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The PWC/ICS Group is honored to have been chosen to exhibit its revolutionary MicroClear™© customs modernization and decision support solution at the upcoming World Customs Organization (WCO) IT Symposium to be held in Brussels, Belgium between February 11-12, 2002.
The symposium will feature discussions that will provide an opportunity for industry and customs experts to compare the WCO vision of a modern IT-based customs service with trends and best practices in global trade. The symposium will also provide a platform to discuss possibilities for cross-sector cooperation to address the digital divide, which presents a major technical barrier to economic and social development in many countries around the world.
Discussions will focus on:
• IT trends in Customs and business domains for cargo and passenger clearance
• Digital divide and capacity building
• Global logistics and supply chain solutions
• Legal questions related to IT and e-commerce
This symposium will bring together Customs administrators, business leaders, government representatives and industry experts to facilitate collaboration in addressing the impacts of sophisticated information technologies on trade and Customs procedures.
The PWC/ICS Group @ MicroClear™©
The PWC & ICS Groups, comprising Public Warehousing Company (PWC), a leading provider of logistics and supply chain solutions, and Inspection & Control Services Co. (ICS), a Washington DC-based provider of customs modernization and related decision support solutions, has developed the first world-class enterprise solution for the customs' on the Microsoft's .NET platform. Benefits associated with the solution include the following without limitation:
? Unparalleled trade facilitation, revenue enhancement, contraband control, and national security protection features
? Comprehensive modernization, technology transfer, and business process re-engineering approach in accordance with World Customs Organization (WCO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) recommendations, directives, and standards
? “Out-of-the-box” implementation permits 1-3 months project cycle time versus traditional approach of 2-3 years.
? Complete customization to local languages, currencies, and business rules
? Ability to accommodate changes to workflows and business rules instantaneously, thereby ensuring usability, value preservation, and lower administration costs
? 100% web-based and web service enabled with comprehensive user-community & stakeholder functionality and value-added services that will endear Customs officials to their private and public sector counterparts
? Completely integrated multifaceted risk management system to facilitate revenue collection, trade facilitation, and improvement to national security interests and contraband control
? Comprehensive supply chain approach with experienced business consultants covering all elements of the supply chain including all port, customs, and related activities
? Powerful tools for handling restricted materials and for combating criminal financial activities, money laundering, as well as customs, VAT, and income tax fraud
? Real-time statistics and decision support tools for more accurate economic, trade, and financial policy decision making
? Patent Pending GATT Article VII Decision Support and Price Research System™© that provides access to an extensive database of international transaction prices as well as a global network of experienced price gatherers and related quality control functions
? Highly attractive return on investment (ROI) with expected increment to total customs and related revenues of at least 10%, in addition to tremendous trade and investment multiplier effects
? Ability to conduct a Pilot Program eliminates implementation risks that have scuttled numerous traditional modernization approaches
? Unparalleled value-added proposition due to risk less implementation, quick Pilot Program approach, and guaranteed trade facilitation and revenue benefits
MicroClear™© is an integrated modernization, control and advanced decision support system for customs departments and their extended community of stakeholders that provides a rich and extensible foundation for building sophisticated customs clearance applications that integrate seamlessly with existing back-end systems.
The MicroClear™© solution is designed, developed, and marketed in partnership with Microsoft Consulting Services.
For more information, please visit the MicroClear™© stand at the WCO IT Symposium or contact:
Ghassan Farra
Director of Strategic Business Solutions
The PWC/ICS Group
Tel: +965-467-9962
Fax: +965-467-0786
Email: ghassan@pwc.com.kw
Web: www.pwclogistics.com
www.icsinspections.com
Tarek Sultan
Managing Director
The PWC/ICS Group
Tel: +965-467-9962
Fax: +965-467-0786
Email: tarek@pwc.com.kw
Web: www.pwclogistics.com
www.icsinspections.com
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