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Joint WCO-WTO webinar on the role of advanced technologies in cross-border trade: a customs perspective
Virtual 29/03/2022 - 15:00–16:30 CET (Geneva time) Registration
This webinar will focus on Customs Administrations' use of advanced technologies to facilitate trade and enhance safety, security, and fair revenue collection.
The global use of advanced technologies such as blockchain, the internet of things, data analytics, and artificial intelligence will be shared through a presentation of the findings of a survey of Customs use of these technologies as set out in a joint WCO/WTO publication titled: The Role of Advanced Technologies in Cross-border Trade: A Customs Perspective.
The webinar will feature presentations by Brazil, Nigeria, Singapore, and the Inter-American Development Bank on opportunities and challenges faced by Customs in deploying technologies.
Programme
Moderator
Ms. Emmanuelle Ganne
Senior analyst, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
OPENING - (15:00-15:10)
Anabel González
WTO Deputy Director General
Ricardo Treviño Chapa
WCO Deputy Secretary General
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE WCO/WTO PAPER - (15:10-15:20)
PresentationMilena Budimirovic
Senior Technical Officer, Procedures and Facilitation, WCO
Sheri Rosenow
Counsellor, Market Access Division, WTO
PANEL DISCUSSION OF ONGOING PROJECTS - (15:20-16:25)
Elton Carlos Busarello
Technical Specialist, Brazil Customs
Presentation
Aliyu Galadima Saidu
Assistant Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs
Presentation
Sin Yong Loh
Director, Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore
Presentation
Sandra Corcuera
Customs and Trade Facilitation Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Presentation
Followed by Q&A session.
CLOSING REMARKS - (16:25-16:30)
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