Single Window Systems
In the OIC Member States
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“followers” that started only from 2008 onward. The early adapters were Senegal, Tunisia,
Malaysia and Cameroon. The most recent initiative is the Single Window in Algeria that was
initiated in 2015 and is still in the project phase
Table 12: Time Periods of Single Window Efforts in OIC Member States
1996-2000 2000-2009 2010 -
Launch of SW initiative 4 8 (2008-2009) 4
Realisation of SW 0 7 12
Source: Authors’ own compilation
The implementation time from the political decision to the realisation of the operational Single
Window varies significantly – se On average OIC Member States needed three and a
half years from the political decision to the first operational Single Window. Indonesia,
Azerbaijan and Brunei Darussalam only needed one year whilst Senegal needed eight and
Burkina Faso more than six years.
In the Senegalese case the first initiative was launched in 1996 but only gained traction when
the Customs Services took ownership of the project in 2001. The processes speeded up so that
the Single Window went operational in 2004. In Burkina Faso, three years were necessary to
move from the government decision to the strategic plan and the launch of the project with the
creation of the Single Window project entity / operator. Once launched, the project lasted four
years until completion.
Figure 22: Implementation Speed of OIC Member States Single Windows
Source: Authors’ own compilation from OCI survey data