Trade Facilitation, Information Technology and Development Impact: Framework and Experience

Florian A. Alburo
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Florian A. Alburo: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Chapter 2 in The Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade and Facilitation, 2010, vol. 69 from United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Abstract: It is important to lay out a framework for understanding how trade facilitation (TF) affects the movement of goods, and where information (IT) fits in. This relationship, in turn, sets the stage for locating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in international transactions. There is an increasing amount of substantial literature on TF and equally wide knowledge of IT. While it is not the intent of this chapter to survey these materials, to the extent that they are relevant to the following discussion, they will be referred to appropriately. Section A of this chapter elaborates on TF and the wide range of instruments that have been used and analyzed while section B details some actual experiences in the use of IT in TF. Section C examines small and medium-sized enterprises and IT in TF. Section D summarizes this chapter and considers the implications for inclusive growth.

Keywords: Trade facilitation; ICT; IT; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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