A two-day regional workshop on Trade Information Portals or entries is currently ongoing in Nairobi, Kenya.
The workshop organized by the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with the Trade Mark East Africa and the UN Conference on Trade and Development started on Tuesday and expected to conclude on Wednesday evening.
The training under the theme: ‘Harnessing transparent trade information for effective trade facilitation in the East African Community’, is to assess the progress made in the implementation of Trade Information Portals.
It is also to identify how Portals can support, help monitor the implementation of national and regional agendas and provide a forum for member states to share current status, challenges and achievements.
The workshop will further formulate a regional Trade Facilitation Index and measurable targets for the online publication and simplification of trade procedures.
Participants are drawn from East African Community national trade facilitation committee, single window project customs officer and trade information portals project coordinators.