Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade

Although trade liberalization can create jobs and raise incomes, these benefits are easily undermined if excessive costs and delays hinder trade transactions - reducing a country's export competitiveness. This note shows how Tunisia embraced i...

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Main Author:	Alavi, Hamid
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES AUTOMATED PROCESSING AUTOMATION BACK OFFICES BACK-OFFICE CARGO HANDLING CERTIFICATE COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROL PROCEDURES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS AGENCY CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS CUSTOMS COMPUTER SYSTEM CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS CUSTOMS OFFICIALS DOCUMENT PROCESSING E-GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC FORMATS ELECTRONIC PROCESSING ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING TIMES EXPORT TRANSACTIONS EXTERNAL TRADE FLOW OF INFORMATION FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS HANDLING OPERATOR HARD COPIES ICT IMPORT TRANSACTIONS IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTED MERCHANDISE INFORMATION EXCHANGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE MANIFESTS MARITIME CARGO MERCHANDISE TRADE MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA ONLINE TARIFF PAYMENTS PHYSICAL INSPECTION PORT AUTHORITY PORT DUTIES PORTS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE TRADERS PROCESSING TIMES QUALITY ASSURANCE REGIONAL TRADE FACILITATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RISK MANAGEMENT SERVER SHIPPING SHIPPING AGENTS SITES STORAGE CHARGES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL CONTROL AGENCIES TECHNICAL CONTROL DOCUMENTS TRADE DOCUMENTATION TRADE DOCUMENTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NET TRADE PROCEDURES TRADE PROFESSIONALS TRADE TRANSACTIONS TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS USER USER FEEDBACK USERS VERIFICATION VESSEL OPERATIONS WEB WORLD TRADE
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spelling	okr-10986-106142021-04-23T14:02:51Z Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade Alavi, Hamid ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES AUTOMATED PROCESSING AUTOMATION BACK OFFICES BACK-OFFICE CARGO HANDLING CERTIFICATE COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROL PROCEDURES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS AGENCY CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS CUSTOMS COMPUTER SYSTEM CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS CUSTOMS OFFICIALS DOCUMENT PROCESSING E-GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC FORMATS ELECTRONIC PROCESSING ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING TIMES EXPORT TRANSACTIONS EXTERNAL TRADE FLOW OF INFORMATION FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS HANDLING OPERATOR HARD COPIES ICT IMPORT TRANSACTIONS IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTED MERCHANDISE INFORMATION EXCHANGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE MANIFESTS MARITIME CARGO MERCHANDISE TRADE MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA ONLINE TARIFF PAYMENTS PHYSICAL INSPECTION PORT AUTHORITY PORT DUTIES PORTS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE TRADERS PROCESSING TIMES QUALITY ASSURANCE REGIONAL TRADE FACILITATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RISK MANAGEMENT SERVER SHIPPING SHIPPING AGENTS SITES STORAGE CHARGES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL CONTROL AGENCIES TECHNICAL CONTROL DOCUMENTS TRADE DOCUMENTATION TRADE DOCUMENTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NET TRADE PROCEDURES TRADE PROFESSIONALS TRADE TRANSACTIONS TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS USER USER FEEDBACK USERS VERIFICATION VESSEL OPERATIONS WEB WORLD TRADE Although trade liberalization can create jobs and raise incomes, these benefits are easily undermined if excessive costs and delays hinder trade transactions - reducing a country's export competitiveness. This note shows how Tunisia embraced information and communications technology (ICT) to facilitate trade - cutting costs, saving time, and increasing international competitiveness. It also highlights the context and challenges, key initiatives, success factors, and impact of Tunisia's efforts. Trade clearances can improve dramatically when administrative and political commitment combines with advances in information and communications technology. 2012-08-13T12:21:38Z 2012-08-13T12:21:38Z 2008-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9875757/trading-up-tunisia-used-ict-facilitate-trade-trading-up-tunisia-used-ict-facilitate-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10614 English IFC Smart Lessons Brief CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Tunisia
