SITA API PNR Gateway Essentials Brochure

SITAAPIPNRGATEWAYESSENTIALS SITAPRODUCTBROCHURE ©SITA2024 Contents IntroducingSITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentials03 Weunderstandyourbordercontrolchallenges04 OurSolution:SITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentials05 Behindthescenes:howdoesitwork?06 Whatmakesoursolutionsopowerful?07 Additionalbenefits08 SITAataglance09 Howdowedothis?09 Keentoknowmore?10 IntroducingSITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentials Governmentshaveasovereignresponsibilitytoprotecttheirborders.Theycandothistheold-fashioned‘stamp-in-passport’wayorbyharnessingreliableandvalidateddatatokeeppotentialthreatsawayfromtheirphysicalborder.Whichdoyouchoose? Overview TheSITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentialsprovidesgovernmentswithasnapshotofexactlywhoisentering,departingortransitingthroughtheircountry.AtSITA,wecallthisareal-time,‘single-window’solutionbecauseitconsolidatesmultipledatasourcesintoahighlyvisual,easy-to-useformat.Thismakesitfarsimplerandfasterforgovernmentstopullouttheimportantpiecesofdataandnotgetboggeddowninthesheervolumeofinformation. Accesstotheseinsightsiscriticallyimportantasgovernmentsfaceongoingsecuritythreatstotheirbordersfromterroristsandorganizedcrime.Atthesametime,theyarefacingcapacityandinfrastructureconstraintsduetotherapidgrowthintravelernumbers. Intelligence-drivendigitalsolutionsholdthekeytoensuringsecureandseamlessnationalborders. Throughclosecollaborationwithcarriersandinfrastructureoperators,whosharevalidatedtravelerdataintheformofAdvancePassengerInformation(API)andPassengerNameRecord(PNR)information,governmentscanweedouthigh-risktravelerswithoutnegativelyimpactingtheexperienceoflow-risktravelers. Ourdigitalbordermanagementsystemsareconfigurabletomeettheuniqueneedsofacountryandinterfaceseamlesslywithexistingprogramsandtools.Weknowthat,overtime,governmentsmaywanttodomorewithAPIPNRdatathanjustgathering,monitoringandreporting.Thisiswhywecreatedahighlyflexiblesolutionthatensuresgovernmentscanscaleupontheirtermsandtimelinestosuittheirspecificcapacityandbudgetneeds.ItallstartsbyputtingafoundationinplacetoreceiveAPIPNRdata.Fromthere,SITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentialscankeepevolvingtoaddevenmorevalueonthejourneytocreatesafer,moredynamicandefficientdigitalborders. Weunderstandyourbordercontrolchallenges Fourmainbordercontrolissuesconsistentlykeepgovernmentsandbordersecurityexpertsawakeatnight: 1.Robustandagilebordersecurity-Adaptabilityandflexibilityareamust.Thisappliestonewtechnologyuptakeaswellaskeepingpacewithevolvingglobalchallenges. 2.Balancesecurityprioritieswithoperationalefficiencies-Globalsecurityisatopconcern,butsoisfindingwaystopreventdelaysattheborder. 3.Reducecostandcomplexity-Costisafactorwhenitcomestonewsystemsandrollingoutup-to-datedigitalsolutions. 4.Leveragequalitydata-Qualitydatamustbecapturedtoensuretheaccuracyofriskevaluations. Let’sunpacktheseinmoredepth. Robustandagilebordersecurity Thedilemma:Governmentsworktirelesslytodefendandprotecttheirnationalborders,tacklingchallengesfromhumantraffickingandcriminalactivitytosmuggling.Thesechallengesarenotstatic,theyevolveconstantlyanddifferfromcountrytocountryandregionto region.Thisputssubstantialpressureonbordersecurityprofessionals.Todotheirjobseffectively,theseexpertsneedswiftaccesstoinformationviaanintegratedbordermanagementsystemthathelpsthemmakequick,informeddecisions. Thesolution:Forcountrieswithsimplerbordersecurityrequirementsandlowertravelervolumes,ourEssentialsproductcreatesa solidbasethatcanbeupgradedovertimeassecurityneedschange.Formorecomplexrequirements,ourstandardAPIPNRGatewayproductoffersacompleteandcomprehensivesolution.Essentialscustomerscanupgradetothestandardproductwhenoriftheyneedadditionalservices,includingmessagetransformation,machinelearningandimproveduserinterface. “Advancementsintechnologyareassistinginthebattletomaintainsafeandsecureinternationaltravel.Thebordersecurityprofessionalstillremainsthefrontlineagainstthesethreats.” -WorldBorderSecurityCongress2024 Balancesecurityprioritieswithoperationalefficiencies Thedilemma:Governmentswalkafinelinewhenitcomestobalancingtheneedforasecureborderwiththedemandsfromtravelersforasmoothentryandexitexperience.Touristscertainlydon’twanttokickstartamuch-anticipatedholidaybyspendinghoursinapassportqueue,whiletoday’sfrequentbusinessflyersexpectaseamlessborderexperience.Yetanygovernmentthatdoesn’tputsafetyfirstisneglectingitsduties. Thesolution:WithSITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentials,governmentsreceiveinformationabouttravelersbeforetheyembarkontheirjourney.Thisgivesthemthemeansandthetimetoproperly pre-screentravelers,shiftingthedialfromareactiveresponsetothreatsatthephysicalbordertoproactivelystoppingchallengesintheirtracks.Inessence,oursolutionmovestheborderbackandinto thedigitalspace.Inpractice,usingSITAAPIPNRGatewayEssentialsmeansgovernmentsandtheirborderagentscanproactivelyidentifypossiblethreatslongbeforetheyreachair,seaorlandbordersthankstothetravelerinformationavailablethroughAPIandPNRdata.Thismeansborderexpertscanmakeinformeddecisionsonwhocancrossintothecountryquicklyandeffectively. Reducecostandcomplexity Thedilemma:Thepaceoftechnolo