UNESCAP-UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION 17 – 18 March 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Single Window Development and Implementation Experience of Hong Kong Peter Stokes, CEO, Digital Trade and Transportation Network Ltd Gurudutt Ponnathar, Head, eTRADE SOLUTIONS, Axway Asia Pacific

UNECE UN/CEFACT Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) Business drivers  DTTN’s mission is enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Hong Kong's trading community by making available  Purchase Process (Purchase / Sales Order; Order Confirmation)  Get products ready for delivery (Packing List / ASN; Commercial Invoice; Inspection Certificate; Insurance)  Local and overseas transportation (Booking; Shipping order; arrival notices; transport docs - Master / house waybill - sea / air; cargo receipt; transport set; EIR; delivery / release order)  Settlement Process (Letter of Credit; Company Guarantee; Bill of Exchange; L/C collection letter; document arrival notice)  Key document ownership transfer & “print right” with local on-line payments (transport documents e.g EIR; local trade services invoice; payment instruction / confirmation)

UNECE UN/CEFACT Guiding Principles  Neutrality  Non-exclusivity  Transparent, accountable & responsible operations  Minimum intervention to any participant’s business processes & relationships  Facilitate & respect market forces  Easy to access & use

UNECE UN/CEFACT Three Layer DTTN Model Source: Study for the Development of a Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to Support the Development of Hong Kong as an International Logistics Hub, Final report November 2002

UNECE UN/CEFACT Community Role of the DTTN Document Exchange & Transformation Communications Gateway Customer Management Security Services Support & Operations Management Web Services DTTN Core Messaging Infrastructure Sellers Carriers / Portals (Inttra, GTNexus) Carriers / Portals (Inttra, GTNexus) Buyers Freight Forwarders Freight Forwarders Banks & Financial Institutions Banks & Financial Institutions Terminals Inspection Agencies Inspection Agencies Insurance Institutions Insurance Institutions Government & Agencies Government & Agencies e.g. Tradelink

UNECE UN/CEFACT Status (1/2)  The development and operation of the non- exclusive DTTN awarded to Tradelink (  Tradelink set up subsidiary “Digital Trade and Transportation Network Ltd”, to be owned:  51% by Tradelink  21% by Government  28% by industry associations  Established DTTN Standards Advisory Group  Following UBL methodology  Endorsed structures of 15 commercial documents

UNECE UN/CEFACT Status (2/2)  Design and Development has commenced with target to launch the DTTN pilot by end 2005  Planning to interconnect with shippers, buyers, trade service providers, and international service providers for participation in the Pilot:  The pilot is to be a showcase of the potential benefits of DTTN  After the pilot, intend to use the pilot showcase as a platform to launch a “critical mass” marketing program

UNECE UN/CEFACT What are the costs to use DTTN?  Low-Cost Community Infrastructure  Charges based on each successfully transformed and delivered document  Initial connectivity, annual & customisation fees will apply  Final pricing details to be determined closer to launch

UNECE UN/CEFACT What are the business benefits of DTTN?  Cut operation costs through reduced delays, double handling / data entry & minimized errors  Save time and cost for document delivery  Better financial management, for example: credit, cash flow  Easy, cheap & fast to interconnect with trading partners  any-to-any protocol & document transformation  Retain existing business against competition  more timely and accurate, with value-added services  Significant business and efficiency opportunities  just-in-time supply chain management  e-access to more trading partners

UNECE UN/CEFACT Structure and services Source: Study for the Development of a Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to Support the Development of Hong Kong as an International Logistics Hub, Final report November 2002

UNECE UN/CEFACT Architecture Access Channels ebXML Secure HTTP ebXML Secure Client Web Browser Tradelink Client Support Secure Message Over SMTP Secure Message Over HTTP Secure FTP Load Balancer and Hardware & Software DTTN Gateways Message Transformation Message Processing Message Routing Business Activity Monitoring End-to-End Logging and Tracking Services Communication Gateways FTP, SMTP, HTTP DTTN Web Portal Services & Applications Security Services Trade Partner Management Storage Services User Profile Manager Reporting Analysis Customer Care Gateways Other Services

UNECE UN/CEFACT Technology and Interoperability Source: Study for the Development of a Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to Support the Development of Hong Kong as an International Logistics Hub, Final report November 2002

UNECE UN/CEFACT G2B/Customs EDI Back-end govt, Customs, govt depts Phase 1 EDI/XML Additional service providers Phase 2 Evolution of National Level Trade Facilitation Networks in Hong Kong Trade Declaration Digital Trade and Transportation Network Electronic Manifest Time ebXML Community Platform EDINT ebXML Private Hub Phase 3

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