ROC-TF Newsletter, Issue XIV, January 2019

by | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter

Greetings and Bula Vinaka!

We are pleased to share with you issue XIV, January 2019 of the Regional Organizations Cooperation Mechanism for Trade Facilitation (ROC-TF) bi-annual newsletter.

The full newsletter is also available for download here: https://www.unescap.org/resources/roc-tf-newsletter-issue-xiv

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
IN FOCUS:
• ESCAP, ECE and other United Nations Regional Commissions initiated data collection for the 3rd Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation in January 2019
• Upcoming: The 6th Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week will be held at ESCAP from 11-15 March 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. It includes a Forum on Trade Digitalization for Sustainable Regional Integration
• Upcoming: The Fifth Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation will also take place during the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week from 12-13 March 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
• WTO published “Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?”
• News: Trade to slow in 2019, Millions of jobs in Asia and the Pacific put at risk by trade conflicts
PROJECT/ACTIVITY UPDATE:
• Joint Activities and Partnerships
• Organizations Updates

ANALYSIS: APEC Initiatives on Trade Facilitation: Single Window and Authorized Economic Operator

RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEWS ON TRADE FACILITATION

Thank you and Vinaka vakalevu.

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Priority 1

Customs Leadership

Overall Objective: Enhance the Leadership capability to enable Customs’ modernisation reforms

Develop and strengthen Members’ leadership capabilities at executive management and supervisory levels

* Strengthen the implementation of the current OCO Professional Standards Framework (OPSF).
* Facilitate executive and management programmes with a continued focus on women in leadership
* Develop mentoring and internship programmes and modules
* Develop front line supervision training
* Develop a train the trainer program
* Provide ethics and governance training

Strengthen organisational development for the future

* Conduct annual training needs analysis for individual Members
* Facilitate and promote the use of relevant WCO and OCO E-learning modules
* Develop a Gender Equality Plan for Customs
* Policy and Legislative skill development
* Develop a pathway to be a recognised accredited Customs training provider
* Secretariat and Member engagement at regional and international forums.
* Build and maintain a Customs Expert database

Strengthen succession planning

  • * Development of executive and leadership courses for Member administrations
  • * Conduct a regional workshop on Corporate Governance and Succession Planning for Member administrations