Reorganisation of UN/CEFACT Peter Amstutz 15-17 February, 2012 18th UN/CEFACT Plenary Palais Des Nations, Geneva

Overview Drivers for Change Recommendations from UNECE Executive Committee Requirement to review permanent group mandates More timely availability of deliverables Outreach to stakeholders Gap Analyses Maturity of experience / lessons learned

Activities Supporting the Programme of Work Programme Development Areas Project Teams Bureau Programme Support

Programme Development Areas Organisation Plenary ---------- Plenary Bureau Project Teams Teams of Specialists Programme Development Areas Regional Rapporteurs

Programme Development Areas (PDAs) Transport and Trade Facilitation Supply Chain Regulatory Sectoral Methodology and Technology

Methodology and Technology Development methodology Maintenance of technological specifications Document flow ommendation Naming and design rules Validation techniques Plenary ---------- Plenary Bureau Methodology and Technology Sectoral Small Scale Lodging House Information Small Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process Cattle Registration Information Exchange Livestock Life Record EDI of Agronomical Observations Report eArchiving eDAPLOS Sectoral Regulatory Programme of Work eCert Cattle Registration Electronic Data Exchange Proxy MSDS GHS REACH Dangerous Goods Declaration Regulatory Supply Chain Cross Industry Catalog Cross Industry Invoice Cross Industry Ordering Cross Industry Scheduling Cross Industry Delivery Cross Industry Quotation Market Research Information eTendering Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management Contract Financial Execution Management Public Electronic Procurement Supply Chain Trade and Transport Facilitation Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide Annex to Trade Recommendation 6 Revision of Trade Recommendation 11 Revision of Trade Recommendation 12 Trade Recommendation 34 Trade Recommendation 35 Trade Recommendation 36 Consultation Models for Public and Private Sector Consultation International Supply Chain Reference Model Trade and Transport Facilitation Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Project Teams Project Teams Streamlined project-oriented organisation Engines of growth for developing and maintaining UN/CEFACT deliverables Project Leads report to Bureau Vice Chairs responsible for their Programme Development Areas

Goals achievable only through contribution of experts Participate in Project Teams – to develop and maintain UNECE recommendations and UN/CEFACT standards Respond to calls for participation to apply their skills Collaborate with other experts in domain communities Can serve as Domain Coordinators

Domains Confirmed by the Bureau Way for experts to find each other and collaborate with colleagues Ensure needs of Domains are brought forward into the UN/CEFACT context Important for maintaining knowledge base Groupings of experts, projects and/or project teams

UN/CEFACT Plenary Bureau ___________________ Chair Regional Rapportuers UNECE Secretariat Programme of Work Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Programme Development Areas Bureau Programme Support Trade and Transport Facilitation Supply Chain Regulatory Sectoral Methodology and Technology Roster of Experts Projects Domain Support Projects Domain Support Projects Domain Support Projects Domain Support Projects Domain Support Registry of Domains Business: Accounting & Audit Agriculture Customs Environmental Management Finance/Payments Government Health Care Insurance International Trade Procedures Procurement Supply Chain Management Transport Travel/Tourism Technical: Audit/Validation Business Process Modelling Communication Harmonisation Legal Library Maintenance Library Production Methodology Publlications UN/EDIFACT XML

Project Teams Project Teams Streamlined project-oriented organisation Engines of growth for developing and maintaining UN/CEFACT deliverables Project Leads report to Bureau Vice Chairs responsible for their Programme Development Areas

Programme Development Areas Plenary ---------- Plenary Bureau Project Teams Teams of Specialists Programme Development Areas Regional Rapporteurs

Process Emphasis should be not on the organisation, but on the process The process central to our work is the Open Development Process (ODP)