A new module in ASYCUDA speeds up the processing of relief consignments

By Virginie Bohl, Emergency Relief Project Manager, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

New global HS standard enters into force

Data analysis: seizing opportunities for effective border management

By Dr Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization

Data analysis for effective border management – the Canadian experience

By Charles Slowey, Director General, Global Border Management and Data Analytics, Canada Border Services Agency

Border management modernization in New Zealand forges ahead

By Murray Young, Chief Information Officer, New Zealand Customs Service

Mirror analysis, a risk analysis support tool for Customs administrations

By Roger-Claver Victorien Gnogoue, Financial Services Director, Côte d’Ivoire Customs

Data analysis in risk management: Singapore Customs’ perspective

By Singapore Customs

API-PNR: an overview of the French system and the challenges faced

By Christophe Hypolite, PNR Mission, France

Developing data analyst skills: how the WCO contributes to expanding this specialized area of work

By Tsendsuren Davaa, Ph.D., Professional Associate, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, WCO

Cognitive computing for Customs agencies: improving compliance and facilitation by enabling Customs officers to make better decisions

By Stewart Jeacocke, Global Customs Expert, IBM and Norbert Kouwenhoven, EU Customs Leader, IBM European Union Team

Emerging technologies can transform border management, but agencies must prepare

By Jim Canham, Senior Managing Director at Accenture

Customs and the environment: bringing about a better future for all

By Roux Raath, Environmental Programme Manager, WCO

Project INAMA: situation analysis and first results

Customs, playing a key role in protecting the ozone layer and mitigating climate change

By Dr Ezra Clark, OzonAction, Economy Division, United Nations Environment

Facilitating trade against a backdrop of security threats: the Tunisian experience

By Mourad Arfaoui, Capacity Building Directorate, WCO and Thomas Cantens, Research Unit, WCO

Racing ahead: the United States transforms its trade processes to compete in the global economy

By Marcy Mason, a writer who covers trade for US Customs and Border Protection

Customs reform and trade facilitation in the Horn of Africa: Somaliland under the microscope

By Creck Buyonge Mirito, CEO and Principal Consultant, Customs & International Trade Associates (CITA) Ltd

The eTIR pilot project, an ongoing success

By Daniel Kern, International Road Transport Union (IRU) and André Sceia, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Gambia Revenue Authority modernizes its human resource management approach

By Si Mohamed El Hail, West African Customs Administrations Modernization Project Lead HRM expert