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 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.

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Main Author: Alavi, Hamid
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-04
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,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9875757/trading-up-tunisia-used-ict-facilitate-trade-trading-up-tunisia-used-ict-facilitate-trade
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10614
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