ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 12. Kazakhstan's Astana hosted a regional seminar on effective use of technical means in customs control, Trend reports.
The event was organized by the Border Management in Central Asia Program (BOMCA 10).
Customs officials from five Central Asian countries, with practical experience in using and evaluating customs control equipment, participated in the seminar.
The seminar aimed to strengthen administrative capacity and enhance the competencies of staff responsible for planning equipment supplies, as well as to define technical and functional requirements from the perspective of end users.
Experts from Latvia presented the participants with the equipment lifecycle, border post classification, and gap analysis methodologies. The participants also became familiar with best practices from EU countries in procurement, technical specification preparation, and testing procedures. Additionally, practical sessions on modeling technical requirements were held, and approaches to user training and ensuring the smooth operation of equipment were discussed.