IATA Aviation Security Forum 8 September 2010, Singapore Presenter’s Name: Mr. Sherman Koh Economy: Singapore 33rd APEC Transportation Working Group Tokyo, Japan October

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Background Following the attempt by a terrorist to carry out an attack on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on 25 December 2009, a series of AVSEC meetings were held around the world to discuss the security challenges to civil aviation.

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Meeting on 8 Sept 2010 Singapore Aviation Academy hosted the IATA Aviation Security Forum for the Asia Pacific on 8 September Some 100 participants from regulators and industry attended. –Shared views on various AVSEC challenges –Exchanged ideas on possible ways in going forward where stakeholders can collaborate to deal with such threats

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Meeting on 8 Sept 2010 Amongst the key points discussed were: –The importance of public-private sector partnerships in dealing with threats to aviation security –Sharing of information – advantages and challenges – issues of passenger privacy and process for sharing information –Air cargo security – ways to improve security measures across Economies –Importance of balancing security with facilitation –The importance of Economies establishing a good AVSEC quality control regime

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Meeting on 8 Sept 2010 Singapore shared with the meeting the development of an Asia Pacific AVSEC Action Plan. Key initiatives included: –Importance of Economies to meet AVSEC standards under ICAO’s Annex 17 –Information sharing –Enhancing air cargo security –Good AVSEC quality control systems –Enhancing capacity building and training of AVSEC personnel –Encouraging greater collaboration between regulators and industry in aviation security

JAPAN rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October Conclusion The meeting was a success Participants took away useful ideas and had a better appreciation of the challenges to AVSEC faced by all stakeholders in these current times

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