Proceedings of the Conference: Connecting International Trade: Single Windows and Supply Chains in the Next Decade

The UNECE Secretariat, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, organized the Global Trade Facilitation Conference “Connecting International Trade: Single Windows and Supply Chains in the Next Decade”, which was held in December 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland.
This publication summarizes the information presented and the interactive discussions held during the Conference. Two background papers prepared for the Conference are included as annexes.
The Conference was complemented by several side events, including a UNNexT Workshop on Single Window Project Planning and Implementation, a seminar on “How to develop a Port Community System” organized by the European Port Community System Association (EPCSA), and a Joint Forum by the Asia Europe Alliance for Paperless Trade (ASEAL) and the African Alliance for Electronic Commerce (AAEC) with the title “Towards a Global Alliance of Paperless Trade”.
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