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Forming a Japanese Localization SubCommittee (JLSC)

Final version. Forming a Japanese Localization SubCommittee (JLSC). UBL Plenary Meeting November 3-7,2003 Noboru Itoh (East Asia Electronic Commerce Association). BackGround. We (Japanese) are very interested in the UBL and OASIS’ activities.

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Forming a Japanese Localization SubCommittee (JLSC)

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  1. Final version Forming a Japanese Localization SubCommittee (JLSC) UBL Plenary Meeting November 3-7,2003 Noboru Itoh (East Asia Electronic Commerce Association) UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  2. BackGround • We (Japanese) are very interested in the UBL and • OASIS’ activities. • But when we try to participate in these activities, there are • some barriers. • The language barrier is the most difficult issue as it • interferes with our understanding . • To facilitate easer participation in the UBL-TC, we need to • set up the Japanese Localization Sub Committee(JLSC). • Forming the JLSC, where we can converse in Japanese, is • the most suitable way to promote the UBL and OASIS’ • activities in Japan. UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  3. Purpose • The purpose of forming the JLSC • 1. Understandingthe UBL through local language • 2. Diffusion of the UBL and OASIS’ activities into the • Japanese market. • Implementation of the UBL in the Japanese market with modification to accommodate local business practices and local laws. UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  4. Objectives　(1) (based on the Language Sub Committee Template) • Language specific localization SC (Japanese) • Activities within Japan • Translation of the UBL specifications and associated documentation into Japanese • Creation of language specific lookup table (vocabulary reference guide) for UBL element and attribute names • 5. Publicity for the UBL in Japan UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  5. Objectives (2) (based on the Language Sub Committee Template) • 6. Proposal of extensions to accommodate local legal and business practices • 7. Building and maintaining a Japanese web site to provide information about the UBL • Development of the versatile systems based on the UBL, which works as a interoperable system across various industries’ message standards • Research and study of deployment cases of UBL around the world, and publish them for reference to various industries UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  6. Members • Chair Noboru Itoh (EA-ECA)+ • Vice Chair Yukinori Saito (ECOM)+ • Members Mr.Makino (FutureSystemConsulting)+ • Mr.Horikawa (NTTCom)+ • Mr.Tsukakoshi (SAP Japan)+ • Mr.Ogikawa (ITFrontier)+ • Mr.Sato (Askul)+ • Mr.Ogawara (EA-ECA)* • Mr.Ohhara (EA-ECA)* • Observer Mr.Okabe (OASIS Japan Rep.) • (“+” is a voting member, “*” is an OASIS member) UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  7. Work Items (1) 1-2 months 1) Translating of the following documentation into Japanese - Introduction of the UBL (ppt) - UBL v1.0 specs - regulations in OASIS and the UBL-TC 2) Holding of UBL workshops - one as a public event - one as a member’s event 3) Publicity - promote awareness, and recruit members UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  8. Work Items (2) 1-2 months • Building a Japanese web site • Review of the UBL v1.0 specifications in Japanese • Making dictionaries and guideline document • - Glossary • - Japanese lookup table (vocabulary reference guide) • - guideline documents for understanding of the UBL UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  9. Work Items (3) 2-3 months • Feasibility study with intention to adapt the UBL to Japanese business practices and Japanese laws • Proposal of extensions to accommodate local legal and business practices in Japan UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  10. Work Items (4) • Development of the versatile systems based on the UBL, which works as a interoperable system between various industries’ message standards. • - Conversion methods between UBL and industries’ • standard business documents from the view point of • syntax and data elements. • - Create conversion systems that we can recommend for • use between UBL and various industries’ standard business • documents. • Conducting tentative implementation test to accommodate Japanese business practices and laws, and evaluating the result • Promotion of maximal utilization • - recruit new members, and teach optimum use of UBL as the best • currently available inter-industry communication system UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

  11. Course of Action • Regular meetings • - once a month • Communication • - using a mailing list • - using a data folder on the internet • Telephone conference • - any time • Synchronization with the UBL-TC and the other SCs • - report on JLSC’s progress every month • - hold telephone conference once every three months • Cooperation with EA-ECA and ECOM to accelerate • Japanese EC market • -sponsoring our activities (translation cost, tentative Web • site,facilities, e.t.c) UBL Plenary Meeting Nov3-7,2003

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