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The controversy around the UNIPASS national single window is far from over, with West Blue Ghana Ltd, a computer solutions company, prosecute the system operators for allegedly hacking his software for the project.
The complaint, filed in the commercial division of the High Court of Accra, is directed against Ghana Link Network Services Ltd., the Korean International Customs Agency UNI-PASS (CUPIA, Korea) and Word Smart Ltd.
West Blue is seeking a court order prohibiting all three companies, their officers, their agents, or anyone acting on their behalf from using their software under the UNIPASS system.
He also asks the court to award damages to the accused for violating his copyright by cloning his software without authorization.
The lawsuit comes just two months after the Economic Management Team (EMT), led by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, ordered the suspension of the UNI-PASS clearing system, scheduled to begin on January 1, 2019.
In the statement, EMT charged CUPIA Korea and Ghana Link Network Services will demonstrate that they have developed "comprehensive systems of customs technology solutions, successfully tested, and provide a complete implementation center to the EMT of Japan." here the end of January this year.
Context
On August 4, 2015, West Blue reached an agreement with the government to create a one-stop government as part of efforts to integrate the service provider's systems in the country's ports and facilitate 39, muffling of goods without bulky paperwork while reducing transaction time. .
The contract was due to expire in 2020, after which Wet Blue would hand over the system to the Ghana government.
However, in March 2018, the Ministry of Commerce signed a 10-year contract with Ghana Link Network Service Ltd and its overseas partner, CUPIA Korea Customs Service, to oversee a single provider. implementation of the National Single Window project, including the paperless system. , in the ports.
Ghana Link, with its overseas partners, the Korean Customs Service CUPIA, will provide the management system for trade facilitation and customs management activities at a commission rate of 0.75% per chairman with the Department of Commerce.
This is higher than existing suppliers, West Blue and GCNet currently receive as a fee.
West Blue Consulting currently earns 0.28%, while GCNet gains 0.4%. Thus, the two existing suppliers providing single window operations in Ghana together account for 0.68%, which is lower than what UNIPASS will take (0.75%).
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