Stakeholder Perspectives: Countries SUMMARY UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS Under the auspices of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Country Objectives Identified in the Stakeholder Paper Influence the development of administrative & regulatory components of international trade Identify opportunities for improving national competitiveness Identify the international standards & best practices that meet these requirements

Country Objectives Identified in the Stakeholder Paper Modify these international standards to also meet national requirements Implement them in an affordable way Know which international organisation to address when they need information about, or assistance with, the above

What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT Interoperable, intersectoral standards, that help: Create information links between different national government agencies as well as between public and private sectors Converge multiple existing national standards around a standard that is both SME & big organization “friendly” Preserve existing and future investments in data Advance the work on e-invoicing

What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT Related solutions and tools that meet the needs of stakeholders: Government policy makers Government agencies that use the standards Businesses that use the standards Businesses that sell services based on the standards Intermediary organizations such as AIAG, GS1, SWIFT, other trade and industry associations

What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT An organization that has: Transparent, understandable processes that generate standards in a timely way Well-defined relationships with other standards development organizations (SDOs) Procedures for receiving external input Cross sectoral coordination and harmonization

What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT Implementation assistance through: Implementation guidelines & models Publication of best practice & especially best practice in government Better access to CEFACT products (improved organization of current web access, development of repository) Taking into account multiple implementation languages

What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT Promotion and awareness support through: Coordinated approach Case studies Information about existing implementations Cost/benefit and added value indicators Cooperation with other UN Regional Commissions

What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT Input to policy work on trade facilitation and electronic business in: The World Trade Organization (WTO) The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Other international organizations National administrations