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Published March 11, 2021, 7:37 PM
The Australian government, in partnership with a renowned Australian research institution, has concluded a four-week training of immigration officers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) who are at the forefront of border closures due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
At least seven Filipino senior officers from the Bureau of Immigration, alongside their counterparts from the other nine ASEAN countries, completed the training on COVID-19 response delivered by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs and the RMIT University.
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson AO said his country is committed to supporting the Philippines’ response to COVID-19, and this includes preparing for the resumption of travel and improving readiness for future pandemics.
APEC Business Travel Card Goes Digital
Officials from APEC member economies finalized their work toward modernizing and improving the security and efficiency of business travel by launching the Virtual APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC).
The Virtual ABTC displays a digital version of the APEC Business Travel Card on a mobile application, giving cardholders the ability to present their virtual card to enter an APEC economy. Our objective is to make traveling under the APEC Business Travel Card scheme more secure, efficient, convenient and user-friendly, particularly as APEC members are looking for safe and effective measures to open up borders and resume international travel, said Kimberlee Stamatis, convenor of the
Digitization of APEC business travel card offers plethora of benefits 4th March 2021
A mobile screen display for digital APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC). (ANTARA/HO-APEC Secretariat) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Officials from APEC member economies finalized their work toward modernizing and increasing the security and efficiency of business travel through the unveiling of the virtual or digital APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC).
The virtual ABTC showcased a digital version of the APEC Business Travel Card on a mobile application, thereby facilitating cardholders to present their virtual card to enter an APEC economy, according to a written statement issued by the APEC Business Mobility Group and received here on Thursday.