Abstract: Nowadays the decision making becomes very difficult and risky process. The reason is that control of technological processes and management of sociotechnical processes are information capacious and expensive. Due to the reasons mentioned above topical are the requirements for situations forecasting before the decision making. For solving the questions mentioned the varied modelling tools int. al. simulation can be used. Today is possible to design highly functional modelling systems having human-machine interface (HMI), which doest not asks for the specific skills on information and communication technologies (ICT). Unfortunately some serious problems still exist related with standards compatibility, formats harmonization and concepts consistency. Simulation Highway is the project, which aim is the elaboration of the conceptual model and the demonstrator of the open and distributed simulation system aimed to modelling of events and processes at the different structural levels of applied system using the information base, and understandings convenient for the actors of applied area. Using the system mentioned above will be possible to ensure transparent access to simulation environment for the specialists from applied area having minimal knowledge in information technologies.

Brief Biography of the Speaker: 
Director of Sociotechnical Systems Engineering Institute at the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. Full time professor at the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. He is member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Prof. Egils Ginters is member of the Board of Association of Computer Technologies of Latvia and IT expert of Latvian Council of Sciences. He is an author of data processing systems designing methodology LISTechnology and more than 100 publications related with logistics information systems and simulation. Prof. Egils Ginters was participant of some EU funded projects: INCO Copernicus AMCAI 0312 (1994-1997), INCO Copernicus DAMAC-HP PL976012 (1998-2000), FP5 IST BALTPORTS-IT (2000-2003), FP6 IST e-LOGMAR-M No.511285 (2004-2006) and coordinator of Leonardo da Vinci LOGIS LV-PP-138.003 (2000-2002), LOGIS MOBILE LV/B/F/PP-172.001 (2004-2006) and SocSimNet LV/B/F/PP-172.000 (2004-2006).