Data sharing through Living Labs for more efficient and effective container security.
Description
The CASSANDRA Project aims at making container security more efficient and effective by developing a data sharing concept that allows for extended risk assessments by both governments and companies. In doing so the supply-chain visibility will be improved, efficiency of trade compliance and effectiveness of boarder controls will be improved, and supervision by combining E-Freight and E-Customs will be easier.
CASSANDRA addressed the visibility needs of businesses and governments in the international flow of containerized cargo to and from the EU by integrating existing information systems in the global supply chains. Supply chain visibility is consistently ranked as a top priority for supervision tasks on border crossing goods flows. The project demonstrated how this integral data can be used to introduce a risk based approach to supply chain management, and it facilitated the development of a new method of sharing data between business and government for public supervision tasks. In this way, CASSANDRA developed an information integration and data sharing concept that aligned the needs for logistics efficiency with the requirements for security.
The development of integral supply chain data that is the basis for risk based supply chain management and the input for government supervision tasks, as envisaged in CASSANDRA, set a new standard for global door-to-door goods flows to and from Europe: efficient & secure!
The objectives are:
- to facilitate the adoptions of a risk-based approach in designing and managing efficient and secure supply chains by business, on the basis of high quality, integral monitoring data on cargo flows and container integrity
- to achieve this by building interfaces between existing information platforms and visibility solutions, as well as sophisticated visualization tools, in a neutral, standardized, and open architecture,
- to demonstrate the integration of data and risk assessment along the supply chain in three major trading routes to and from Europe
- to evaluate the quality of the integral data with business and government, from a technical, societal, business, risk management and exploitability point of view,
- to facilitate a dialogue between business and government to gain acceptance of the risk based approach and risk self-assessment by business, and of the suitability of data use by government agencies for their supervision responsibilities.
An important part of the CASSANDRA project is the demonstration of both the new risk assessment approach and the pipeline concept in existing trade lanes, using a Living Labs research approach.
What is a living lab? The Living Labs research approach studies innovation in complex real world settings. A Living Lab is a form of action research in which real world partners are involved. A Living Lab goes beyond a mere pilot. It is a user-driven innovation instrument in which relevant stakeholders – both public and private – collaborate. The experimental setting provides a neutral ground where companies and institutions are usually willing to set aside differences, overcome obstacles, and focus on a creative collaboration to come to innovative solutions. The Living Lab facilitates collaborative action. It signals commitment, momentum of change and the opportunity to act and innovate.
Services
Project management
- general coordination of activities taking place in Egypt
Capacity building
- participate in living lab alignment sessions
Stakeholder engagement
- involve Egyptian stakeholders in Living Lab
Technical Assisstance
- ensure technical operation of these pilots, especially exchange of data between the involved terminal operators and the IT systems developed in CASSANDRA.
Communication
- implement necessary interfaces and ensure reliable data exchange between the terminals’ operating systems.
Living Lab Africa – Iberia
- perform data collection and data entry in the Living Lab Africa – Iberia
- maintain constant contact with diverse stakeholders in order to set up a consistent trade lane.
- organise presentations and workshops with different stakeholders (Aramex, GAC, DHL and IFS)
- establish contact with Egyptian authorities (Ministry of Foreign Trade) and other stakeholders such as Chambers of Commerce.