General objective

To provide a space for rapprochement and coordination in order to foster regional dialogue, by sharing successful experiences and relevant information, and identifying strategic issues and achievements made in the region in the area of Foreign Trade Single Windows, in order to contribute to the development and consolidation of Single Windows, within the framework of the digital and regional integration processes in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Specific objectives

1. Discuss emerging and innovative issues with an impact on the design and development of Foreign Trade Single Windows in Latin America and the Caribbean, as an essential tool for intra- and inter-regional trade facilitation.

2. Provide cutting-edge analytical elements to contribute to making progress and deepening Foreign Trade Single Windows in Latin America and the Caribbean, and their relationship with other links in the supply chain.

3. Disseminate information about the best practices stemming from projects or programmes concerning the design and implementation of Single Windows, making emphasis on the methodologies, procedures and resources that have proved to be effective in the area of cross-border paperless trade, under the criteria of interoperability, efficiency, compatibility of standards and security.

4. Generate convergence for the development of Single Windows, aiming at unifying the required criteria for implementing common processes and systems with the capacity of exchanging information, intended to develop organizational and technological interoperability and harmonize data on the basis of foreign trade international standards.

5. Agree on strategic issues for the development of Foreign Trade Single Windows in order to contribute to define a regional agenda on technical cooperation.