UNECE Capacity Building Programme and Tools UNNExT: Networking for Efficiency in Cross Border Trade

2 United Nations Network of Experts for paperless Trade (UNNext) “an ongoing community of knowledge and practice to facilitate the implementation of single window and paperless trade in Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region ”

3 SW Implementation Support National policy makers need a platform that can link them with the technical experts to be able to make better-informed decisions SW managers and experts need a platform that can provide access to: Technical knowledge and expertise Capacity building and support Both: Need for regional and global exchange on SW technology, concepts and policies

4 United Nations Network of Experts for paperless Trade (UNNext)

5 WCO Data Model V3 ebXML Management & technical competence,.. National/ Subregional Policies and Implementation Strategies National Single Window Projects Regional Single Window and Paperless Trading initiatives (ASEAN, APEC) UN Network of Experts Gap between global solutions & the implementation at regional/national level Tools, Expertise and Best Practice

6 UNNExt Structure

7 Capacity Building Regional Advisory Service Tools and Guides Development Knowledge Sharing Research & Analysis UNNExT Activities

8 Tools & Guides Development Capacity Building Knowledge Sharing Regional Advisory Service Research & Analysis Business Process Analysis (BPA) Guide for Simplification of Trade Procedures (published Dec. 2009) Document Harmonization Guide for Single Window (2010) National Workshops on Single Window and BPA, Mongolia (Sep. - Dec.09) Workshop on BPA for Central Asian Countries (July 2010) UNNExT Brief Series Regional Meeting of central Asian countries in Kuala Lumpur (Oct 2010) Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum Mongolia Single Window Master Plan Peer Review (Oct. 2010) Nepal: Towards Single Window Environment (2011) Iran Single Window implementation (2011) Regional Study on Improving Trade Procedures (Using BPA Guide) Single Window Implementation framework (EU ITAIDE) UNNExT Activities (cont’)

9  Peer to Peer Network with focus on Asia and Central Asia  Joint UNECE/UNESCAP Secretariat  Advise to policy makers and national decision makers: Needs analysis and prioritization Policy formulation Implementation strategies  Support project managers and national experts: Techniques and tools Standards Implementation steps  Fundamental for the network Exchange of experience: what works and what doesn’t? Synergies in capacity building and training Building contacts across borders United Nations Network of Experts for paperless Trade (UNNext)

10 UNNExT Institutional Structure 10 Core Expert Group UNNExT Secretariat (ESCAP, in cooperation with UNECE) UNNExT Partners (WCO, ADB, PAA…) Advisory Committee National Focal Points UNNexT Members WG-1 WG- 2

Digital Documents Data Model Documentation simplification Business Process Analysis and Simplification Define documents for electronic interchange Analyse, simplify and standardize paper documents Understand Business Processes UNNEXT stepwise approach to electronic documents for Single Window Objectives Define information the SW will process

High Level Project Managment Data Model Documentation simplification Business Process Analysis and Simplification UNNExT Managers Guide to SW Implementation UNNext Document Alignment Guide UNNext Business Process Analysis Guide Managing a Single Window Implementation UN Next Guides and Training UNNExT/WCO Data Model for paperless trade

13 Source: Inova, Thailand Business processes: Import by Sea Enter seaport Report cargo manifest Unload cargo Arrange for pick-up Vessel Agent Clear goods through customs Handle cargo at terminal Port Operator Marine Department Terminal Operator Haulage/Truck Complete customs requirements Pilot’s Station Customs Importer or Representative Other Government Agencies Business Processes Actor

14 *Case Study: Exportation of Frozen Shrimp UNNExT Training for Business Process Analysis

15 … and Simplification

UNNExT Document Simplification Training

17 Data Harmonization delivers the data elements used in cross border data exchange Request form for Permit for the export of rice Request Form for Rice Quality Certificate Standardized Data Set of 4 documents (70 Data Elements) Standardized Data Set of 4 documents (70 Data Elements) Standardization and Data Harmonization 24 Data Elements 63 Data Elements Permit for the export of rice Rice Quality Certificate 30 Data Elements 38 Data Elements 17 Source: KU-INOVA, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand UNNExT Data Model Training

18 UNNExT Data Model Training  A country uses 200 – 300 different documents for cross border trade  Data Harmonization to develop.. .. a data model that contains all data structures  Each document is a subset of this data model  WCO Data Model 3.0: international standard data model  WCO Data Model is based on UN/CEFACT Standards

