UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)

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UNODC (United Nations Office onDrugs and Crime)

• Gert Eidherr
• Global Project Manager, ITS
• Information Technology Service
• United Nations Office at Vienna
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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UNODC Substantive Applications

• NDS (National Drug Control System)
• PEN Online (Precursor Export Notifications)
• GoAML (Anti Money Laundering System)
• GoCase
• CJAT (Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit)
• UNTOC / UNCAC Tools

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What is NDS?

• A Management Information System (MIS) for
  national and international drug control
• Automates range of day-to-day drug control
  activities (import/export permits, licensing of
  companies, domestic transactions, company
  management)
• Automates compliance with drug control
  conventions on narcotics, psychotropic substances
  and precursor chemicals
• Enables exchange of data electronically on
  national and international levels and fosters
  interoperability between different systems using
  XML standard -PEN system

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Who Should Use NDS?

• Drug control authorities regulating narcotics,
  psychotropic substances, precursor chemicals
• Drug control authorities that deal with
  sufficient numbers of transactions per year
• Drug control authorities that have the technical
  infrastructure and commitment to sustain the use
  of NDS
• OR
• Who can partner with other bodies which provide
  regional services over the Internet

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NDS Global
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NDS Statistics - global

• 50 countries working with/requested NDS
• 32 countries now in production
• 40 countries in production by end 2007
• 60 target countries

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New features in NDS 6

• Bi-monthly Assessments / Estimates provided from
  INCB can be automatically loaded into NDS to
  track country quotas
• Easy customizable domestic import/export and
  license permits
• Redesigned domestic management module (domestic
  sales, purchases, manufactures, stocks,
  inventory)
• Enhanced reporting features to easily track
  data/prepare reports
• Automatic Excel file generation and use of Pivot
  feature for data analysis
• Increased user friendliness (enhancement of user
  interface according to feedback from countries)

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New features in NDS 6

• Enables exchange of data electronically on
  national and international levels and fosters
  interoperability between different systems using
  XML standard
• Integration with other online systems (e.g.,
  Precursor Pre-Export Notification System PEN
  Online)
• Special module for online entry of endorsements
  (e.g., customs offices can remotely enter
  information regarding imports/exports ensures
  accuracy of data and prohibits abuse, e.g.,
  double/triple use of permits Mexico pioneered
  this feature. Also used in Central Asian
  countries
• MyNDS - Open system allowing integratìon with
  other systems and building of extensions (e.g.,
  Excel processor custom application built for
  Switzerland)

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Why NDS?

• NDS is a standard system that is now recognized
  worldwide
• NDS can be used via the Internet
• NDS combines the control of narcotics,
  psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals
  in one system
• NDS combines national and international drug
  control in one system
• NDS permits data exchange from/to INCB and
  between member states using XML (e.g.
  assessment/estimates, PEN Online)

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Why NDS?

• NDS enables the monitoring of nationally
  controlled substances.
• NDS is customizable to your national needs,
  including the data to be entered
• NDS is available in English, Spanish, French
  (Portuguese, Russian) and supports 80 other
  national languages
• NDS is regularly updated in accordance with
  changing user requirements (5th User Group
  Meeting 2003 sponsored by Canada, February 2006
  expert group meeting, upcoming 6th user group
  meeting in May 2007 - Mexico) and changes in
  international drug control regimes

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NDS 6 Sophisticated Reporting
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NDS 6 Import/Export redesigned linkage with
PEN
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Customization (Import Export)
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UNODCs Commitment

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  is committed to NDS
• Currently 4 NDS staff (2 in Vienna, 1 in
  Uzbekistan, 1 in Mexico)
• Cooperation with OAS / CICAD
• Attain full operational status with current users
  of NDS

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What does the UN provide?

• NDS software free of charge
• Installation of NDS and on-site training
• Customization of NDS according to your national
  standards
• Assistance in migrating your existing data to NDS
  
• Support in using NDS
• NDS website http//nds.unodc.org
• GotoAssist Remote support http//www.gotoassist.co
  m/ph/unitednations
• SLAs (Service level agreements) to ensure
  immediate response and guarantee of service

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Funding Future of NDS

• Developed countries per travel and UN per diem
  costs
• Remote Support provided free of charge for
  developed and developing countries
• Onsite support developed countries per travel
  UN per diem
• SLAs (Service level agreements) to ensure
  immediate response and guarantee of service
• UNODC is committed to NDS
• To ensure NDS will remain an useful application
  it will require continuous updates
• Special enhancements are built upon request and
  contracts (e.g. Excel-processor for
  Switzerland)Enhancements up to date funded out of
  UN funds

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Thank You Questions?