1. CEF e-Invoicing Readiness Checker
Introduction to the tool

2. eInvoicing readiness checker
Goal
Facilitate and accelerate compliance with the EU Directive (Self-Assessment tool, Country Sheets, profile pages for public entities and solution & service providers to share and promote their eInvoicing experiences)
Approach
Two main target user groups (although it is a public website)
A web-based resource to help public entities and solution & service providers to prepare for compliance with the directive. This resource includes:
·         An eInvoicing maturity self-assessment tool for public entities
·         Country Sheets (Based on the State of play of B2G eInvoicing in public procurement work (above))
·         Profile pages available for public entities and solution & service providers to share and promote their eInvoicing experiences
Public Entities indicate their situation and needs
Solution & Service Providers document their capabilities

3. eInvoicing readiness checker timeline
September
October
November
December
January
UAT
14/09
5/10
14/10
14/11
25/11
1/12
19/12
TBD
TBD
UAT
Content review and country profile upload
Workshop with early adopters
Release 1.1
Release 1.2
Workshop
Pilot phase 2: deadline for comments
Official launch of the website
Webinar with early adopters
Pilot phase 2
Infrastructure migration and URL

4. more than 40 improvements
A taste of what is to come
Self-assessment
Redesigned homepage
and …
more than 40 improvements
taking into account the feedback of the pilot phase 1.
Presented to you in the pilot phase 2.

5. eInvoicing readiness checker phase 2 (25 November – 19 December)
Functional objectives:
Dry run before going live
Ensure that the self-assessment is fit for purpose
Fine tune the functionalities
Content objectives:
Identify & on-board more early adopters
Allow public entities to upload success stories and lessons learned
Allow Members States to review their country sheets

6. We want the eInvoicing readiness checker to be useful and meaningful for you, and for that we need your feedback! Let’s look what we have now…

7. What are the benefits of the eInvoicing readiness checker?
Tools
Public Entities
Solution & Service Providers
Self-Assessment Tool 
Profile pages
Success Stories
Lessons Learned
Country Sheets

8. A platform for sharing
One of the goals of the website
Content can be shared through social networks
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
There is a space for discussion/talking on content (comments)
Other tools of interaction

9. Why is it useful for Public Entities?

10. What can you expect for Public Entities? (I)
Self-Assessment tool:
Dynamic questionnaire form;
Assess and improve the handling of electronic invoicing by Public Entities;
Organized by categories;
Navigable; and
Self-guided.

11. What can you expect for Public Entities? (II)
Self-Assessment Results
Recommendations
Based on the answers provided; and
Aim to help Public Entities to establish their levels of maturity regarding eInvoicing.
Policy Frameworks that are suitable, matched by:
Country;
Sector; and
Geographical Coverage.

12. What can you expect for Public Entities? (III)
Public Entities’ profile pages
Show all the information about the Public Entities
But with privacy levels
Configurable by Public Entities’ users
Can be managed by different users
Invitation system
Request to join system
Contact Form for Solution & Service Providers
Can be deactivated

13. What can you expect for Public Entities? (IV)
Public Entities’ Directory
List of the Public Entities registered on the eInvoicing Readiness checker
Respects the privacy levels configured on the profiles
Allows for text search
Has filters based on the metadata

14. What can you expect for Public Entities? (V)
Success Stories
Can be created by users from Public Entities
Allows you to promote your successful implementation
May involve one or several Solution & Service Providers
Covering one or more capabilities
Will appear on:
Homepage
Country sheet of the relevant country
Public Entity profile page
Involved Solution & Service Provider profile page

15. What can you expect for Public Entities? (VI)
Lessons Learned
Share experiences about what worked and what did not
Open to both Public Entities and Solution & Service Providers
Related to relevant capabilities
Will appear on:
Homepage
Country sheet of the relevant country
Public Entity profile page

16. And what about Solution & Service Providers?

17. What can you expect for Solution & Service Providers? (I)
Solution & Service Providers’ profiles pages
Show all the information about Solution & Service Providers
Configurable by Solution & Service Provider users
Can be managed by different users
Invitation system
Request to join system
Contact Form for Public Entities
Shows Success Stories where they have been involved

18. What can you expect for Solution & Service Providers? (II)
Solution & Service Providers’ Directory
List of the Solution & Service Providers with profile pages
Allows for text search
Has filters based on the metadata

19. What can you expect for Solution & Service Providers? (III)
Country sheets
13 individual country sheets provide an overview of the status of eInvoicing in each of these countries.
Map for a quick overview
With different coloring depending on the maturity
List of countries with links to their sheets.

20. What can you expect for Solution & Service Providers? (IV)
Country sheets
A quick glance on the status of the implementation of electronic invoicing on different European countries.
Organisation(s) responsible for eInvoicing
eInvoicing legislation, standards & available platforms
Information on the different Policy Frameworks implemented

21. Enough talk, let’s play! URL: http://40.113.106.215/
Note: The current data on Readiness checker is considered not final, as it is for play during the pilot phase.

22. Feedback and Q&A

23. Questions about the platform
User experience
Was it difficult for you to understand what you needed to do?
Were the forms easy to use?
Did you get lost at some point?
Look & Feel
Is the information clear enough?
Is it easy for you to read the information? (on a profile page, success story, lesson learned…)
Is the site nice to look at?
Other questions
Do you miss something?
Do you think something shouldn’t be there?