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UNESCAP activities paperless trade. Ravi Ratnayake Director Trade and Investment Division UNESCAP. UNESCAP Activities For Paperless Trade in the Central Asian Countries. Project 1. Objective:
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UNESCAP activities paperless trade Ravi Ratnayake Director Trade and Investment Division UNESCAP
UNESCAP ActivitiesFor Paperless Trade in the Central Asian Countries
Project 1 Objective: To assist in building national capacity and develop national strategies for the application of ICT to trade Main activities: National workshops on trade facilitation Advisory services on trade facilitation Participating countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Recommendations Development of an Electronic Trade Documentation System (EDTS) Roadmap for developing ETDS • Identified activities and steps • Identified time schedules • Identified responsible Ministries/Agencies
Activity II - Follow-up Activities Objective: To develop national capacity to apply ICT to international trade and transport facilitation Major Activities: Expert group meeting to develop a draft guidelines to apply ICT, including ETDS Capacity building workshop-cum-advisory service on the use of the guideline Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam
TPMs TPMs TPMs TPMs UNESCAP TPMs IDRC, UNCTAD, WTO, OECD, … Current Situation Res. Ins. Res. Ins. Res. Ins. Trade Policy Makers (TPMs) Res. Ins. Res. Ins. Res. Ins. Res. Ins. Legend: Res. Ins. = Research Institutions, including other research networks TPMs = Trade Policy Makers
(Long-term goal) Policy makers in the UNESCAP region able to make (more) informed decisions on trade issues (Medium-term objective) Increased quantity, quality, relevance and dissemination of trade-related research for policy makers Research Capacity Building ARTNET Research Programme Research Dissemination ARTNeT’s Strategy • Visiting fellowships for LDC researchers • Technical Workshop on Trade Research for LDC • Technical Advisors • Team-based research • Trade issues of interest to the region • Short-term and long-term research • ARTNET website • Newsletters and Policy Briefs • Annual Meeting of Researchers and Policy Makers
ARTNeT Research Programme • Thematic long-term (3-year) study on trade facilitation • Year 1: Need for and Cost of Selected Trade Facilitation Measures in the context of WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations • Year 2: beyond WTO trade facilitation negotiations; trade facilitation indicators • Paperless trade aspect • Automation • Advance lodgment and processing of data • Risk assessment