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UNECE - UNESCAP jointly organize
Capacity
Building Workshop on Trade Facilitation Implementation
for Asia and the Pacific
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| PRESENTATIONS
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| Thursday,
17 March |
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| Opening
Remarks and Introduction |
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Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Halik bin Abd, Mutalib
Director General, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Malaysia
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Mr. Ravi Ratnayake
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Malaysia |
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Mr. Dick Raman
UN/CEFACT Forum Management Group, The Netherlands |
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I: Standardization, Design and Implementation of Paper and Electronic Trade Documents
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Chairman: |
Focus of
the Session: What is the scope of trade facilitation? How can the UN/CEFACT instruments assist WTO countries in addressing operational requirements under GATT Articles V, VII and X? What trade facilitation initiatives are being adopted in the Asian region?
Mr. Ravi Ratnayake,
Director, Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
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Integrated
Model of Trade Facilitation Implementation – achieving both
governmental and business objectives
Mr. Jean Kubler, Chief of the Global Trade Solution Branch,
Trade Development and Timber Division, UNECE, Geneva,
Switzerland [ ppt] |
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Trade Facilitation
Negotiations in the WTO
Dr. Vijaya Katti, Professor and Chairperson, Management
Development Programmes, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade,
India [ ppt] |
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Technical aspects
of GATT Articles V, VIII and X and the UN/CEFACT Instruments Available
Ms. Maria Misovicova, Global Trade Solution Branch, Trade
Development and Timber Division, UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland
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Current Initiatives
on Trade Facilitation in the Asian Region
Ms. Kaori Yasuoka, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, Thailand [ ppt]
Mr. Ngyuen Anh Tuan, Customs Officer, Supervision and Control Department, Customs
Department, Government of Viet Nam |
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| Session
II: Scope and Implementation of Trade Facilitation |
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Focus of
the Session:
To help participants gain an understanding of the tools, techniques
and standards available from UN/CEFACT to help countries move along
the path from simpler trade procedures - to standardised trade documents
- to digital trade documents |
| Chairman: |
Mr. Duane Nickull,
Vice-Chairman of UN/CEFACT, Standard Strategist, Adobe Systems Incorporated,
Vancouver, Canada |
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The
UN Layout Key – cornerstone
for standardised paper and digital trade documents
Mr. Tom Butterly, Global Trade Solution Branch, Trade
Development and Timber Division, UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland |
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UNeDocs Overview:
Moving from paper to better paper and to digital paper trade documents
Mr. Markus Pikart, Global Trade Solution Branch, Trade
Development and Timber Division, UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland
[ ppt] |
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| Friday,
18 March |
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| Session
III: A Single Window: Common Entry Point for the Lodgement
of Trade Information and Documents |
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Objective
of the Session: This session aims at exploring on a standard for establishing,
maintaining and operating a Single Window for trade related data and
documents. Participants will be also invited to consider the need for
interoperability among the existing Single Window facilities |
| Chairperson: |
Mrs. Siti Aminah
Abdulah, Director, Technical Services Division, the Royal Malaysian
Customs Department, Malaysia |
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UN/CEFACT Recommendation
on establishing a Single Window
Mr. Gordon Cragge, Chairman, UN/CEFACT International
Trade Procedures Working Group (ITPWG-TBG15), Director,
Trade Facilitation and Promotion, SITPRO Limited, London,
United Kingdom [ppt] |
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Hong Kong
(China) Single Window
Mr. Peter Stokes, CEO DTTN, Hong Kong (SAR) & Mr.
Gurudutt Ponathar, Head eTrade, Axway Asia Pacific [ppt] |
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ASEAN Single Window
Initiative
Dr. Sathit Limpongpan, Director General, Customs Department,
Ministry of Finance, Thailand [ppt] |
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Singapore
Single Window
Dr. Chong Yoke Sin, Chief Operating Officer, NCSI Pte.
Ltd., Singapore [ppt] |
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Korea Single
Window
Dr. Yoon Say Jeong, General Manager, e-Trade Team, Korea
International Trade Association, the Republic of Korea
[ppt] |
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Malaysia
Mr.Yong
Voon Choon, General Manager of Dagang Net Group of Companies,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [ppt] |
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| Session
IV: Paperless Trade and Efficient Trade Information
Flows in the Asian and Pacific Region
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Objective
of the Session: What is the required regional framework for the implementation
of paperless trade? What are the specific regional issues and comparative
advantages for paperless trade and a Single Window? What is the role
of Governments in this process? |
| Chairman |
Mr. Mike Doran,
Acting Chairman of the UN/CEFACT, Senior Administrator, CERN, Switzerland |
| Panellists |
Mrs. Siti Aminah
Abdulah, Director, Technical Services Division, the Royal Malaysian
Customs Department, Malaysia
Mr. Takashi Matsumoto, Director of the Asia Pacific Regional
Office World Customs Organization, Bangkok, Thailand [ppt]
Mr. Ravi Ratnayake, Director, Trade and Investment Division,
UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand [ppt]
Mr. Jonathan Kushner, Microsoft Global Strategic Accounts
- Public Sector, Asia Pacific, Multilaterals and Bilaterals,
Microsoft Asia Limited, Singapore [ppt] |
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