WCO launches two new virtual reality modules

By the WCO Secretariat

WCO 2026 Technology Conference Hackathon: turning innovation into practice

By the WCO Secretariat

Data-driven modernization

By Ian Saunders, WCO Secretary General

From the Editor – Dossier contents

By the WCO News Editor

Time Release Studies in Guatemala: national progress, regional leadership and contribution to the WCO

By the Superintendency of Tax Administration of Guatemala

From insight to impact: how Ukraine used a data-driven approach to strengthen integrity

By Yurii Zanik, Deputy Head of the Department for Prevention and Detection of Corruption, the State Customs Service of Ukraine

Engaging stakeholders to improve integrity: How Uruguay Customs leveraged the WCO survey to consolidate its approach

By María Victoria Cornacchione, Head of the Institutional Transparency Department, Uruguay Customs

Using performance measurement to drive trade facilitation in Gambia

By Adama Cham, Gambia Revenue Authority

From data to decisions: Malagasy Customs gains valuable experience in the field of performance measurement and management

By WCO Performance Measurement Mechanism Focal Points, Madagascar Customs

Greek Customs and the WCO Performance Measurement Mechanism: from data to performance-driven reform

By Charikleia Titopoulou, Senior Customs Officer in the Department of International Customs Relations of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue of Greece; Na-tional Contact Point for the WCO Performance Measurement Mechanism

Riding Beyond Borders: A Customs Officer’s Journey Through Africa and Europe

By Akpevwe Attracta Ogboru, Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

ZATCA Graduate Development Programme: Empowering Saudi Arabia’s Next Generation

By the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

Project “ValidAP” – a blockchain-based e-document validation platform devel-oped by Hong Kong Customs

By Kin-Kei Li, Assistant Commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, Head of the Secretariat Office of the WCO Vice-Chair for the Asia/Pacific region

Nepal Customs launches new automated risk analysis system

By MD Raheem Ansari, Customs Risk Management System Expert, Department of Customs, Nepal

Supply chain security: how importers in the US came together to make suppliers audit effi-cient and impactful

By Carlos E. Ochoa, Executive Director, SCAN Association

Uzbekistan Customs scales up digital transformation

By Dr Akmalkhuja Yusupovich Mavlonov, Chairman of the Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Republic of Uzbekistan

Artificial intelligence-based X-ray image analytics solution: India’s experience and key takeaways

By Hrishikesh Utpat, Shivam Dhamanikar and Sruti Vijayakumar, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, India

Managing ODS destruction: How Thailand leveraged partnership

By Youssef Souissi, Director of International Halocarbons, Tradewater

The African Trade Observatory: a continental initiative supporting Customs authorities’ enforcement efforts

By Cyril Chalendard, Programme Officer at International Trade Centre

Tracing blockchain’s evolution in Customs – from hype to foundational technology

By Janez Kranjc, PhD Blockchain Engineer, CargoX

Are digital trade corridors the future of trade?

By Vjeran Ortynski, VP Business Development, CargoX