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topic	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES AUTOMATED PROCESSING AUTOMATION BACK OFFICES BACK-OFFICE CARGO HANDLING CERTIFICATE COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROL PROCEDURES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS AGENCY CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS CUSTOMS COMPUTER SYSTEM CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS CUSTOMS OFFICIALS DOCUMENT PROCESSING E-GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC FORMATS ELECTRONIC PROCESSING ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING TIMES EXPORT TRANSACTIONS EXTERNAL TRADE FLOW OF INFORMATION FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS HANDLING OPERATOR HARD COPIES ICT IMPORT TRANSACTIONS IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTED MERCHANDISE INFORMATION EXCHANGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE MANIFESTS MARITIME CARGO MERCHANDISE TRADE MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA ONLINE TARIFF PAYMENTS PHYSICAL INSPECTION PORT AUTHORITY PORT DUTIES PORTS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE TRADERS PROCESSING TIMES QUALITY ASSURANCE REGIONAL TRADE FACILITATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RISK MANAGEMENT SERVER SHIPPING SHIPPING AGENTS SITES STORAGE CHARGES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL CONTROL AGENCIES TECHNICAL CONTROL DOCUMENTS TRADE DOCUMENTATION TRADE DOCUMENTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NET TRADE PROCEDURES TRADE PROFESSIONALS TRADE TRANSACTIONS TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS USER USER FEEDBACK USERS VERIFICATION VESSEL OPERATIONS WEB WORLD TRADE
spellingShingle	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES AUTOMATED PROCESSING AUTOMATION BACK OFFICES BACK-OFFICE CARGO HANDLING CERTIFICATE COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROL PROCEDURES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS AGENCY CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS CUSTOMS COMPUTER SYSTEM CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS CUSTOMS OFFICIALS DOCUMENT PROCESSING E-GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE ELECTRONIC FORMAT ELECTRONIC FORMATS ELECTRONIC PROCESSING ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING TIMES EXPORT TRANSACTIONS EXTERNAL TRADE FLOW OF INFORMATION FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS HANDLING OPERATOR HARD COPIES ICT IMPORT TRANSACTIONS IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTED MERCHANDISE INFORMATION EXCHANGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE MANIFESTS MARITIME CARGO MERCHANDISE TRADE MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA ONLINE TARIFF PAYMENTS PHYSICAL INSPECTION PORT AUTHORITY PORT DUTIES PORTS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE TRADERS PROCESSING TIMES QUALITY ASSURANCE REGIONAL TRADE FACILITATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RISK MANAGEMENT SERVER SHIPPING SHIPPING AGENTS SITES STORAGE CHARGES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL CONTROL AGENCIES TECHNICAL CONTROL DOCUMENTS TRADE DOCUMENTATION TRADE DOCUMENTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NET TRADE PROCEDURES TRADE PROFESSIONALS TRADE TRANSACTIONS TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS USER USER FEEDBACK USERS VERIFICATION VESSEL OPERATIONS WEB WORLD TRADE Alavi, Hamid Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade
geographic_facet	Middle East and North Africa Tunisia
relation	IFC Smart Lessons Brief
description	Although trade liberalization can create jobs and raise incomes, these benefits are easily undermined if excessive costs and delays hinder trade transactions - reducing a country's export competitiveness. This note shows how Tunisia embraced information and communications technology (ICT) to facilitate trade - cutting costs, saving time, and increasing international competitiveness. It also highlights the context and challenges, key initiatives, success factors, and impact of Tunisia's efforts. Trade clearances can improve dramatically when administrative and political commitment combines with advances in information and communications technology.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Alavi, Hamid
author_facet	Alavi, Hamid
author_sort	Alavi, Hamid
title	Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade
title_short	Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade
title_full	Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade
title_fullStr	Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade
title_full_unstemmed	Trading Up : How Tunisia Used ICT to Facilitate Trade
title_sort	trading up : how tunisia used ict to facilitate trade
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9875757/trading-up-tunisia-used-ict-facilitate-trade-trading-up-tunisia-used-ict-facilitate-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10614
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