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UNESCAP activities paperless trade

The project aims to boost national capacity for paperless trade through ICT applications in Central Asian countries. Key activities include national workshops, advisory services, and developing an Electronic Trade Documentation System. Follow-up activities focus on building capacity for applying ICT in international trade and transport facilitation, with expert group meetings and capacity-building workshops. Partners include ARTNeT, IDRC, UNCTAD, and WTO. Long-term goals include informed trade policy-making and increased trade-related research dissemination.

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UNESCAP activities paperless trade

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  1. UNESCAP activities paperless trade Ravi Ratnayake Director Trade and Investment Division UNESCAP

  2. UNESCAP ActivitiesFor Paperless Trade in the Central Asian Countries

  3. 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

  4. Recommendations Development of an Electronic Trade Documentation System (EDTS) Roadmap for developing ETDS • Identified activities and steps • Identified time schedules • Identified responsible Ministries/Agencies

  5. 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

  6. Asia Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade ARTNeT

  7. 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

  8. (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

  9. 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

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