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IATA Aviation Security Forum 8 September 2010, Singapore Presenter’s Name: Mr. Sherman Koh Economy: Singapore 33rd APEC Transportation Working Group Tokyo, Japan October 10-14 2010

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Page 1: IATA Aviation Security Forum 8 September 2010, Singapore Presenter’s Name: Mr. Sherman Koh Economy: Singapore 33rd APEC Transportation Working Group Tokyo,

 IATA Aviation Security Forum8 September 2010, Singapore

Presenter’s Name: Mr. Sherman KohEconomy: Singapore

33rd APEC Transportation Working Group Tokyo, JapanOctober 10-14 2010

Page 2: IATA Aviation Security Forum 8 September 2010, Singapore Presenter’s Name: Mr. Sherman Koh Economy: Singapore 33rd APEC Transportation Working Group Tokyo,

JAPAN 2010

33rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October 10-14 2010

Background

• Following the attempt by a terrorist to carry out an attack on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on 25 December 2009, a series of AVSEC meetings were held around the world to discuss the security challenges to civil aviation.

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33rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October 10-14 2010

Meeting on 8 Sept 2010

• Singapore Aviation Academy hosted the IATA Aviation Security Forum for the Asia Pacific on 8 September 2010.

• Some 100 participants from regulators and industry attended.

– Shared views on various AVSEC challenges

– Exchanged ideas on possible ways in going forward where stakeholders can collaborate to deal with such threats

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JAPAN 2010

33rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October 10-14 2010

Meeting on 8 Sept 2010

• Amongst the key points discussed were:

– The importance of public-private sector partnerships in dealing with threats to aviation security

– Sharing of information – advantages and challenges – issues of passenger privacy and process for sharing information

– Air cargo security – ways to improve security measures across Economies

– Importance of balancing security with facilitation

– The importance of Economies establishing a good AVSEC quality control regime

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JAPAN 2010

33rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October 10-14 2010

Meeting on 8 Sept 2010

• Singapore shared with the meeting the development of an Asia Pacific AVSEC Action Plan. Key initiatives included:

– Importance of Economies to meet AVSEC standards under ICAO’s Annex 17

– Information sharing

– Enhancing air cargo security

– Good AVSEC quality control systems

– Enhancing capacity building and training of AVSEC personnel

– Encouraging greater collaboration between regulators and industry in aviation security

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JAPAN 2010

33rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October 10-14 2010

Conclusion

• The meeting was a success

• Participants took away useful ideas and had a better appreciation of the challenges to AVSEC faced by all stakeholders in these current times

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JAPAN 2010

33rd APEC Transportation Working Group, Tokyo, Japan, October 10-14 2010

Thank You