Image format standardization: a revolution in the making

By Tim S. Norton, Global Market Director, Ports & Borders, Corporate Strategy & Marketing Group of Smiths Detection and Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, Procedures and Facilitation Sub-Directorate, WCO

Dossier: Sweeping away corruption through collective action

Integrity: what we have learned and what we still need to learn

By Kunio Mikuriya, WCO Secretary General

Anti-corruption Collective Action: the logical next step for Customs

By Gemma Aiolfi, Head of the International Centre for Collective Action (ICCA), Basel Institute on Governance

Fighting corruption through partnership: the Uruguayan experience

By Verónica Gómez, Head of Audit of Processes, Uruguayan Customs Administration

Collective action to promote integrity in the maritime sector

By Martin Benderson, Associate, BSR (Copenhagen)

Renewing Guatemala’s Customs service

By Mgter. Werner Ovalle, Guatemala Customs Intendent, and MBA. María Lucía Soto, Guatemala Council of Users of International Transport

Perceived corruption leads to actual corruption

WCO Mercator Programme: pioneering innovative partnerships

By Nathan Taylor, Programme Manager, and Johanna Tornstrom, Programme Coordinator, Capacity Building Directorate, WCO

‘Hackathon’ innovation potential tested by Finnish Customs

By Annukka Elonen, Foreign Trade and Taxation Department, Finnish Customs

Enhanced control of light aviation in West Africa

By Philippe Haan, Regional Customs attaché, French Embassy in Dakar, Senegal

Gender equality through equal pay: Iceland Customs takes the lead

By Unnur Ýr Kristjánsdóttir, Director Human Resources, Iceland Customs

Border workforce well-being: Canada takes care of its employees

By John Ossowski, President of the Canada Border Services Agency

China’s latest initiatives to enhance Customs integrity and compliance

By Libing WEI, Policy Adviser, International Cooperation, China Customs

EAC Regional AEO programme: a model for regional integration and trade facilitation

By Richard Chopra, WCO-Sweden Programme Director, and Martin Ojok, EAC Regional Project Manager

Going digital: a Tanzanian Customs broker shares his experience

By Charles Bwaira, Managing Director, Trinity Logistics (T) Ltd

Using basic mathematics to fight corruption and bad practices: the realities of day-to-day practice in Cameroon

By Marcellin Djeuwo, Head of the Risk Management Unit, Cameroon Customs

WCO Global AEO Conference: a focal point for security and facilitation discussions