Chinanews, Beijing, October 8 – The 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems will be kicked off on October 9, 2007 in Beijing, with the ministers of communications from China, Japan, South Korea, India, the EU, Norway and Sweden taking part in it.The Congress will also include a special forum for city mayors from said countries to discuss solutions to traffic jam and air pollution as well as the effect of the application of intelligent transportation systems on global weather pattern, the reduction of greenhouse-gas emission and the sustainable development of cities.This will be the first time ever for the Congress to be held in a developing country. At present, participants from more than 50 countries have registered, and it is estimated that there will be 20,000-plus visitors.