un economic commission for europe agenda item 7 strategic directions for un/cefact 2012 - 2012 18th...
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UN Economic Commission for Europe
Agenda item 7Agenda item 7Strategic Directions for UN/CEFACT Strategic Directions for UN/CEFACT
2012 - 20122012 - 2012
18th UN/CEFACT Plenary15-17 February 2012
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Mats WicktorMats WicktorVice ChairVice Chair
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•Trade Facilitation Trade Facilitation RecommendationsRecommendations•Electronic Business StandardsElectronic Business Standards•Governmental & Business Governmental & Business
ProcessesProcesses
•Transparent and effective Transparent and effective processes for global tradeprocesses for global trade
What?
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•Increasing complexityIncreasing complexity•New requirementsNew requirements•New processesNew processes•Increased digitalized processesIncreased digitalized processes•International standards basis for International standards basis for
global trade faciliation and improved global trade faciliation and improved securitysecurity
Why?
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How?
•StandardsStandards•RecommendationsRecommendations•Other InstrumentsOther Instruments
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•Common LibrariesCommon Libraries•Common DirectoriesCommon Directories
•Internationally agreed and Internationally agreed and standardizedstandardized•Unambigious sharing of Unambigious sharing of
informationinformation
With what?
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Development and maintenance of Development and maintenance of recommendations, standards and recommendations, standards and
instrumentsinstruments
Opportunities to simplify, align and Opportunities to simplify, align and standardize processes, procedures and standardize processes, procedures and
information flowsinformation flows
Capacity building to foster implementationCapacity building to foster implementation
Working in partnership with key players in Working in partnership with key players in trade facilitation and standards trade facilitation and standards
development to avoid duplication and to development to avoid duplication and to create a consistent framework based on create a consistent framework based on
best practicesbest practices
In what way?In what way?
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•Create a solid foundationCreate a solid foundation•Collaboration with othersCollaboration with others•Increase uptake through high Increase uptake through high
qualityquality•Use the unique remit to fill the gapsUse the unique remit to fill the gaps
Conclusion!
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Thank you for Thank you for the attention!the attention!