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Going forward UN/CEFACT Bureau 14 May 2007

UN/CEFACT. Going forward UN/CEFACT Bureau 14 May 2007. U NITED N ATIONS C ENTRE F OR T RADE F ACILITATION A ND E LECTRONIC B USINESS United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Overview. Starting point Setting the Stage Towards a New Initiative Next steps

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Going forward UN/CEFACT Bureau 14 May 2007

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  1. UN/CEFACT Going forward UN/CEFACT Bureau 14 May 2007 UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

  2. Overview • Starting point • Setting the Stage • Towards a New Initiative • Next steps • Comments and Questions

  3. Starting point • Track record speaks for itself • New Delhi Forum (October 2006) • Dublin Forum (March 2007) • Advances • Coordination • Project review • Priorities • Pinpointing and resolving constraints • Work programme - integrated strategy

  4. Towards Strengthening Deliverables • Workflow gap review, constraints of volunteer experts • UNECE secretariat resource constraints to support coordination of deliverables, currently fully allocated to ongoing tasks after recent review • Limited tools and assistance for specific processes, e.g., core component harmonization / registry • Compelling demand for bringing together end-to-end global core of interoperable standards for buy-ship-pay model in support of e-business, e-government and e-trade • Scope for extra-budgetary funding

  5. Coordination and Funding Challenges background presentations to follow • Programme of Work • Sweden's case • Significance of the Cross-Border Reference Data Model • Information Technology for Adoption and Intelligent Design for e-Government (ITAIDE) • UN/CEFACT Registry • UN/CEFACT Core Components • Trust Fund

  6. Coordination and Funding Challenges a few more to keep in mind • Creation of cross domain project (TBG1, TBG6 and TBG19) on Public Electronic Procurement • European Committee for Standardization / Information Society Standardization System (CEN/ISSS) Workshop on Interoperability in the Implementation of Electronic Public Procurement in Europe (WS/ePPE) • European Commission efforts on e-Invoicing and ISO 20022, especially given formation of Single European Payments Area (SEPA)

  7. Towards a New Initiative • Background presentations highlight the work in progress, but also the coordination and resource challenge at the heart of UN/CEFACT deliverables • Need to focus on a support team for the FMG, scaling up productivity • Need to identify resources for time-critical projects

  8. Towards a New Initiative • The time seems to have come to launch a new idea - an initiative on electronic Business, Government and Trade eBGT • Initial secretariat consultation with the UNECE Executive Committee indicates UNECE extra-budgetary Trust Fund rules can be applied and that eBGT has its support

  9. A Priority eBGT Interoperability Target:e-business, e-government and e-trade Intermediary BUY SHIP PAY Customer Supplier Authority The International Trade Transaction Process consists of International Supply Chains consist of integrated and coordinated flows of information, goods & payments Source: UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

  10. INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRANSACTION PROCESS BUY SHIP PAY Prepare For Export Prepare For Import Export Import Transport INVOLVES • Transport • Procedures • Establish Transport Contract • Collect,Transport and Deliver Goods • Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status reports etc. • Financial • Procedures • Provide Credit Rating • Provide Insurance • Provide Credit • Execute Payment • Issue Statements • Commercial • Procedures • Establish Contract • Order Goods • Advise On Delivery • Request Payment • Regulatory • Procudures • Obtain Import/Export Licences etc • Provide Customs Declarations • Provide Cargo Declaration • Apply Trade Security Procedures • Clear Goods for Export/Import

  11. UN/CEFACT Projects • BUY - Commercial Procedures eProcurement • eTendering • eCatalogues • eDocuments • SHIP - Transport & Regulatory Procedures • UNeDocs • Transport messages • Cross Border Reference Data Model (in preparation) • Single Window projects • Pay - Payment Procedures Cross Industry Invoice

  12. preliminary draft UN/CEFACT:electronic Business, Government and Trade (eBGT) Initiative UN/CEFACT Plenary Plenary Chair ___ Bureau • Advisory Groups • to Plenary Chair • Heads of National Delegations Group • International Group UNECESecretariat UNECESecretariat (eBGT Trust Fund Administration) ForumManagement Group eBGT Support Team Voluntary & Funded Experts Techniques and Methodologies Group Information Content Management Group Legal Group International Trade and Business Processes Group Applied Technology Group Domains: Accounting & Audit - Agriculture - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Business Process Analysis - Customs - eGovernment - Electronic Trade Documents - Environmental Management - Finance - Harmonization - Health Care - Insurance - International Trade Procedures - Social Services - Statistics Collection and Reporting - Supply Chain - Transport - Travel,Tourism and Leisure

  13. Target Support and Funding Tranches • one-third for eBGT support team (2-5 staff) • funded experts and travel costs (including secretariat) • core set of competencies (contact point, coordination, drafting, communication, websites, capacity building, gap analyses, technical work to assist FMG, groups and projects) • one-third focused on phased development of warehouse / registry for core components and business process models, including expert staff for tasks (eg Help Desk) • one-third for special projects / tasks / tools current estimate for all of the above: about $3 million initiative target timeframe: eighteen months

  14. Target Timetable - Launch in Stockholm • stage one (three months): getting started • launch projects on core deliverables and tools • document scope for vendor / academic involvement, eg demos / case studies • stage two (six months): focus on priority developments • stage three (three months): triage review of progress • stage four (three months): focus on demos / case studies • stage five (three months): evaluate / formulate next steps

  15. Governance • Budget proposal to Plenary for approval • UNECE administration of Trust Fund • Quarterly reports to Plenary • Detailed FMG funding recommendations to UNECE secretariat - subject to Bureau due diligence

  16. Preparing for eBGT Launch • FMG completes specification of eBGT deliverables / tasks / skills • FMG drafts proposal, including roadmap and budget • Drafting of governance principles for Trust Fund (legal review) • Invitation to participate in Advisory Groups • Promote support for eBGT

  17. Help is Needed from the Plenary • Comment on Draft Proposal for eBGT Initiative • Serve on Heads of Delegation National Advisory Group • Endorse Proposal via Inter-sessional Approval Process • Quarterly Oversight • Contribute to the Trust Fund • Promote support for eBGT

  18. Comments and Questions

  19. UN/CEFACT SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.

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