Progress and key challenges for connecting agricultural sector to global market in the region Session 3: Re-thinking Trade Facilitation Strategies for More Inclusive Regional Integration: Focusing on SMEs and the Agricultural Sector Somnuk Keretho, PhD UNNExT Advisory Committee Director, Institute for IT Innovation (i-NOVA) Kasetsart University, Bangkok [email protected]The 7 th Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum “Deepening Regional Integration through Trade Facilitation” 20-21 October 2015, Wuhan, China
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Progress and key challenges for
connecting agricultural sector
to global market in the region
Session 3: Re-thinking Trade Facilitation Strategies for More Inclusive
Regional Integration: Focusing on SMEs and the Agricultural Sector
Somnuk Keretho, PhD UNNExT Advisory Committee
Director, Institute for IT Innovation (i-NOVA) Kasetsart University, Bangkok
1. Registration process of flora plantations, associated lists of flora and their quota/capacities (Application Form-pp15, and Registered/Output Form-pp16)
2. Amendment process for flora plantations, flora lists and quotation (addition, deletion, new flora, other changes etc.) (Forms pp 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
3. CITES Import Permits to Thailand (Form pp 13 + Certificate of Origin + CITES Export Permits + Phytosanitary Cert in some cases) from the origin country, and requesting for CITES Import Permits
4. CITES Export Permits from Thailand (Form pp 16, pp 13 + CITES Import Permits from the destination country), and requesting for CITES Export Permits
5. CITES Transit Process at the border (Form pp 13 + CITES Import Permits at the destination, and transit clearance process at the border)
1. Importers/Exporters can submit their application forms online without physical visits to the government office.
2. Importers/Exporters can check status of their applications online.
3. Government officers can issue the CITES Permits online.
4. Those CITES Permits issuing at the DOA main office can be sent electronically to the DOA border office, and also to match with the corresponding Customs Declaration for faster/more compliant border clearance (through National Single Window).
5. Those different application forms, and CITES import/export/transit-related Permits could be in electronic forms, or printed forms as requested.
6. Data cross checking between the DOA main office, the DOA border office, and Customs to reduce fraud, and improve accuracy.
7. Amendments (Add/Update/Delete) can easily handled electronically.
- Electronic application
submission instead of paper
documents
- Electronic-based workflow
transactions, e.g. automatic
validation and workflow
automation.
- Faster/less cost:
2-3 physical visits
were reduced to
1 physical visit,
or none for each
transaction
- Better compliance with data
cross checking
- Manual and paper-based
application submission
- Paper-based workflow
transactions, e.g.
validation, approval,
archive and search.
- Costly and take
several days for
2-3 physical visits
to complete each
transaction
- Difficulty in data
cross checking &
validation with possible paper
fraud and error prone.
Change Management Challenges within each government agency!
To a new “To-Be” Process
& Environment From the familiar “As-Is” Process
& Environment
• Continuous
leadership
from Director
General
• Strong inter-
division
collaboration
• Systematic
Process
Change
Management
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Change Management Challenges among government agencies!
To a new “To-Be”
Electronic Single Window
(single submission),
Paperless Transactions
& Environment
From the “As-Is”
Multiple Windows,
Manual Process
& Environment
• Continuous
leadership
from Prime
Minister
• Strong inter-
agency
collaboration, e.g.
inter-agency
process redesign
• National-level
Project Mgmt
Office (PMO)
• NSW Central
Operator for
Investment,
Development,
Operations.
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Recommendations for international and/or regional co-operation
Conduct detailed case studies and/or assist the development of
national or sub-regional pilot projects for smallholder clusters, e.g.
household farmers and SME traders to
engage in cross-border agriculture trade
with agriculture & trade management best practices.
Develop policy recommendations and guidelines on how to formulate
and implement national agriculture value chain development plan.
Develop management guidelines on
– How to develop e-SPS/e-Health Certificates and
related import/export e-permits issuing systems,
– How to adopt standards related to traceability, e.g.
UN/CEFACT traceability standards.
Provide related capacity building/sub-regional and national workshops .