Advancing XML/EDI, Brussels 1st December 1999 Eduard Weijgers Introduction

E DI X ML P rocurement E nabling R eal T rade S tandards Experts

European Union funded Electronic Commerce demonstration project

Focus European Health Care Supplier Sector About 200,000 health care SMEs in the EU Electronic Commerce IS within their reach! Approximately 630,000 health care professionals in Europe

Implement, demonstrate and validate the new standard and concept of XML/EDI in existing ECommerce services in the European Health Care Supplier Sector. More practical: Create, implement and support a new service for SMEs Goals

Deploy and validate XML/EDI services with a critical mass of SMEs: –70 SMEs within three countries Demonstrate the benefits of XML/EDI not only in Business to Business (B to B), but also in Business to Administration (B to A) in the Health Care Sector Results

Transferability and applicability of the tested service in different sectors demonstrated Close co-operation with Standardisation Authorities/Initiatives (CEN/ISSS) to jointly demonstrate and evaluate XML/EDI standards: XML/EDI Workshop Results

Automate the process of the: –order –order confirmation –dispatch notification –invoice With the use of Internet, browsers and XML Making use of existing EDIFACT messages Practical

Model Web Catalog Order entry Data Entry browser Access to Order Order confirmation Invoice Invoice confirmation supplierbuyer Prodat, Pricat Store ordersStore invoices

A new and innovative Web based ECommerce Service for SMEs will be available and exploited Contribution to the XML/EDI standardisation activities Continued in EXPERTS II…: Major Results

EXPERTS II additional functions and features (security functions, multilingual aspects, post-sales mechanism) products as well as services embrace various other sectors (llaboratory equipment, defense, chemicals and food sector)

Start 1/1/99 End 31/12/99 Info Consult - Austria University of Sunderland - UK Tie - NL Electronic Commerce Platform - NL Project Data

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