Technical Assistance for Improving the Detection Capacity of Turkish Customs Enforcement (EuropeAid/139188/IH/SER/TR)

Project Title 11

Technical Assistance for Improving the Detection Capacity of Turkish Customs Enforcement

(EuropeAid/139188/IH/SER/TR)

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(start-end)

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BYS Grup

Türkiye

Republic of Türkiye

Ministry of Trade General Directorate of Customs Enforcement

EU

Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU)

COMPLETED

10.06.2019 – 11.05.2022

TUBITAK BILGEM (Leader)

BYS Grup

HAVELSAN Hava Elektronik San.ve Tic. A.Ş.

Detailed description of project

Type and scope of services provided

The overall objective of the Project is to improve integrated border management in line with the EU Acquis, international trade rules, and European Standards. 

 

The main purpose is to strengthen the customs surveillance and control function of the Turkish Ministry of Trade across Turkish Customs Territory by increasing its administrative, technical, and operational capacity, by implementing international trade rules, and by strengthening the structure of Customs Enforcement Coordination Centre.

 

This project aims to develop a data governance tool in order to process all the relevant data from sources such as Customs Data Warehouse, Anti-Smuggling Database and Vehicle Tracking System. Three main components of the new data governance tool are i) data management system, ii) data analytic framework and iii) targeting, data visualization and reporting which will be targeted through software solutions. The new data governance tool has been developed in accordance with the WTO Customs Risk Management Compendium as well as all the relevant regulations and legislations in Turkey and the EU Customs Union. All the relevant regulations and legislations have been reviewed and the WTO Customs Risk Management Compendium has been thoroughly analysed to ensure compliance. In addition, 25 risk profiles from the compendium that are applicable to the unique context of Türkiye has been identified and informed the end-user scenarios running on the product of the project, the data governance tool. In addition, the project delivered a Current Situation Analysis Report and a Business Process Modelling Report through field visits, study visits and workshops. The project also includes tests and training that will strengthen the administrative, operational, and technical capacity and structure of the Customs Enforcement Coordination Centre. 

Activities

  • Current situation analysis 
  • Business Process Modelling 
  • 4 field visits 
  • Building a private cloud infrastructure 
  • Design and implementation of a data processing infrastructure 
  • Creating a data management system 
  • Design and implementation of data analytic framework 
  • Design and implementation of a data targeting, data visualization and reporting system 
  • System integration and test of software 
  • Creation of risk profiles and integration of WCO Customs Risk Compendium into the Analytics platform
  • Preparation of training package and user manuals 
  • Trainings  
  • Study visits