IBM can simply be described as national and international coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders at national border gates to secure the border while facilitating the flow of legitimate goods, people, and vehicles.

It is well noted that IBM is one of the political agenda items and targets of the governments of many countries all around the world. The governments develop new regulatory and institutional environment to ensure the effective implementation of this concept.

However, due to the lack of a standard or binding IBM modality in the world, there are different interpretations and applications of IBM around the world. It is proven that the issue is extremely complex and requires the consideration of a wide variety of factors and stakeholders, ranging from neighbouring countries’ working hours to the integration of risk profiling among the country’s own border control agencies.

To reach an effective and efficient IBM application at national borders, the identified challenges and other issues need to be elaborated carefully and handled professionally. This includes to receive expert advice from external sources such as specialized consultants or consulting companies.

Saka consulting, with its team of distinguished experts is ready to help international organizations, governments, ministries, specialized agencies, customs, and other border control agencies all around the world by providing the following advisory services:

1. GAP AND NEED ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  • ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT IBM PROGRAMME
  • REGULATORY AND ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW
  • IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RISKS
  • STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR COMMITMENTS

2. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL IBM PROGRAMME AND ROADMAP

3. IDENTIFICATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS WITH PARTNERSHIP MODALITIES

4. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

5. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

6. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

7. BEST PRACTICES

8. RAISING AWARENESS ACTIVITIES AND TOOLS

9. TRAINING, WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE SUPPORT

  • HANDBOOK FOR TRAINERS AND PARTICIPANTS
  • TRAINING CURRICULUM
  • TRAINING MATERIALS
  • LESSON PLANS
  • CASE STUDIES AND SCENARIOS
  • TABLE-TOP EXERCISES
  • BASIC AND ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES (INCLUDING TRAIN-THE-TRAINER)
  • DELIVERY OF LECTURES (ONLINE OR FACE TO FACE)
  • CONDUCTING CLASS-ROOM TRAINING ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES