Notes on tracebility and standards Harm Jan van Burg

Intro and disclaimer Goverment Electronic services delivery Standardsmanagement Programme management Policy implementation Personal title

Society & Government Complex Political Balance between what should be done and what can be done In control

Tracability Supply chain Used to be just buy-ship-pay Long detailed chains Farmer to fork

In Control Industry Govenment Information Where, Who, What Health

What can we do UN/CEFACT: open transparant and free Community; gov. control; not a company Trade and Transport facilitation wide or narrow scope Definitively a standards issue More specific a semantic issue

Semantics and Trust Global understanding about goods and products Understanding on wherabouts Not just messages Trusted controled semantics

Agiculture Leading sector Food Health Trust Lots of activities, Fish, Plants, Flowers, Livestock

Recommendations Use of libraries Careful with commercial standards Always ask where is this from? who benefits? Standards are not A-political Involvement paramount

Committee on trade supported by UN/CEFACT Trust and stability Equal playing field Facilitating trade Protecting society Enable balance and control

Next steps Cooperation (also within UNECE) Support and involvement (help us supporting you)