Border Management Solution

Abstract

An integrated border management solution providing a balance between facilitating the movement of people and commerce with the requirements of immigration, customs, and other border-focused law enforcement. The facilitation aspect of the solution includes processing of arrivals and departures, as well as processing requests triggered by forms and applications such as requests for visas, asylum or customs declarations. The enforcement aspect of the solution includes border enforcement alerts and communication, as well as a comprehensive, integrated investigation and intelligence workbench. The border management solution is based upon a border management business architecture defining the structure for developing a border management solution in terms of its capabilities and the interrelationships of those capabilities. The border management solution according to the present invention may be implemented as an integrated whole or as component parts to a border management solution.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 428,735 entitled “Border Management Solution” and filed Nov. 11, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a border management solution, and more particularly, to a border management solution based on a business architecture that provides integrated support among various entities responsible for managing the security and laws of a country's borders.[0004]2. Discussion of the Related Art[0005]Border management has become an increasingly difficult function that faces significant and increasing challenges in protecting a country's citizens, infrastructure, and economy from threats at its borders, while at the same time supporting economic stability and growth through the facilitation of the passage of people and trade. The functions of border management have traditionall...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The border management business architecture provides the flexibility to remain intact through subsequent changes in strategy, policy, performance requirements, organization, and other key factors that are a natural part of an evolving public sector environment.

[0018]Each of the primary quadrants provides for the collection, evaluation, and use of data throughout the border management process. Through this collection and sharing of information each entity working within the border management solution increases the knowledge base and provides for more efficient use of the collected data. By developing a central data source that is accessible through the border management knowledge element not only is the knowledge base enhanced for the entity or entities working within the four-quadrant solution, but intelligence, in addition to the collected data, may also be developed through an intelligence engine of the border enforcement intelligence element.

Problems solved by technology

Border management has become an increasingly difficult function that faces significant and increasing challenges in protecting a country's citizens, infrastructure, and economy from threats at its borders, while at the same time supporting economic stability and growth through the facilitation of the passage of people and trade.

The primary challenges faced by agencies or entities currently responsible for border management include the global effects of local immigration travel, and trade trends; increasing workload, insufficient staff; the balance between facilitation and enforcement; barriers to coordinated border management; and eGovernment mandates and challenges.

The lack of coordination among these agencies or entities, or even the framework with which interaction is encouraged or developed, reduces the ability of the border management system to meet these challenges.

Thus, a balance of facilitation and enforcement cannot be met with current border management systems.

Within a traditional boarder management system information collected by one entity is generally not shared with or even available to other entities.

A lack of interchange of such information deprives the border management entities an opportunity to develop a complete view of a particular situation for assessing border management decisions.

Furthermore, information gathering capabilities and technologies are further limited by the lack of a coherent data source.

These and other deficiencies exist in current border management solutions.

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