ESCAP, ADB and the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs Indonesia organized the 8th Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum from the 5-8 September 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The theme for this year's APTFF is Trade Facilitation Innovations for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation is the leading regional platform for the exchange of information, experiences and practice on trade facilitation. The APTFF has been organized by UN ESCAP and ADB and growing number of partners since 2009. The Forum attracts over 250 participants from over 30 countries. This year’s Forum featured panel discussions, interactive sessions and an exhibition highlighting innovations and trends in trade facilitation in the Asia-Pacific region. The Forum also included a number of side-events providing more in-depth exploration of the pertinent trade facilitation issues.
Event website: Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2017
Presentations
- Session 1.1 State of Play and Trends for Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade in Asia-Pacific_Y.Duval&K.Kim
- Session 1.2 After Entry into Force: Charting the direction for WTO TFA implementation_D. Halloran
- Session 1.3 OECD_E. Moise
- Session 2.1 Ensuring sustainability of trade facilitation reform through NTFCs_P. Hansen
- Session 2.2 Private and public sector collaboration for trade facilitation: innovative models and solutions_O. Souvannavong
- Session 3.1 Strategies for creating an enabling regulatory environment for cross-border (digital) trade_G. Pasadilla
- Session 3.2 Behind the Border Logistics Challenges and Measures in Indonesia_H. Sandee
- Session 4.1 Managing risk, developing value chains and facilitating trade in agriculture_K. Sutton
- Session 4.2 New technologies to enhance agricultural border clearance procedures and cross-border collaboration_S. Keretho
- Session 5.1 Innovations in seamless cross-border trade for e-Commerce_S.H. Ha
- Session 5.2 Digital free trade zones and prospects for facilitating e-Commerce_Laura
- Session 5.3 Alibaba Group_S. Farhad
- Session 6.1 TF Innovation Award KITA
- Session 6.2 TF Innovation Awards Thailand
- Session 6.3 TF Innovation Awards India Customs and CUTS
