System developed by Romanians secures customs around the world, except at home

Over 60 customs around the world are secured with the help of a system developed by Romanian IT specialists. Countries such as UK, Switzerland and Germany are using the system developed by several Romanians, but ironically, Romania does not use this system, reports CityNews.ro. Programmers from Romania’s Cluj-Napoca developed a risk management system for customs. The containers that may carry counterfeit products can be detected with the help of a platform the Romanians created. Once these containers are open, the false products may be found using a mobile application. The system is functional elsewhere in Europe, but not in Romania. “For example, in Europe there is UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and the countries in the Balkans, such as Macedonia. The system is being implemented in Hungary, but Romania is not yet present on the list. Hope it will come next,” said IT engineer Radu Popa, quoted by CityNews.ro. The Romanian IT specialists have been working with the World Customs Organization since 2008. During this period, they’ve developed 15 IT projects for the institution. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com