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The Innovative Trade Network (ITN) is an end-to-end supply chain security solution that addresses trade security and trade facilitation. It enables the validation and monitoring of containers in transit, detection and reporting of tampering, and access to a data clearinghouse accessible to all end users. The ITN represents a global solution that provides significant benefits for emerging and developed economies and fosters cooperation in transatlantic trade security and trade facilitation.
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UNECE Executive Forum 2004 « Competing in a Changing Europe » European Union New Frontiers : New Issues!! John BroadhurstVice President
Expansion of Europe EU-Mediterranean Basin Free Trade Area Addressing security and trade facilitation issues New Frontiers : New Issues!!
The borders moved « out » New trade security & trade facilitation issues Increase in trade transactions Need for advance information Dissemination of advance trade data The expansion of the EU has implications for trade security and trade facilitation…
Advance Cargo Information EU-US Container Security Agreement Working toward common data standards WCO Integrated Supply Chain Management Guidelines Single Window Concept - UNECE Secure actors (“approved economic operators”) Container security technology …- the EU is taking action.
EC D-G for Energy and Transport identified three key security risk categories: Threats to key infrastructure No common security standards No co-ordination or control of national activities Is this “good” enough?
Moving out the borders (again) Securing new borders (again) Dismantling Customs duties Advance Cargo Information Information sharing Barcelona treaty (1995) for EU-MED Free Trade Area.
Container security Secure trade lanes Threat Identification / Detection Security Technology Private industry addresses threats to trade security… The EU-US Agreement opens the opportunity for technology, knowledge and information sharing!
GO SLOW HIGH Container Security X ! LOW LOW HIGH Trade Facilitation …with the ultimate goal being trade facilitation within a high security trade environment.
The innovative Trade Network (ITN) is just one of the new industry initiatives ITN = High Facilitation + High Security ITN is an open systems solution Industry partners with complementary skills and capabilities And industry has responded with…
BV Solutions Group • Calspan UB Research Center • Cargill • Cotecna • FreightDesk Technologies • General Dynamics • Honeywell • Transcore …the Innovative Trade Network (ITN).
Physical Controls & Data Validation Physical verification Sealing, tracking, custody Visible security presence Risk Management Fusion, sort, organize, harvest data Anomaly identification Contraband discovery Data Clearinghouse Near real-time data Global business model Global crisis response platform The building blocks of the ITN trade Security process… …= end-to-end security controls…
Validation of container contents prior to sealing 24 hour accurate advance manifest information Validation and monitoring of containers in transit Detection and reporting of tampering Data clearinghouse accessible to all end users Accurate and timely cargo information Save time and money ultimately …represents an end-to-end supply chain security solution.
The experience gathered from pilot projects is a basis for developing trade security standards: Two ITN pilot trade lanes – Japan & Germany Cotecna participating with others – Brazil, Singapore, Turkey, China, & Africa ITN has been nominated Category A Liaison with ISO/TC8 Developing trade security standards is part of the process.
A global solution with significant benefits for emerging and developed economies, Represents an open platform for all stakeholders, Provides proven test bed for trade security technology implementation, Solution that enables transatlantic trade security and trade facilitation cooperation, and Will address trade security and trade facilitation for the EU-MED and beyond (2010+)… The ITN solution:
