Fulfilling export/import and transport procedures in many developing countries of the region takes at least 50% more time than it does for developed countries. Trade and transport procedures between developing countries of the region are especially cumbersome. Therefore, the renewed interest to increase intraregional trade very much depend on how effectively trade and transport facilitation concerns are addressed, particularly through the application of information and communications technology (ICT). A few economies in the region have established themselves as world leaders in cutting red tape and using ICT for increasing transparency and streamlining trade and transport procedures (e.g., Singapore; Hong-Kong, China; Rep. of Korea). The majority of countries, however, have been slow to implement paperless trade and transport facilitation systems, hampering intra-regional trade but also putting them at risk of being left out of global trade as regulators in major markets increasingly require detailed advance (i.e., electronic) information on shipments on national security grounds. The project therefore intends to build national governments’ capacity to implement paperless systems for cross-border trade and transport and support implementation of national and regional single windows. Assessment studies will be conducted to identify ICT gaps preventing the implementation or limiting the success of existing paperless trade and transport facilitation systems as well as to understand how trade, transit and transport paperless trade systems can be integrated, including into national and regional single windows. Capacity building guides and training materials on how to implement paperless trade and transport systems to facilitate in particular agricultural trade, transit transport and SME participation in international trade transactions will be developed. Studies and training material will be developed with the support of the United Nations Network for Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (UNNExT), a platform that will be expanded under this project to trade and transport facilitation. Regional forums will be organized to disseminate study results as well as allow sharing of experience among countries of the region. Regional and national workshops will be organized based on the newly developed capacity building guides and training materials.