1. Stakeholder Perspectives: Countries
SUMMARY
UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS
Under the auspices of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

2. Country Objectives Identified in the Stakeholder Paper
Influence the development of administrative & regulatory components of international trade
Identify opportunities for improving national competitiveness
Identify the international standards & best practices that meet these requirements

3. Country Objectives Identified in the Stakeholder Paper
Modify these international standards to also meet national requirements
Implement them in an affordable way
Know which international organisation to address when they need information about, or assistance with, the above

4. What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT
Interoperable, intersectoral standards, that help:
Create information links between different national government agencies as well as between public and private sectors
Converge multiple existing national standards around a standard that is both SME & big organization “friendly”
Preserve existing and future investments in data
Advance the work on e-invoicing

5. What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT
Related solutions and tools that meet the needs of stakeholders:
Government policy makers
Government agencies that use the standards
Businesses that use the standards
Businesses that sell services based on the standards
Intermediary organizations such as AIAG, GS1, SWIFT, other trade and industry associations

6. What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT
An organization that has:
Transparent, understandable processes that generate standards in a timely way
Well-defined relationships with other standards development organizations (SDOs)
Procedures for receiving external input
Cross sectoral coordination and harmonization

7. What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT
Implementation assistance through:
Implementation guidelines & models
Publication of best practice & especially best practice in government
Better access to CEFACT products (improved organization of current web access, development of repository)
Taking into account multiple implementation languages

8. What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT
Promotion and awareness support through:
Coordinated approach
Case studies
Information about existing implementations
Cost/benefit and added value indicators
Cooperation with other UN Regional Commissions

9. What Countries Said They Want From UN/CEFACT
Input to policy work on trade facilitation and electronic business in:
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
Other international organizations
National administrations