The first attempt of using the Cloud Computing technology to link different IT systems of customs administrations is made in Africa. Namibia and Botswana have recently launched, with the USAID (the government organization in the USA that administers helps to the less developed Countries), and the Microsoft support, a pilot project that foresees the development of a virtual interface on the Internet based on the cloud computing technology, that will allow to Customs and operators of the two Countries to electronically exchange data, information and documents, reducing transaction costs on the goods imported and exported between the two Countries.
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