1 / 13

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT INTER AGENCY COORDINATION AND PRIVATE SECTOR

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT INTER AGENCY COORDINATION AND PRIVATE SECTOR. BY Edwin F. Kendema National Project Manager ASYCUDA- Liberia Project. OUTLINE. Background information Formation of Project Management Team Consultation Process Private Sector Dialogue

frey
Download Presentation

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT INTER AGENCY COORDINATION AND PRIVATE SECTOR

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. STAKEHOLDERSENGAGEMENTINTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND PRIVATE SECTOR BY Edwin F. Kendema National Project Manager ASYCUDA- Liberia Project

  2. OUTLINE • Background information • Formation of Project Management Team • Consultation Process • Private Sector Dialogue Private sector pressure/Political Support • Immediate results • Road Map/Plans for automation • Mechanism for engagement during implementation • Overall Achievements • Conclusion • Questions & Answers

  3. Introduction • Liberia developed a Customs reform program contained in the Poverty Reduction Strategy • Donors IFC, EU, USAID, WORLD BANK, AfDB • UNCTAD Mandate • Phase One started in 2009 • Phase Two Started in 2012

  4. FORMATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

  5. CONSULTATION PROCESS STEPS

  6. IMMEDIATE RESULTS • Implemented ASYCUDA in record period of time(Six months) • Adjustment to automation by stakeholders • Increase in average monthly revenue(average of about 4.5M to 7M in the first One year after automation at the pilot site(Freeport) • Decrease in clearance time from 36 days before automation to less than 10 days in the first of automation

  7. Road Map/Plan for Automation • Business Process Re-engineering • Training • Connectivity of major system users • Phase One: Implementation of pilot site(Freeport) • Phase Two: Roll out to Ports of RIA & LPRC, JSP, Parcel Post & LME • Phase Three: Roll out to rest of the ports to Buchanan, Bo Waterside & Ganta • Phase Four: Roll out to remaining rural ports

  8. Training Session

  9. FACTORS AFFECTING PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE

  10. MECHANISM FOR ENGAGEMENT

  11. Major Achievements • Implemented self assessment regime • Implemented single payment using ASYCUDA • Use of Simplified declarations at Rural stations • BIVAC PSI uploaded to ASYCUDA • ASYCUDA data use as source of trade data for Liberia by all agencies • Manifest sent to ASYCUDA by shipping lines using XML file.

  12. CONCLUSION

  13. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ??????

More Related