SITPRO UNeDocsUK

1. SITPRO UNeDocsUK Lyon - Lunch & Learn 26th September 2005 SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

2. Sue Bravery SITPRO Assistant Director e-Business and Technical Standards SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

3. UNeDocsUK • SITPRO’s history in paper & electronic documents • Lessons learnt from history • Why we needed standards • Why SITPRO supports a global approach • UNeDocs & UNeDocsUK projects • UK deliverables SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

4. SITPRO a potted historyPaper Documents Aligned Forms – UN Layout Key Recommendation No.1 • 1965 Simpler Export Documents • 1976 Systematic Export Documents • 1987 TopForm • 1992 TopForm 2 – incorporate changes for the European Single Market SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

5. SITPRO a potted history (Cont.)Electronic Documents • Interbridge – Electronic Data Interchange Translator • Spex - Document production system • ADEEP –Aligned Document Electronic Equivalent Project • ElecTra – Electronic Documents • WebElecTra – Internet enabled Electronic Trade Documents • UNeDocs and UNeDocsUK SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

6. Lessons learned from history • Standard paper documents, and EDI worked • Bringing paper and electronic documents together was complex • Multipliers very important to deliver • International links were vital • Standards for the XML where required SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

7. Why standards were important to SITPRO in e-business • Structure / Language • Semantics SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

8. Structure / LanguageMake the sentences! I Gato Bought Orange Have Grass Brown Fluffy Pink une Need Sold Pig Camisa Shirt una Cat Blue Jumper Want Black Trousers A Bleu J’ai Tengo Dog Red I Azul Grey Chemise Horse We They Pencil Green SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

9. Semantics • What is a Basket? • wicker bag to put your groceries in • small metal supermarket basket • virtual basket for internet shopping • fruit basket • basketball basket • baby basket • ‘basket case’ SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

10. Why SITPRO supports a global approach • UK traders need international partners • International standards for the benefit of all • Embracing the work of other major international organisations (WCO, IATA, IMO, IRU etc.) • Technical standards that support a move toward a global Single Window! • Global interoperability SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

11. UNeDocs & UNeDocsUK • History • Valuable lessons learnt • Memorandum of Understanding with UNECE • Objective • Syntax neutral, standards based model • Produce standard interoperable outputs • Benefits • Global interoperability • Cost savings for trade & government SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

12. Intellectual Property Rights – 3 Levels UNeDocs Stakeholders Forms/Convention Owners e.g. WCO, IATA, ... 1st – IPR UNeDocs Project UN/CEFACT Forum Trade & Business Digital Paper Workgroup – TBG2 2nd – UN IPR UNeDocs National Projects e.g. UNeDocsUK, ... 3rd – Possible IPR SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

13. UneDocsUK is being or will be implemented by the SITPRO UNeDocsUK Software Licencees who will offer this to their customer bases. This will mean that solutions implementing the UNeDocsUK standards will become available to the majority of UK Exporters plus many other organisations involved in cross-border trade out of the UK. UK Customs procedures and export documentary requirements will be included in next version. UneDocsUK Impact SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

14. UNeDocsUK implementing UN/CEFACT & ISO standards • UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology (UMM) – the international supply chain reference model (TMG) • Core Component Technical Specification (CCTS) – ISO 15000-5 and ISO 11179 & UNTDED, ISO 7372 (TMG) • Core Component Library – early version (TBG 17) • UN Layout Key – box completion guidelines for each document type (TBG 15) • UN/EDIFACT – message implementation guidelines of standard messaging (ATG 1) • Naming & Design Rules – for XML document schemas (ATG 2) SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

15. Combined Approach Electronic Document Exchange XML or UN/EDIFACT <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <n:Invoice xmlns:n="urn:oasis:names:tc:ubl:Invoice:1.0:0.70" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:oasis:names:tc:ubl:Invoice:1.0:0.70 UBL_Library_0p70_Invoice.xsd"> <cat:ID>token</cat:ID> <cat:IssueDate>2003-02-14</cat:IssueDate> <n:TaxPointDate>2003-02-14</n:TaxPointDate> <cat:BuyerParty> <cat:PartyName> <cat:Name>Bills Microdevices</cat:Name> </cat:PartyName> </cat:BuyerParty> <cat:SellerParty> <cat:ID/> <cat:PartyName> <cat:Name>Joes Office Supply</cat:Name> </cat:SellerParty> <cat:InvoiceLine> <cat:ID>1</cat:ID> <cat:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="token">5</cat:InvoicedQuantity> <cat:Item> <cat:Description>Pencils, box #2 red</cat:Description> </cat:Item> </cat:InvoiceLine> </n:Invoice> Electronic Edit Form Paper Document aligned to UN Layout Key SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

16. UK UNLK Form Families Trade Documents – Order, Invoice etc. Materials Management Documents – Despatch Advice, Pick List, Packing List etc. Transport Documents – Bill of Lading, Shipping Instructions etc. Customs Documents – Export, Import, NCTS Declarations Other Regulatory Documents – Cert of Origin, DGN etc. SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

17. UNeDocs for UK Single Window Project UNeDocsUK Data Model UNeDocsUK ABIE Library UN/CEFACT CC Library SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

18. Deliverables of UNeDocsUK • Data Model & 18 Document Structures • For each Document Type: • Paper Layout Key • Box Completion Guidelines • EDI Message Implementation Guidelines • XML Implementation Guidelines • XML Schemas & Stylesheets SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

19. SITPRO’s UNeDocsUK Project Team Jean McInerney Ian Hogg Sue Probert Sue Bravery Simon Dalton SITPRO Simplifying International Trade

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