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11. Capacity Building

Author : Héctor Hugo Juárez Allende

Published in: The World Customs Organization

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The evolution of modern technologies, especially the evolution of information technologies, has drastically and shakily impacted the international trade flow. In this chapter we present how the World Customs Organization’s deals with capacity building and the development of human resources.

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The reader is advised to read the entirety of this important document at the following link: http://www.wcoomd.org/~/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/key-issues/customs-in-the-21st-century/annexes/annex_ii_en.pdf?la=en. Accessed May 10, 2021. Notwithstanding the above, the essential elements of this new Strategic Guidance for Customs launched in June 2008 are transcribed below: Globally networked Customs; Better coordinated border management; Intelligence-driven risk management; Customs-trade partnership; Implementation of modern working methods, procedures, and techniques; Enabling technology and tools; Enabling powers; A professional, knowledge-based service culture; Capacity building; Integrity.

As of October 2020, the 6 Regional Capacity Building Offices are in Azerbaijan, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

Currently (October 2020) there are a total of 29 Regional Training Centers: seven in the Asia-Pacific region (China; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; India; Japan; Republic of Korea; and Malaysia), four in the East and Southern Africa region (Kenya; Mauritius; South Africa; and Zimbabwe), three in the Central and West Africa region (Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, and Nigeria), seven in the European region (Azerbaijan; Hungary; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; North Macedonia; Russia; and Ukraine), two in the American region (Brazil and the Dominican Republic), and six in the North Africa and Near and Middle East region (Egypt; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Saudi Arabia; and Tunisia).

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http://www.wcoomd.org/-/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/capacity-building/activities-and-programmes/picard/professional-standards/wco-recognition-of-university-customs-curricula-guidelines.pdf?la=fr. Accessed May 10, 2021.

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To understand the importance of the program, keep in mind that in March 2017, the WCO had already organized more than 350 “general” missions and more than 144 “tailor-made” missions.

WCO – OMD. Knowledge Academy – 2015—Trade Facilitation Track. Available at: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/c378e3d96e1a333598c1e0b859ada9dc_KnoweldgeAcademy2015-TradeFacilitationTrack-DonorSupportTF-RichardChopra.pptx Accessed May 10, 2021.

Original research and theoretical papers that are submitted are subsequently reviewed using the so-called “double-blind” or “masked” procedure, whereby the identity of authors and reviewers remains unknown to each other.

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Title: Capacity Building
Author: Héctor Hugo Juárez Allende
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The World Customs Organization
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-85295-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-85296-2

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85296-2_11