A Home Office presentation says a solution which would keep the border open without checkpoints is a distant prospect.
It involves companies uploading data into a digital portal, using new blockchain technology, sensors and"Internet of things technology" along the route,"machine learning" and automated revenue collection.
However, the presentation's authors acknowledge that the practical execution of such technology would be far from seamless. They believe that"technology does already exist that could be used at the border to the desired effect" but also highlights five grave practical problems in terms of actually deploying it. They are:The system"must operate with 28 government agencies and a myriad of interconnected existing and planned IT systems"."There is currently no budget for either a pilot or the programme itself. And it will be expensive.
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