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ebXML Pilot in Iceland

ebXML Pilot in Iceland. Stefán Jón Friðriksson stefan@icepro.is. Overview. ICEPRO and Dimon From the EDI legacy towards the new paradigm Icelandic e-Commerce environment What to expect?. ICEPRO, Iceland Committee on Trade Procedures and e-Commerce.

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ebXML Pilot in Iceland

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  1. ebXML Pilot in Iceland Stefán Jón Friðriksson stefan@icepro.is

  2. Overview • ICEPRO and Dimon • From the EDI legacy towards the new paradigm • Icelandic e-Commerce environment • What to expect?

  3. ICEPRO, Iceland Committee on Trade Procedures and e-Commerce. • Awareness and standardization since 1989 • Public and private sector collaboration. • Back-up from industry and commerce federations. • Ministries • Companies • Main tasks: • 1990´s: Main emphasis on Electronic Data Interchange. • Since 2000: Special focus on e-Business on the Internet

  4. EDI background • EDI penetration comparatively high • Strong commitment to EDIFACT (sub)standards • 90% of orders in the grocery retail • 100% customs declarations (EDI and Web/EDI) • Pharmacies, Transportation, Banks & finance (SWIFT) • New adoptions continue to increase! • Very few current users can think life without it. • A love-hate relationship.

  5. Experience: Barriers to EDI • Conformity to EDI guidlines somewhat problematic. • Slow adoption among small businesses. • Somewhat expensive and complex for small/med. sized businesses. • Are VANS creating enaugh value. • EDIFACT Difficult to maintain and diffuse new versions. • Lack of defined, common and mutually agreed business processes and business language. • New expectations – new demands. • ebXML

  6. Fertile soil for IT - Innovations • IT widespread and Advanced. • Educational factors • Flexible labour market • Icelandic Companies and Administration generally receptive for IT innovations. • Icelandic economy as a test bed for ebXML? But we’re still collecting the seeds...

  7. The Networked Readiness Index 2001-2002; Source: Sachs, Osorio, Kirkman; Harvard University www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/pdf/gitrr2002_ch02.pdf

  8. What can be expected? • The Word has spread – growing interest for ebXML • A promising potential for ebXML as the preferred XML business framework. • Signs of new entrants: • Current EDI user companies • Companies (young/old) embarking upon e-Business • Public Administration Institutions.

  9. We’re only beginning.. • Large investments in EDI systems. • Not to be cast away overnight. • The ebXML message handling is proven • EDIFACT message standards converted to XML has been demonstrated and put into use. • Others: xCBL, OAGIS, • Define business requirements and processes • Business dictionaries, core components

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