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7th UN/CEFACT FORUM

7th UN/CEFACT FORUM. Hosted by: EDIFrance Sponsors:. September 26-30 Lyon 2005. 7 th UN/CEFACT Forum. Introduction Forum Management Group Chair: Dick Raman. Agenda. Introduction The United Nations UN/CEFACT The UN/CEFACT Forum Structure/Procedures Work Items Questions.

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7th UN/CEFACT FORUM

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  1. 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Hosted by: EDIFrance Sponsors: September 26-30 Lyon 2005

  2. 7th UN/CEFACT Forum Introduction Forum Management Group Chair: Dick Raman

  3. Agenda • Introduction • The United Nations • UN/CEFACT • The UN/CEFACT Forum • Structure/Procedures • Work Items • Questions 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  4. United Nations Charter (1945) • To maintain international peace and security; • To develop friendly relations among nations; and • To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights. 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  5. United Nations - sub groups • The General Assembly • The Security Council • The Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC) • The Trusteeship Council • The International Court Of Justice • The Secretariat 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  6. UN UN/ECOSOC UN/ECE UN/CEFACT UN/CEFACT “UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business supports activities dedicated to improving the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively.” 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  7. UN/CEFACT • Mission: • Trade Facilitation • To improve the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively. • Contribute to the growth of global commerce • Focus: • The worldwide facilitation of national and international transactions, through the simplification and harmonization of procedures and information flows. • Development and maintenance of Standards, Recommendations and Tools for trade facilitation, to address the needs of business and governments 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  8. UN/CEFACT • Strong Points • Global Participation • Focus is on Semantics not Technology • Commitment at the highest level globally • However • The world is changing rapidly • Consensus building takes time 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  9. Structure 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  10. Forum Structure 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  11. Trade Facilitation Strategy • Holistic approach to the International Trade Transaction Process • Identification and elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade • Trade Security - address the shift in focus from the threat to trade, to the threat from trade • Promote the use of UN/CEFACT instruments to address trade facilitation issues in the WTO Doha Work Programme • Develop Capacity Building Programmes on trade facilitation implementation 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  12. eBusiness Strategy • Cross-sectoral analysis (to promote interoperability & supply chain synchronicity) • Business process and information modelling (to capture user requirements, independent of any specific technology, through the creation of business collaboration models); and • New technologies as they emerge (eg eXtensible Markup language (XML), webServices, shared and/or distributed objects etc) • International standards for enabling e-business systems & interoperability 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  13. Programme of Work External Affairs Strategy Marketing Cooperation/ coordination Liaison Feedback Re-use Non-duplication Collaborative work plan to enable e-Business and Trade Facilitation Promotion of deliverables Monitoring implementation, collecting feedback and requirements. Capacity building/technical presentation eBusiness Cooperation/ coordination Liaison Feedback Re-use Non-duplication Trade Facilitation How to facilitate global trade 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  14. UN/CEFACT • Extensive Track-Record: • UN/EDIFACT • UN/Layout Key • UNeDocs • Current Work: • UMM (UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology) and related work (Business Process) • Core Components • Much more… 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  15. External Relations • MoU - ISO, IEC, ITU, UNECE • Meetings in Beijing in October 2005 and in Vancouver in March 2006. • UN/CEFACT - OASIS • A new Cooperation Agreement was signed on 21 June 2005. • ebXML, UBL • Many other organizations • Some are delegations in UN/CEFACT • GS1, SWIFT, … • Some are not • OAG, CEN/ISSS, XBRL, … 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  16. TRADE/CEFACT/2005/4 UN/CEFACT FORUM PROCEDURES Forum Management Group Dick Raman

  17. FMG 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  18. Forum Procedures • New Management Structure • Do what makes sense • Not work out every possible scenario • Procedures • Concise • Identical for all groups • Further refinement of R.650 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  19. Membership • Nominated by their HoD • Less overhead, Named participants • IPR • Individual Membership • Decisions by Consensus • Constructive Participation establishes right to vote • Officially Invited Guests 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  20. FMG • Executive Management • Elected Chair/Vice-Chair • Chairs of 5 Permanent Groups • Max 2 extra members (currently from TBG) • Responsible for all Liaisons • From the Bureau or a PG • Coordinated with the Standards Liaison Rapporteur 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  21. Permanent Groups • Administrative Team Structure • Chair/Vice Chair(s) (elected for 2 years) • Secretariat, Plenary • Steering Committee (optional). • Required to meet during Forum Meetings • Approval of FMG for new work items • Chairs present at UN/CEFACT Plenary • Maintain liaisons 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  22. TRADE/CEFACT/2005/5 UN/CEFACT OPEN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Forum Management Group Dick Raman

  23. UN/CEFACT Standards • UN/CEFACT • Standards • Business • Technical • Recommendations • Business standards are Independent from • Syntax • Technology Platform 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  24. ODP Enhanced • Open Development Process today • Technical Specifications only • Proposal to enhance ODP for: • Business Requirement Specifications, • Architecture and Business Models, Methodologies, Core Components, Libraries, Code lists, Directories, • XML Schemas, Requirements Specification Mappings, Syntax implementations, Electronic Documents, • Standard Messages, Naming and Design Rules, Transformation Rules • Other Deliverables. 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  25. Purpose • Ensure and Demonstrate • All standards are developed following the ODP standard procedures • Global Participation is ensured • ODP for Technical Specifications • Most extensive process • Covering initial development through maintenance • Other standards may skip steps 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  26. ODP Goals • Openness • Worldwide Participation • Speed • Compatibility • Technical Excellence 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  27. ODP Steps • Step 1. Proposing a new specification • Step 2. Compiling a requirements list • Step 3. Writing the first working draft • Step 4. Refining the first working draft • Step 5. Public review • Step 6. Implementation verification • Step 7. Final Technical Specification release • Step 8. Maintenance 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  28. Highlights • Iterative refinement • Participation through the Internet • Building international consensus • Publishable matrix of proposed and current projects • ‘Fast-track’ set of procedures for external submissions 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  29. The Multi-Enterprise cCommerce Framework • Interoperable, open, global, B2B ‘standard’ • Complex solution and SME support • Leveraging existing technologies and standards • Integration of business processes: • By electronic means • Independent of the technical solution. • Allowing business processes and technologies to evolve independently 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  30. Technology Neutral Approach 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  31. ebXML Focus Areas • Semantic Framework • Meta-model for defining business process • A set of re-useable core components (common business semantics) • Infrastructure • Transport, Routing, Packaging • Business Service Interface • Collaboration Protocol Profiles/Agreements • Shared repository network • company profiles, business process models and related message structures 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  32. Core Components • Designed to capture: • Business concepts (commonality) • Relationship between business concepts • Individual pieces (objects) of business information in a context • Format: • Syntax Neutral • Building blocks of meta-data • Uniquely identified • Facilitate multi-lingual support 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  33. UN/CEFACT Core Components UN/CEFACT Core Component Library Reconciliation Of Data Elements 2007 2004 2002 1999 Existing Standards verticals XML X12 EDIFACT eGov SGML XML Etc. 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  34. Core Component concepts BIE 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  35. Term: Business Information Entity (BIE) Order.Date Name Name Date Company Company Line Item Phone # Address Phone # Address Party ID email email PO # Cost Party Invoice Business Messages CONTEXT 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  36. Business process • The choreography of activities and business logic amongst multiple actors. • State Management. • Work inherits from UMM models. • Captures business logic at runtime. • Works with CCTS. • Project within TMG. 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

  37. http://www.UNCEFACT.org 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon

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