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ICAO Business Plan and the MRTD Programme

ICAO Business Plan and the MRTD Programme

Mauricio SicilianoICAO Secretariat

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“To achieve its vision of safe, secure and sustainable development of civil aviation through cooperation amongst its member States.”

ICAO Vision and Mission StatementICAO Vision and Mission Statement

ICAO Strategic ObjectivesICAO Strategic Objectives

• A: Safety - Enhance global civil aviation safety;• B: Security - Enhance global civil aviation security;• C: Environmental Protection - Minimize the adverse

effect of global civil aviation on the environment; • D: Efficiency - Enhance the efficiency of aviation

operations;• E: Continuity - Maintain the continuity of aviation

operations;• F: Rule of Law - Strengthen law governing international

civil aviation.

B: Security - Enhance global civil aviation security

B: Security - Enhance global civil aviation security

• B4 - Develop, adopt and promote new or amended measures to improve security for air travel worldwide while promoting efficient border crossing procedures.

ICAO Business PlanICAO Business Plan

�Approved by the Assembly for 2008-2010�Translates Strategic Objectives into Action

Plans�Ensures links between planned activities,

cost and performance assessment�Integrates work of the Bureaux, Regional

Offices

ICAO Business PlanICAO Business Plan

�Action Plan�Operational Plan

– Critical tasks/strategic approaches– Contributing tasks– Tool to plan and manage programmes

Operational Plan for the MRTD ProgrammeOperational Plan for

the MRTD Programme• Maintain up-to-date specifications • Assistance to States• Workshops on MRTDs and biometrics• MRTD Symposium with Exhibition• Publish the MRTD Report• MRTD website• Training programme for MRTDs and eMRTDs

Functions of the TAGFunctions of the TAG

�TAG/MRTD Secretariat experts group– Roles: establishes goals, and assist Secretariat

develop and implement – Monitor the work of TAG and working groups– Regularly report to Secretariat and vice-versa

Functions of the TAGFunctions of the TAG

�TAG active throughout the year�Active role of the TAG Chairman between

meetings�Secretariat to provide require support

ProposalProposal

Proposal: �TAG members Steering Committee

– Align TAG and NTWG TOR with ICAO BP– Establish strategy and implementation plan for

TAG and working groups– Put forward proposal for consideration and

approval to TAG members

ProposalProposal

Create two new working groups:�Implementation and Capacity Building

Working Group - ICBWG�Education, Promotion and Communication

Working Group - EPCWG

ICBWGICBWG

�Assistance to States�Develop Guidance Material�Assist in implementing assistance projects�Promote partnerships with international

organizations�Promote the ICAO PKD�Feedback forum on implementing ICAO standards

ICBWG Work ProgrammeICBWG Work Programme

On goingIssue first version of the master plan/strategy

2nd Quarter

Establish a master plan-strategy with a Action Plan

Identify States requiring assistance and coordinate implementationwith partners

On goingProjects established

Implement master plan/strategy action plan

Establish individual or regional assistance projects

5 so far.10 States per year

As required

Assistance to States

StatusPerformance Indicators

Target date

Deliverable

Contributing taskCritical task

ICBWG Work ProgrammeICBWG Work ProgrammeStatusPerformance

IndicatorsTarget date

Deliverable

Contributing taskCritical task

On goingPlan for developing training material ready

Third QuarterPlan for programme

Coordinate with ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, other international organizations and States, and establish a plan for providing training to Contracting States on MRTD-related issues.

Plan training programme for MRTD

EPCWGEPCWG

� Assist develop and maintain communication strategy� Prepare media oriented material� Provide or identify sources of expertise� Promote and educate on FAL and MRTD standards and

specifications�Develop presentations and identify speakers� Assist in maintaining relations with media, public affairs

and similar organizations� Assist provide content for the MRTD Report and web site� Promote and educate on ICAO PKD

On-goingImplement the Symposium with the assistance, coordination and intervention of the RGA

6-8 Oct. 2008 Organize the 4th MRTD Symposium with Exhibition in Montreal

Organize an MRTD Symposium with Exhibition

El Salvador 9-11 June (coordinated with OAS CICTE) Nigeria Dec 1-5

One in the Latin America and one in

Africa

June 2008, December 2008

Two workshops in different Regions each year

Conduct workshops on MRTDs and biometrics


Target date

Deliverable

Contributing task

Critical task

On going Web site updated

May 2008 Transition present regulatory MRTD web site into organization-wide Share Point format

Update and maintain MRTD Website

1st Quarter issue published

Publish one issue in the 1st Quarter, second issue in the 3rd quarter, and third issue in the 4th Quarter

1 Quarter 2008, May 2008, Oct. 2008

Publish three issues of the MRTD Report

Publish three MRTD Reports


Target date

Deliverable

Contributing task

Critical task

Membership to Working GroupsMembership to Working Groups

�TAG members, observers and other organizations

�Chairperson government employee

ActionsActions

�Note Strategic objectives, ICAO Business Plan and related documents

�Support establishment of TAG Steering Committee

�Support creation of new working groups, and encourage membership

Secretariat’s UpdateSecretariat’s Update

�New D/ATB�Aviation Security and Facilitation Policy

Section (SFP)�Chief�Doc 9303 Part 3 (3rd edition)


�Establishment of partnership and coordination– OSCE– UN CTC– OAS CICTE– PIF– IOM– APEC (to be achieved 2nd Quarter)


� 3rd MRTD and Biometric Symposium�Coordinated and participated in events

– OSCE • Workshop on the Implementation of Ministerial Council Decision

No. 7/03 on Travel Document Security (Vienna)• Travel Document Security Workshop for the Mediterranean Region

(Madrid)– Australia and Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (Brisbane)

• 6th Government Discussion Forum on Electronic Identity Documents– UN CTC (New York, Nairobi)

• “Prevention of Terrorist Movement and Effective Border Security”– OAS CICTE (Washington)

• VIII Session Meeting of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism


�Assistance – Ecuador– Eritrea (on-going)– Mauritius (on-going)– Pacific Islands – Regional (on-going)– Kiribati (on-going)– UN Laissez-Passer (on-going)


�MRTD Report issued 3 times a year�Web site updated (MS Share Point)

– Will Provide tools for Secretariat, TAG, WGs, ICAO PKD

2008/20092008/2009

�Assistance and Technical Cooperation Projects (ICAO, UN CTC, IOM, OSCE)

�Training Strategy & Implementation (train-the-trainer test pilot)

�Seminar in El Salvador (ICAO-OAS-INTERPOL)�Seminar for Africa (Nigeria - Dec. 2008) �Seminar in Latin America

– Chile – Mid 2009 (Government of Chile, ICAO, OAS, others)