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November 5th: AFRICAN FORUM
DAY 1
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
- Introduction: Mr. Ibrahima Nour Eddine DIAGNE – Rapporteur for Africa UNCEFACT, General Manager - GAINDE 2000 (Senegal)
- Welcome speech: Mr. Armand Jean-Jacques NANGA, Director General, Senegalese Customs (Senegal)
- Speech: Ms. Virginia Cram-Martos, Director Trade and Timber Division - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- Opening Speech: Mr. Mamadou Ablaye SOW, Minister of Budget
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| 9:30 |
Signature of MOUs between Senegal – Malaysia – United Kingdom |
| 9:45 |
Coffee break |
SESSION 1: TRADE FACILITATION AND ICT: SINGLE WINDOW, A CONCRETE RESPONSE?
Chair: Mr. Armand Jean-Jacques NANGA, Director General - Senegalese Customs (Senegal) |
| 10:15 |
Trade and Information Technology, a holistic view - Mr. Ludo De Bock, Director (Microsoft Corporation) |
| 10:45 |
Single window concept: Definition and implementation process:
- Single window definition: Mr. Gordon CRAGGE, Chair, TBG 15 - International Trade Procedures Working Group UN/CEFACT Forum- Specialist Adviser, International Trade Facilitation - SITPRO Limited (United Kingdom)
- Different models of single window: Mr. Ibrahima Nour Eddine DIAGNE – Rapporteur for Africa UNCEFACT - General Manager GAINDE 2000 (Senegal)
- Single window and emerging economies, one size not fits all: Ms. Uma SUBRAMANIAN - FIAS, (The World Bank Group)
Mr. Soren LENNARTSSON – Consultant
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| 11:45 |
General discussion |
SESSION 2: CURRENT SINGLE WINDOW INITIATIVES
Chair: Ms. Virginia Cram-Martos, Director Trade and Timber Division United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE) |
| 12:15 pm |
Example of effective Single Windows in Africa:
- Tunisia: Ms. Douha BAABAA, Marketing Manager - Tunisie TradeNet
- Ghana: Mr. Jonathan Ofori, Operations Mnager - GCNet
- Cameroon: Mr. Isidore BIHIYA, Managing Director GUCE
Example of Single window Projects:
- Lybia: Mr. Mohamed DEROUICHE, Project Leader - Ministry of Trade
- Kenya: Ms. Jacqueline GITHINJI, Senior Deputy Commissioner – Kenya Revenue Authority
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| 01:45 pm |
Lunch Break |
SESSION 3: IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF SINGLE WINDOW
Chair: Mr. Robert LISINGE, Trade Facilitation Specialist (ATPC) – UNECA |
| 02:45 pm |
- Regional perspective
Example of ASEAN Single Window project: Ms. Marianne WONG, Chairperson - ASW Technical Working Group, (ASEAN)
- ASYCUDA initiative for Single Window: Mr. Bruno FAVARO, Senior Customs Expert ASYCUDA - UNCTAD (Geneva)
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| 03:25 pm |
General discussion for Session 2 and 3 |
| 04:00 pm |
Coffee break |
SESSION 4: SETTING UP A NEW PAN AFRICA ALLIANCE FOR E-COMMERCE - A PROPOSAL
Chair: Mr. Malcolm McKINNON, Chief Executive - SITPRO Ltd (United Kingdom) |
| 04:30 pm |
- Why regional cooperation is relevant: Mr. Tom DOYLE, International Trade Department (World bank)
- The example of Pan Asia Alliance for E Commerce: Mr. Alvin CK Mah, Head of International Business, Group Business Development, Time Engineering - Dagang Net ( Malaysia)
- Supporting Trade facilitation nationally and regionally:
- Mr. Markus Faschina, Director Projects Development - The Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF)
- Mr. Makane FAYE, Senior Regional Advisor, ICT and Science & Technology Division- United Nations Economic Commission For Africa - UNECA
- Proposal for an African Alliance for Ecommerce: Mr. Ibrahima Nour Eddine DIAGNE, Rapporteur UN/CEFACT for Africa, General Manager - GAINDE 2000 (Senegal)
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| 06:10 pm |
General discussion - End of day |
| 08:00 pm |
African Single Windows meeting |
November 6th and 7th: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
DAY 2
| 8:45 |
Welcome speech: Mr. Armand Jean Jacques NANGA, Director General - Senegalese Customs (Senegal) |
SESSION 1: OVERVIEW OF SINGLE WINDOWS
Chair: Ms. Uma SUBRAMANIAN, FIAS, (The World Bank Group) |
| 9:00 |
Standards and tools for Trade Facilitation implementation:
Introduction: Ms. Virginia Cram-Martos, Director Trade and Timber Division - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) |
| 9:25 |
Single Window: Customs perspectives – Mr. Satya Prasad SAHU – Technical Officer - World Customs Organization – WCO |
| 9:50 |
Central Asia single window (ex: Central Asia Countries): Mr. Jonathon Hornbrook, Manager, Support of Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia - German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). |
| 10:15 |
Coffee break |
| 10:45 |
WTO negotiation on Trade Facilitation and Single window:
- Transit issues: Mr. Tom Doyle, Senior Border Management Specialist - International Trade Department (The World Bank)
- Formalities issues: Ms. Birgit Violh - UNCTAD
- Diffusion of information issues: Mr. Malcolm McKINNON, Chief Executive - SITPRO Ltd (United Kingdom)
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| 12:15 pm |
General discussion |
| 12:45 pm |
Lunch Break |
SESSION 2: EXPERIENCES FROM REAL WORLD
Chair: Mr. Ibrahima Nour Eddine DIAGNE, Rapporteur UN/CEFACT for Africa, General Manager -
GAINDE 2000
(Senegal) |
| 02:00 pm |
Experience of Single window from different regions of the world
- Asia:
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Singapore: Mr David SIAH – Director Crimson Logic Pte Ltd: “Operational Models for the Continued Sustenance and Success for a Single Window”
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South Korea: Ms. Ah Rom LEE, Deputy Manager – eTrade Administration Department – KTNET:“uTradeHub-The Korea’s Strategy for Trade Facilitation”
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Philippines: Ms. Valentina MINTAH – Senior Business Analyst & Design Expert - The Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations Ltd: “Meeting Today’s Business Challenges”
- Europe:
- France: Port of le Havre Cargo Community system: Mr. Pascal Ollivier - SOGET
- Africa:
- Senegal: Mr. Mor Talla DIOP, Director of Solutions - GAINDE 2000
- Madagascar : Mr. Pascal Bezencon, Chief Executive Officer - GasyNet, Mr. Ramiandrasoa Vola RAZAFINDRAMIANDRA, Director General of Customs
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| 04:00 pm |
General discussion |
| 04:30 pm |
Coffee break |
| 05:00 pm |
Regional and inter regional initiative around the world:
- ASEAL framework: Mr. Jean Marc Dufour – ASEAL Chair - President of France Ecommerce (France)
- AFACT works and views: Mr. Sangwon LIM, Head of eBusiness Standard Team Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce (South Korea)
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| 05:40 pm |
General discussion |
| 06:10 pm |
End of the day |
DAY 3
SESSION 1: STANDARDS AND INTEROPERABILITY
Chair: Mr. Jean Marc Dufour– ASEAL Chair - President of France Ecommerce (France) |
| 9:00 |
Current standards and a vision for interoperability:
- UNeDOCS: Ms. Sue BRAVERY – UN/CEFACT TGB2 Group
- Standards application in effective experience: Malaysia – Singapore: Mr. David SIAH, Director - Crimson Logic Pte Ltd
- National Single Window (NSW) and the Universe of existing standards: Mr. Frank CALLEWAERT – Microsoft Global - Technology Strategist
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| 10:30 |
General discussion |
| 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:30 |
The future of cross border trade:
- UN/CEFACT views – Mr. Gordon CRAGGE, Chair, TBG 15 - International Trade Procedures Working Group UN/CEFACT Forum - Specialist Adviser, International Trade Facilitation - SITPRO Limited (United Kingdom)
- Asian perspectives - Mr. Sangwon Lim, Head of eBusiness Standard Team Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce (South Korea)
- West Africa Transit Corridors: Many challenges to overcome: Mr. Bernard STOVEN, International organizations Trade Facilitation and Transport Expert (FRANCE)
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| 01:00 pm |
General discussion |
| 01:30 pm |
Lunch |
SESSION 2: SINGLE WINDOWS RECOMMENDATIONS AND TF IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
Chair: Mr. Ramiandrasoa Vola RAZAFINDRAMIANDRA, Director General of Customs (Madagascar) |
| 02:45 pm |
Latest achievement of UN/CEFACT: Mr. Gordon CRAGGE, Chair, TBG 15 - International Trade Procedures Working Group UN/CEFACT Forum - Specialist Adviser, International Trade Facilitation - SITPRO Limited (United Kingdom)
- Single Window implementation guide presentation
- Recommendation 34 presentation
- Recommendation 35 presentation
- Recommendation 6
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| 03:30 pm |
General discussion |
| 04:00 pm |
Closing : Mr. Mamadou DIOP, Minister of Commerce (Senegal) |
| 05:00 pm |
City tour |
| 07:00 pm |
Dinner cocktail |
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