World Bank Initiatives on Capacity Building in Trade Facilitation

1. World Bank Initiatives on Capacity Building in Trade Facilitation Gerald Ollivier Transport Specialist

2. Range of tools

3. World Bank Institute • Seminars for Policy Makers • TF training covering Customs, standards, logistics, coordination • Egypt TF workshop April 2004 • Other seminars potentially scheduled in South Asia, East Asia (Gzanini@worldbank.org) • A number of focus countries

4. World Bank Projects • 40 projects on Trade and Transport Facilitation (~US$2.5 billion) • 88 transport or trade facilitation projects with capacity building components • Broad range of topics to increase demand, improve supply reduce costs • Wide range of options (direct delivery, consultant services, public-private delivery..)

5. An Example : TTFSE Program Capacity Building in Customs Regional cooperation Capacity Building in Private Sector: more informed compliance Definition of Strategic Plan Conventional training (3000 people trained) Public-Private dialogue Review of procedures Implementation at pilot sites Programs with certifications (100 people trained) Use of GFP/WCO/EC tools/tours by Customs DGs Donor cooperation Website to increase transparency TTFSE.org

6. TTFSE Seminars • >3000 participants to workshops, 59 cities • Topics: business ethics, corruption, international delivery terms, commercial transaction documents, trade payment methods, transport operations and Customs transit procedures, for SMEs. • Train-the-trainer regional effort, local delivery • Co-financed by Chambers of Commerce/PRO Committees and the US State Department, • Low average cost of seminar delivery

7. Partnership with others >>Share capacity building/training component/methodology • Coordinated inputs building on each partner comparative advantage • Facilitate the emergence of global training programs • GFP-Distance Learning Initiative, WCO, ICC Guidelines,UNECE/UNCTAD/ITC

8. Ex.Supply Chain Management • Overall goal : build capacity of firms to join international supply chains successfully • Preparation of a program for the World Bank for Latin America available for extension elsewhere, with Dutch funding • Lead Professional Partner: TRAINMAR Americas • Program Committee members • Consultants : Deloitte and Touche, Erasmus University • Planned for piloting in October • Target group: professionals in transport and logistics

9. Trade Logistic Group Work Program • TTFA Implementation: Country-Based Action Plans • TTF Performance Indicators Database: Methodology and Collection • Customs Modernization Handbook • Customs Time Release Software Implementation • DLI Courses Development and Rollout of Existing Courses to Other Regions • Research: (i) Cost of TTF Measures; (ii) Impact and Cost of Transport Security Guidelines; (iii) Trade-expansion Effect of TTF Measures • GFP/UN TF Network Website: Maintenance and Upkeep

10. Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade Strategic Objectives Activities Distance Learning Initiative

11. Quick History • Launched June 1999 • Founding Partners: WCO, ICC, IECC, UNCTAD, WB • April 2004: 155 Partners with varied expectations • Institutions: WTO, IMF, EU, OAS, UNECE etc. • Professional Organizations: IRU, IAPH, ICAO, IMO, etc. • Private Sector: 83 companies • 40 Partners from Part II Countries

12. Strategic Objective (MOU) • To achieve significant improvements in transport and trade facilitation in developing and transition countries • Pooling of resources and expertise (research/projects) • Share knowledge and ideas • Emphasis on TTF audits, performance measurement, capacity building

13. Activities (1) • General Meetings: Feb 2000 (Was), Jun 2001 (Was), Feb 2003 (Bru), Jun 2003 (Was), Nov 2003 (Bru) • Products: • Trade and Transport Facilitation Toolkit (IECC – J. Raven) and its application • Distance Learning (GFP-DLI) • Customs Time Release Software (WCO) underway

14. Activities (2) • Knowledge Dissemination with UNTF (www.gfptt.org) • Over 200 Reference Documents now on the GFP website • About 50 Topics maintained by Core Partners open for your contributions • Open for other activities

16. Governance • Steering Committee • WB, WCO, ICC, UNCTAD, UNECE • First Meeting Nov. 5, 2003 Brussels • Core Partners • WB, WCO, UNCTAD, UNECE, IRU, UNIDO, TIACA

17. …and Coordination • UNCTAD, WCO, EU now promote GFP as a useful cooperation vehicle to help coordinate actions of multiple actors: IFIs, Bilaterals, UN agencies, Private Groups • At the Regional Level, GFP can help empower Regional Communities to take up TTF issues with their Member Countries

18. GFP Distance Learning Initiative • Facilitate the emergence of global communities of qualified and recognized professionals providing trade, transport and logistic services, based on knowledge and know-how sharing. • Foster cooperation among donors, training institutions,professional partners and professionals to maximize impact of capacity building efforts. >>Distance learning, blended training and conventional training.

19. GFP-DLI Activities • Support the development and rollout out of training programs with certification by an international partner. • Two courses on Road Transport (IRU) for Southeast Europe, China/Russia about to get involved, • Freight Forwarding (FIATA): four countries of Southeast Europe being piloted • Supply Chain Management (TRAINMAR)-Latin America • Stimulate the pooling of appropriate training material/development of a knowledge based network

20. Thank you! • Gerald Ollivier (golliver@worldbank.org) • Websites • GFP Website : www.gfptt.org • (to register as a partner click on Become a Partner on the home page; as an individual, click on Register as a person) • GFP-DLI Website: www.gfp-dli.org