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WCO Capacity Building strategy and programmes
The 4th PICARD conference San
Jose, Costa Rica
28th-30th September 2009 Lars Karlsson
World Customs Organization
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Building own institutional capacity to manage
change
Capacity Building
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Capacity Building Strategy

• Key components
• Political will
• Ownership
• Holistic view
• Structured approach - Addressing priorities
• Build own sustainable capacity
• Create inspirational examples
• Regional National delivery

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Capacity Building infrastructure

• Secretariat support
• Regional Offices for Capacity Building (ROCB)
• Regional Training Centers (RTC)
• e-learning platform
• Pools of Experts

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Donor Coordination
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Operational programmes

• Columbus programme
• PICARD programme
• Learning programme
• Intergrity programme

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• 157 SAFE
• 112 Columbus
• 110 Diagnostics completed (phase 1).
• 80 Countries in implementation (phase 2).
• 3 Regional programmes (phase 2).
• 3 Countries evaluated (phase 3).

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Human Resource Development - leadership and
management development
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Customs Integrity programme No reform
without integrity
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Trends and Patterns

• Trends
• Customs modernization is making progress
• Integrity is on the agenda
• Revenue collection efficiency is still the most
  important driver
• The Security continues to be important
• Increased focus on Trade Facilitation
• Technology is still a driver

• Patterns
• Political will and leadership is the key
• Management development needed
• Coordination needed
• Systems needs to be implemented
• Need for HR and training on core competences
• Increasing need for business skills
• Need for measurement and evaluation tools
• Technology is underused
• Money is not the problem

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Global Financial Crises
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The way forward

• Global Standards
• Twinning Tripartite agreements
• Cooperation between different partners
• Research Development

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Innovation is more important
than knowledge
Albert Einstein
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Innovation
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Driving towards the future !
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Customs has never been more important than
now Thank you for your attention !
Any
questions ?