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Gérald Ollivier World Bank June 2003

Gérald Ollivier World Bank June 2003. Update on TTFSE Performance Indicators, TTFSE.ORG Website and Revamped GFP/UN Website. TTFSE Program. Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Vision and political commitment (EU) Massive external support/good coordination

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Gérald Ollivier World Bank June 2003

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  1. Gérald OllivierWorld Bank June 2003 Update on TTFSE Performance Indicators, TTFSE.ORG Website and Revamped GFP/UN Website

  2. TTFSE Program Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe • Vision and political commitment (EU) • Massive external support/good coordination • 8 countries, US$123 million (TA, IT, Civil works) • Measuring results: Manual and database (www.seerecon.org/ttfse) • Focused approach: pilot sites • Increased transparency (www.ttfse.org) • Local/international Training (www.gfp-dli.org) • Active PRO Committees involvement • Peer pressure (Regional Steering Committee)

  3. TTFSE Performance Indicators • Purposes: • Objective understanding of situation • Raise awareness of border agencies to change behavior • Assess program impact • Set benchmarks • Enable regional comparisons • Results: overall reduction in processing times over past two years

  4. Capturing Impact on Users • Total time, examination,detection at border crossing and clearance facilities

  5. Clearance and Border Crossing See all indicators at www.seerecon.org/ttfse

  6. Country Pilot site WT 2001 WT 2002 Reduction (%) Final target Albania Tirana 4.5 hours 1.7 hours 62% 1 hour Bulgaria Plovdiv 3.7 hours 1.5 hours 60% < 1 hour Croatia Jankomir 5.3 hours 3.0 hours 43% < 1 hour Croatia Stara Gradiska 3.3 hours 0.4 hour 88% < 1 hour Romania Bacau 3.0 hours 1.4 hours 53% 1 hour Romania Constanta 4.3 hours 3.0 hours 31% 2 hours Average: 4.0 hours 1.8 hours

  7. Facilitation and Revenue Collection

  8. Indicators: Some CommentsFor more on indicators contact Michel Zarnowiecki, mzarnowiecki@worldbank.org • Measuring helps reducing processing times • Need other inputs: local teams, WCO TRS • Finer analysis of results required • Facilitation does not reduce revenue collec. • TTF is not linear (sudden improvement) • Establishing baseline about US$5k per site TTFSE methodology being extended to other countries (South Caucasus/Russia /Central Asia/considered as a standard)

  9. Revamped GFP Website • Goal : maximize collective impact coordination/cooperation/knowledge sharing/improved synergies in TTF • Joint GFP/UN Website • Core Partners and Regular Partners • Central Virtual Team (Core Partners) • Accessible to the public • Extension of present efforts (transfer of all content entered in earlier sites)

  10. GFP Website Structure/Tools • Topics/Subtopics/Activities/Training • Partners/National TTF Committees • Global/Regional/National • Reference Documents • Simple data entry by registeredPartners via Internet with password • Value-added tools for Core Partners

  11. GFP Website Implementation • Targeted release: October 2003 (web platform end June 03) • Shared responsibility matrix with deadlines (WB-site design/initial upload) • Monitoring with regular reporting • Definition of glossary of topics • Focus on maintenance, marketing (internal/external) • Modify internal workflow of Core Partners to facilitate data capture

  12. Your Contribution is needed! 1st Phase: Preparation-now-until October • Select your topics of interest/ • Define content to add to topics • Identify Main/Web Contact Persons • Enter your TTF activities 2nd Phase : Launch • Market the website internally/externally • Define internal mechanisms to update

  13. GFP-DLI Status • Site operational at www.gfp-dli.org ready for your registration (free) • Core Team being formed : World Bank, TRAINMAR, IRU, NCVT/BULPRO • Promotion to start actively in September based on 20 page document “Becoming a Partner” and 4 page brochure “GFP-DLI” • Board to be established by mid September

  14. GFP-DLI Programs • IRU Certificate of Professional Competence (passenger/freight piloted in 6 SEE countries) • Freight Forwarding program under prep. for SEE (FIATA-AFT-IFTIM) • Supply Chain Management program : funding being secured (Latin America/SEE) (TRAINMAR) • Trade Facilitator Program under consideration (with UN) • Port Reform Program (based on toolkit)

  15. GFP-DLI Documents • Available to Contributing Partners: • AFT-IFTIM Freight Forwarders’ Manual • EFTA ABC of Trade Facilitation • Koc University TTFSE Training Documents • DL CPC for Road Transport Operators (IRU) • Port Reform Toolkit • We need Content, Content, Content from You.

  16. The GFP-DLI Needs : • Additional Contributing Partners • Systematic content integration in GFP-DLI • Review of documents/programs under devel. • Use/update of GFP-DLI content • Training document on Supply Chain Management and for Trade Facilitators • Financial support for expansion to new countries

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