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Challenges for the 12th Plenary Stuart Feder Plenary Chair 22 May 2006

Explore the challenges and priorities faced by UN/CEFACT in the dynamic international environment, focusing on stakeholder perspectives, coordination with SDOs, and improving communication.

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Challenges for the 12th Plenary Stuart Feder Plenary Chair 22 May 2006

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  1. UN/CEFACT Challenges for the 12th Plenary Stuart Feder Plenary Chair 22 May 2006 UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

  2. Overview • Changing International Environment • UN/CEFACT Priorities • Plenary Challenges • Stakeholder Perspectives

  3. Changing International Environment • Trade Policy Negotiations and Trade Facilitation • Digital Divide and Global Infrastructure • End-to-End Interoperability with International Standards • Common Semantics for Business and Trade (electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport)

  4. UN/CEFACT Priorities • Response to UNECE Reform • Secretariat, Bureau, Forum Management Group • Outreach to members of the Trade Committee, Executive Committee, Geneva Missions and UN/CEFACT HODs • Activities • Improved Communication (e.g. Quarterly Reports, website) • Resolved Intellectual Property Rights Policy • Stronger Cooperation with SDOs • Successful Forums in Lyon and Vancouver

  5. Example: Cooperation with OASIS • Coordinated Delivery of eBusiness Standards • Cooperation Agreement (June 2005) • 2006 Coordination and Project Alignment • OASIS/UBL and UN/CEFACT collaboration plan • work together to build a common set of eBusiness document standards • work with all relevant Forum Groups • common core components and business processes • recognition of UBL v.2 as appropriate first-generation XML documents for eBusiness • Business Process Specifications • collaborative effort on BPSS v.3

  6. Plenary Challenges • Inter-Governmental Business Model • public-private partnership, global remit • UNECE secretariat and volunteers • UN budget and extra-budgetary resources • Validation of Priorities • via experimental format for plenary • compiling stakeholder perspectives • follow up via intersessional process • recommendations to UNECE

  7. Stakeholder Perspectives • Countries • within and across countries • national, regional and global priorities • Sectors • within and across sectors • key building blocks and focused next steps • Standards Development Organisations • building on centres of competency • communication and coordination

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

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