7th UN/CEFACT FORUM September Lyon 2005 Hosted by: EDIFrance Sponsors:

7 th UN/CEFACT Forum Introduction Forum Management Group Chair: Dick Raman

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon3 Agenda Introduction The United Nations UN/CEFACT The UN/CEFACT Forum  Structure/Procedures Work Items Questions

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon4 United Nations Charter (1945) To maintain international peace and security; To develop friendly relations among nations; and To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights.

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon5 United Nations - sub groups The General Assembly The Security Council The Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC) The Trusteeship Council The International Court Of Justice The Secretariat

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon6 UN/CEFACT “UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business supports activities dedicated to improving the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively.” UN/ECOSOC UN/ECE UN/CEFACT UN

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon7 UN/CEFACT Mission:  Trade Facilitation  To improve the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively.  Contribute to the growth of global commerce Focus:  The worldwide facilitation of national and international transactions, through the simplification and harmonization of procedures and information flows.  Development and maintenance of Standards, Recommendations and Tools for trade facilitation, to address the needs of business and governments

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon8 UN/CEFACT Strong Points  Global Participation  Focus is on Semantics not Technology  Commitment at the highest level globally However  The world is changing rapidly  Consensus building takes time

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon9 Structure

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon10 Forum Structure

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon11 Trade Facilitation Strategy Holistic approach to the International Trade Transaction Process Identification and elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade Trade Security - address the shift in focus from the threat to trade, to the threat from trade Promote the use of UN/CEFACT instruments to address trade facilitation issues in the WTO Doha Work Programme Develop Capacity Building Programmes on trade facilitation implementation

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon12 eBusiness Strategy Cross-sectoral analysis (to promote interoperability & supply chain synchronicity) Business process and information modelling (to capture user requirements, independent of any specific technology, through the creation of business collaboration models); and New technologies as they emerge (eg eXtensible Markup language (XML), webServices, shared and/or distributed objects etc) International standards for enabling e-business systems & interoperability

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon13 Programme of Work eBusiness Trade Facilitation StrategyMarketing External Affairs Collaborative work plan to enable e- Business and Trade Facilitation How to facilitate global trade Promotion of deliverables Monitoring implementation, collecting feedback and requirements. Capacity building/technical presentation Cooperation/ coordination Liaison Feedback Re-use Non-duplication Cooperation/ coordination Liaison Feedback Re-use Non-duplication

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon14 UN/CEFACT Extensive Track-Record:  UN/EDIFACT  UN/Layout Key  UNeDocs Current Work:  UMM (UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology) and related work (Business Process)  Core Components  Much more…

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon15 External Relations MoU - ISO, IEC, ITU, UNECE  Meetings in Beijing in October 2005 and in Vancouver in March UN/CEFACT - OASIS  A new Cooperation Agreement was signed on 21 June  ebXML, UBL Many other organizations  Some are delegations in UN/CEFACT GS1, SWIFT, …  Some are not OAG, CEN/ISSS, XBRL, …

TRADE/CEFACT/2005/4 UN/CEFACT FORUM PROCEDURES Forum Management Group Dick Raman

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon17 FMG FMG ChairDick Raman TIE Holding NV - The Netherlands FMG Vice ChairSue Probert SEPIAeb - United Kingdom ATG ChairAnders Grangard GENCOD - EAN France ICG ChairMike Conroy SchlumbergerSema - France LG ChairVacancy TBG ChairJean-Luc Champion Belgium TBG MemberGordon Cragge SITPRO - United Kingdom TBG MemberYves Gailly Banque BNP-Paribas - France TMG ChairGunther Stuhec SAP - Germany

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon18 Forum Procedures New Management Structure  Do what makes sense  Not work out every possible scenario Procedures  Concise  Identical for all groups  Further refinement of R.650

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon19 Membership Nominated by their HoD  Less overhead, Named participants  IPR Individual Membership Decisions by Consensus Constructive Participation establishes right to vote Officially Invited Guests

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon20 FMG Executive Management Elected Chair/Vice-Chair Chairs of 5 Permanent Groups Max 2 extra members (currently from TBG) Responsible for all Liaisons  From the Bureau or a PG  Coordinated with the Standards Liaison Rapporteur

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon21 Permanent Groups Administrative Team Structure  Chair/Vice Chair(s) (elected for 2 years)  Secretariat, Plenary  Steering Committee (optional). Required to meet during Forum Meetings Approval of FMG for new work items Chairs present at UN/CEFACT Plenary Maintain liaisons

TRADE/CEFACT/2005/5 UN/CEFACT OPEN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Forum Management Group Dick Raman

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon23 UN/CEFACT Standards UN/CEFACT  Standards Business Technical  Recommendations Business standards are Independent from  Syntax  Technology Platform

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon24 ODP Enhanced Open Development Process today  Technical Specifications only Proposal to enhance ODP for:  Business Requirement Specifications,  Architecture and Business Models, Methodologies, Core Components, Libraries, Code lists, Directories,  XML Schemas, Requirements Specification Mappings, Syntax implementations, Electronic Documents,  Standard Messages, Naming and Design Rules, Transformation Rules  Other Deliverables.

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon25 Purpose Ensure and Demonstrate  All standards are developed following the ODP standard procedures  Global Participation is ensured ODP for Technical Specifications  Most extensive process  Covering initial development through maintenance  Other standards may skip steps

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon26 ODP Goals Openness Worldwide Participation Speed Compatibility Technical Excellence

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon27 ODP Steps Step 1. Proposing a new specification Step 2. Compiling a requirements list Step 3. Writing the first working draft Step 4. Refining the first working draft Step 5. Public review Step 6. Implementation verification Step 7. Final Technical Specification release Step 8. Maintenance

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon28 Highlights Iterative refinement Participation through the Internet Building international consensus Publishable matrix of proposed and current projects ‘Fast-track’ set of procedures for external submissions

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon29 The Multi-Enterprise cCommerce Framework Interoperable, open, global, B2B ‘standard’ Complex solution and SME support Leveraging existing technologies and standards Integration of business processes:  By electronic means  Independent of the technical solution.  Allowing business processes and technologies to evolve independently

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon30 Technology Neutral Approach

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon31 ebXML Focus Areas Semantic Framework  Meta-model for defining business process  A set of re-useable core components (common business semantics) Infrastructure  Transport, Routing, Packaging  Business Service Interface  Collaboration Protocol Profiles/Agreements  Shared repository network company profiles, business process models and related message structures

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon32 Core Components Designed to capture :  Business concepts (commonality)  Relationship between business concepts  Individual pieces (objects) of business information in a context Format:  Syntax Neutral  Building blocks of meta-data  Uniquely identified  Facilitate multi-lingual support

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon33 UN/CEFACT Core Components verticals eGov XML SGML X12 XMLEtc Existing Standards Reconciliation Of Data Elements EDIFACT UN/CEFACT Core Component Library

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon34 Core Component concepts BIE

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon35 Business Messages Name Address Phone #Company Phone # Address NameParty Party ID Invoice PO #Line ItemCost CONTEXT DateOrder.Date Term: Business Information Entity (BIE)

26 September 20057th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon36 Business process The choreography of activities and business logic amongst multiple actors. State Management. Work inherits from UMM models. Captures business logic at runtime. Works with CCTS. Project within TMG.

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