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Use of ICT for Facilitation

Visit the toipc to read moreOur featured topic focuses on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in facilitation, primarily as it relates to transport and trade logistics (TTL). Customs automation, pre-arrival clearance, risk analysis, the electronic submission of documents, electronic single windows and the processing of electronic transactions are just few examples of ICT-enabled facilitation measures in TTL. Various international organizations have played important roles in this area.

On 20-25 April, through its Accra Conference in Ghana, member States have agreed on the Accra Accord and Declaration, which map the path of work UNCTAD must follow for the next four years. The Accord highlights information and communication technology (ICT) and transport and trade logistics (TTL) as part of the issues to be focused on by UNCTAD.

Links: The use of ICT in facilitation, UNCTAD's publications and meetings covering issues of ICT and TTL

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Transport results website

This site presents many of the outputs of the Transport Results Initiative. It is intended for use by those working in or with the sector with a requirement to measure the performance or impact of transport at any level.

A UK Review of Security Initiatives in International Trade

The trading community faces a serious security threat - not from terrorists, but from increasing measures being put in place in the name of security that affect the international supply chain.

Information Economy Report 2007-2008

The Information Economy Report 2008 - Science and technology for development: the new paradigm of ICT, analyses the current and potential contribution of information technology to knowledge creation and diffusion.

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