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Trade Facilitation Workshop:
Towards a National Single Window
Date
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8–9 February 2011 |
Venue
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Kathmandu, Nepal |
Organizers
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ESCAP Trade and Investment Division
The Ministry of Commerce and Supplies, Government of Nepal
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Background
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The Workshop is part of the trade facilitation capacity-building programme designed for Nepal in response to a request from the Government of Nepal through the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies. |
Objective
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The objectives of the Workshop are:
- To assess current trade facilitation environment in Nepal
- To foster increased understanding and exchange of views between public and private sector stakeholders
- To learn about and draw lessons from on-going implementation of paperless trade and Single Window initiatives in other countries in the region; and
- To develop an action plan to facilitate Nepal’s transition to Single Window environment.
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Documentation
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Presentation:
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Session 1: Trade Facilitation in Nepal – a state of play
 Concept and Process of Establishing a Single Window
System, and Best Practices of Single Windows in Asia
and the Pacific Region
Shamika Sirimanne, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section,
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Trade Facilitation in Customs: Issues and Way Forward |
[Annex]
Shyam Dahal, Director, Department of Customs, Nepal
Document simplification and international Logistics
Rajen Sharma, Second Vice President, Nepal Freight
Forwarders Association (NEFFA)
Nepal: Towards Single Window Environment
Keshab Kaphley, Local consultant to ESCAP, Nepal
Session 2: Steps towards a Single Window environment
Single Window Business & Operations Models
Jonathan Koh, Director, Solutions & Consulting
CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd, Singapore
Business Process Analysis
to Identify Trade Bottlenecks
Somnuk Keretho, Director, Institute for IT Innovation,
Kasetsart University, Bangkok
Business Process Analysis of Export of Vegetable
Ghee and Import of Textile
Pushpa Raj Rajkarnikar, Chairman, Institute for
Policy Research And Development, Nepal
Data Simplification, Harmonization and Standardization
Sangwon Lim, Trade Facilitation Section, Trade and
Investment Division, ESCAP
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Session 3: Drawing lessons from experiences of other countries in the region and beyond
Sequential Move towards Single Window Environment
in Malaysia
Eswaran, Head, Channel Management and Marketing
Communications, Dagang Net Technologies, Malaysia
Single Window Implementation in Small developing countries
Jonathan Koh, Solutions & Consulting CrimsonLogic
Pte Ltd, Singapore
National Single Window in Thailand
Sinmahat Kiatjanon, Director, Planning and Standard
Division, Customs Department, Ministry of Finance,
Thailand
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Participants
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Nepalese government officials and experts from private sectors
Programme
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Related link
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UNNExT
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Contact
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Sangwon Lim
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Facilitation Section
Trade and Investment Division, United Nations ESCAP
Tel: 66-2-288-2573
Fax: 66-2-288-1027
Email: lim6@un.org
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Last updated: 14 February 2011 |
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