisure patterns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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