JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Indonesian government is currently developing the second generation (Gen-2) of the Indonesia National Single Window (INSW) system that will be integrated with all government ministries and agencies, aiming at improve overall export and import activities and cutting the dwelling time -length of containers parked at ports before offloading can be done, Coordinating Minister for the Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said.
To realize the plan, the government will revise the INSW ruling by revising the Presidential Decree No 76, 2014.
“The purpose of the INSW Gen-2 is to improve and widen the coverage service of the INSW system, therefore making it easier for business players to conduct exports and imports,” Minister Darmin said after holding a coordinating meeting with economic ministers.
The INSW Gen-2 will be equipped with new features such as Single Submission, Single Risk Management, Dashboard Management and INSW Mobile Apps.
The current INSW system only integrates with customs service process and permits, while the INSW Gen-2 will integrated all business process undertaken by government ministries and agencies, starting from obtaining permit until flow of document as well as flow of goods. In the new INSW system, business players only need to open INSW system to process all the export-import documents.
the INSW Gen-2 will also provide real time export-import data, therefore enabling the decision makers to make quick and timely decision and plicies as well as evaluate the implementation of government policies.
The implementation of the INSW Gen-2 will also scrap all the permit forms currently provided by government ministries and agencies. The INSW Gen-2 will automatically replaces those forms.
In addition, to implement the government economic policy packages, the INSW has provided realized exports and imports data which are needed for post audit, in particular for products that require industry national standards (SNI). The INSW system has also been integrated with the Inaportnet system, implement Indonesia Single Risk Management (ISRM) and widening the INSW system nationally.
“The implementation of INSW must be implemented all over Indonesia in order to improve Indonesia’s East of Doing Business (EODB), in particular related with export-import and custom documents,” Minister Darmin said.
The improvement of INSW is part of the government’s efforts to reduce dwell times even further, to an average of three days, by the end of 2017 as required by President Joko Widodo. Minister Darmin said currently dwelling time stands at average 3.3 days
Dwell time indicates the average length of time that a container spends at a seaport terminal. A short dwell time means more efficient shipping procedures and lower logistical costs.
At present, Indonesia ranks 109th in the World Bank’s ease of doing business index, having risen by one notch only from last year’s position. Singapore continues to top the list, while Malaysia sits at the 18th position. (*)