Unified File Format for NII
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Background • Regional Workshops
• Regional DGs Meeting • WCO meetings • Consistent with the aims and goals of the WCO Strategic Plan - risk management, Customs to business partnership and trade facilitation.
• Discussion by Customs at WCO – SAFE WG Work Plan
Meeting in June 2015 •
Meeting agreed that: • • •
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To allow interoperability of different NII equipment bought from different manufacturers; To allow exchange of images within and between Customs administrations; To allow the development of a database or library of images – a more long term goal; and To assist in training of the image analysts
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Next steps
Phase I Pilot Technical Experts Group on NII (TEG-NII) • Phase II • • •
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Thank you Asha Menon Senior Technical Officer Asha.menon@wcoomd.org