Expanded borders, integrated controls: Achieving national prosperity and protection through integrated border management

Government leaders who are responsible for border integrity face rising complexity in accomplishing their missions. Around the world, the threat of terrorism and the promise of globalization are reshaping the fundamental nature of borders and how they are managed.

Participants in a recent IBM Institute for Business Value global study agree that border management needs to be broader and more integrated. It must expand to include more players and, at the same time, facilitate extensive collaboration with other agencies, different nations and the private sector. The question is how.

Based on interviews, research and client consulting engagements worldwide, IBM has created a decision-making framework that allows governments to benchmark their current practices and establish a customized, strategic roadmap toward integrated border management.

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