Public Funding in Collective Innovations for Public–Private Activities

Whereas in market-driven situations the private parties have an interest in driving innovations towards implementation, in the case of public concerns, it is often the public concern that initiates the innovation process. The issue for the public funding agencies is then to stimulate idea generation and the process towards implementation and...

A new approach to e-commerce customs control in China: Integrated supply chain: A practical application towards large-scale data pipeline implementation

Developments in e-commerce are presenting new challenges in customs control and China's customs agency is developing a new approach to how it addresses these challenges. China Customs has adopted an integrated supply chain approach to secure international trade lanes and to facilitate legitimate trade. We present a case study analysis of an...

Educating the next generation of customs professionals

Are there ways to improve compliance, safety, security,<br/>operational efficiency and information quality in<br/>international trade? Reduce the administrative burden<br/>for business and government? Foster the uniform<br/>application of Customs legislation? Encourage mutual<br/>understanding between the public and private sector,<br/>and even...

Enhancing Visibility in International Supply Chains: The Data Pipeline Concept

With increasing global trade and growing emphasis on security, enhanced information sharing between actors in global supply chains is required. Currently, the data about cargo available in the supply chain does not provide a timely and accurate description of the goods. To solve this data quality issue, data should be captured upstream at the...