1. Stakeholder Priorities
UN/CEFACT
Overview of
Stakeholder Priorities
Sectors
UN/CEFACT Bureau
14 May 2007
UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

2. 12th Plenary Business stakeholders
The Business Sector stakeholders noted that UN/CEFACT should continue to provide:
a) Benefits from the collaboration with other organizations and opportunities from cross-sector collaboration
b) Opportunities for broader sectoral participation and involvement of national and governmental operational experts in the work.

3. Holistic Approach to Stakeholder Requirements
Public sector requirements
Holistic Approach to Stakeholder Requirements
SELLER
Buy
Ship
Pay
BUYER
Supply-chain management
Potential problems
A) Commercial
b) Official requirements
Misunderstandings between trade and the authorities
Assistance in overcoming commercial problems
Private sector requirements

4. Business Sector Participation
BUY
SHIP
PAY
Automotive - JAIF
Chemicals - CIDX
Insurance - ACORD
Retail - GS1
The International Trade Transaction Process consists of

5. Business Sector Participation
BUY
SHIP
PAY
Air Freight - IATA
Customs - WCO
Forwarders - FIATA
Ports - IAPH
The International Trade Transaction Process consists of

6. Business Sector Participation
BUY
SHIP
PAY
International Payments - SWIFT
National Payments - BACS
Bankers Associations - Various
The International Trade Transaction Process consists of

7. New sectors
1. New sectors are entering the e-business arena, enhancing the sectoral work, including:
a) Agriculture (for the tracking and tracing of food products);
b) Government, for new e-government services to the private sector;

8. Other sectors are also renewing their engagement
a) Finance (developing end-to-end e-processing of a payment);
b) Air freight industry (e-freight programme with UNeDocs);

9. Cross Border Reference Data Model
Proposed new projects
Cross Border Reference Data Model
UN/CEFACT and WCO will address how “To guide and support work in UN/CEFACT and the WCO related to the development of a Cross Border Reference Data Model to allow data interoperability for end-to-end trade transactions; and to support Single Window initiatives at both the national and regional level”
Public electronic procurement project
Review government requirements for electronic procurement documents. These include semantic interoperability within the public sector and between the public and private sector

10. SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES
UN/CEFACT
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES
FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.