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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I know Andrew. Wilful negitivism is much more your style.
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If I can remind you, what you said was that the technology was five years away, and that is what I was referring to.
It's not five years away in terms of technology - we could do it now. I agree that the two sides would have to agree on the specification, etc, and it will certainly take a couple of years, particularly when you take into account that the EU moves at a snail's pace.
We put forward these ideas well before any deal was agreed, and the EU's refusal to consider the technology solution is why it could not be implemented yet. But the solution is there if indeed a solution is wanted.
As for surveillance systems, there are other ways to accomplish all this with agreed methods of packaging, labelling and security. If the will is there, these problems can be resolved. Insulting me does not prove your argument. On the contrary, it shows that you are on shaky ground and wouldn't welcome a reply.
All par for the course in this place, I suppose. Shame.
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No, we, can't
The monitoring and surveillance technology required to monitor the automated customs routines via the as of yet unspecified & uncreated API does not exist and will not exist for five years. These systems must be automated and implemented at the same time as the API.
The only technology that does not have to go in at the same time is the automated rebate service.
Having spent some time in my past roles designing architecture & services for government IT projects, specifically in my case the home office. I can tell you that the pace set by the EU will be Usain Bolt esque compared to UK.
A technological solution is the answer but is not deliverable at the moment.