19 Data Model Data Model InvoiceBOLCoO… …. UN/EDIFACT XML BOLXML Invoice XML CoO XML … …. X ML DM BOL DM Invoice DM CoO DM ……. …. Document Data Model Data Model

National Documents and DR Country A Reference Cross Border DM Regional Agreement Regional UN Trade Data Directory TDED WCO DM v3.0 Country B National Documents and DR UN Trade Data Directory TDED Data Model to organise Cross Border Data Exchange

UNNExT: Capacity Building for Single Window Project Manaegment Policy Vision [APEC, Thailand] 5% Trade transaction cost reduction by 2010 [APEC, Thailand] 25% Better, Faster and Cheaper in Trading Across Border Index* by 2015 Reality Complicated Trade Procedures There are a lot of obstacles to be solved. Laws and Regulations Many Document Requirements Inadequacy in Technology Infrastructure Many Stakeholders Conflict of Interest Compliance Governance Many different ICT systems People and Business In-Readiness Difficulty in trade data exchange Barriers in Interoperability Regional Connectivity Connectivity within the country * Referring to World Bank’s Index ( System Development Change Management

SWeL: Single Window e-Logistics MOC: Ministry of Commerce OGAs: Other government agencies DOF: Department of Fisheries EDI: Electronic Data Interchange MICT: Ministry of Information and Communication Technology TH eGIF: Thailand’s e-Government Interoperability Framework NSWx: National Single Window hub for information sharing and exchange DLD: Department of Livestock Development PKI: Public Key Infrastructure Submission of declaration manually or electronically via EDI Paperless customs declaration and clearance (ebXML/XML/PKI) Implementation Plan for Thailand’s SWeL approved by the Cabinet Logistics development as one of the national agenda in Thailand’s Competitiveness Strategy Agreement to Establish and Implement ASEAN Single Window signed Cabinet’s designation of Customs as agency to lead SWeL implementation and MICT to manage the project and allocated budget Cabinet’s allocation of 31 million USD for SWeL implementation Business model study inclusive of analysis and simplification of business processes in export and import of strategic products Analysis and simplification of business processes for cross-border movement of goods in 4 modes (road, rail, sea, air) Data Harmonization Phase 1: transport documents Data Harmonization Phase 2: permits, licenses, certificates, and their application forms from 21 OGAs Data Harmonization Phase 3: documents required by OGAs and trade community including bank and insurance Development of trade facilitation systems (ebXML/XML/PKI) in 12 OGAs Development of Single Window Entry Prototype Pilot information sharing and exchange between Customs and 6 OGAs TH eGIF Establishment of National Root Certification Authority Electronic application for Certificate of Origin and trade permit from MOC Development of NSWx Development of e-Port, e-Toll, e-Gate Cross-border information sharing and exchange Electronic application for certificate, permit, and license from DLD and DOF Electronic Transaction Act Electronic Transaction Act (Amendment) Royal Decree on Regulatory Practices in e-Government Implementation Computer Crime Act Single Window Development in Thailand 22

23 UNNExT: Capacity Building for Single Window Implementation  To support policy managers to prepare and manage a Single Window Project  Developed in a joint project between Universities and SW practitioneers  Uses standard managerial concepts for development of large inter agency collaborative systems (TOGAF Enterprise Architecture) Preliminary B Business Architecture C Information Systems Architecture D Technology Architecture F Migration Planning H Architecture Change Management A Architecture Vision E Opportunities and Solutions G Implementation Governance Requirements Management

24 Support Managers and Policy Makers  Define vision and objective  Stakeholder and policy support  Managers Guide to technical areas Business Process Analysis Standards Data Harmonization Data Models Electronic documents  Project Management and Implementation UNNExT: Capacity Building for Single Window Implementation

Supporting Governments to  Define SW vision and objectives  Obtain support of key stakeholders  Develop High Level Project Plan  Technical competence for decision makers: Business Process Analysis Document Alignment Data Harmonization and Data Model Regional Integration  Manage the SW project Preliminary B Business Architecture C Information Systems Architecture D Technology Architecture F Migration Planning H Architecture Change Management A Architecture Vision E Opportunities and Solutions G Implementation Governance Requirements Management

26 Single Window: Networking across Borders

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