Singapore
Singapore is single window for trade-TradeNet, which began operating in 1989-began as an electronic data interchange system that allows computer-to-computer exchange of structured trade messages between the government and members of Singapore is trading community.
After experiencing a recession in the 1980s, Singapore is government established a high-level committee to review the weaknesses of the economy and develop strategies to improve economic competitiveness. One of the committee is recommendations was to increase the use of information technology in trade.
The government had previously established a 2-day standard for normal processing of trade documents. But traders wanted quicker turnaround for just-in-time inventory management and deemed that waiting 2 days for normal processing (which could extend to 4 days for permit approvals) was too long.