Governments must examine their border control operations to ensure sustainable economic recovery
by Peter Sutcliffe - Strategy and Portfolio Director, Border Management & Government Services, SITA AT BORDERS
Governments have been wrestling with the challenges of reopening borders and restarting economies while also performing their fundamental responsibility of protecting populations and national health systems from threats related to COVID-19 and its variants.
Vaccination rates have climbed while PCR and health test verification systems have evolved to a point where seamless health status verification between governments, airlines, and airports is possible. The combination presents a pivotal moment in both the fight against COVID and the struggle to kick-start idle economies.
The managed border
The best practice framework for border protection is a ‘defence-in-depth model’. T...