1. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Adacel Technologies Limited Commercial Systems February 2001 - Victorian E-Procurement Breakfast Adacel Technologies Limited, 250 Bay Street BRIGHTON VIC 3186 +61 3 8530 7777

2. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd

3. l Recently joined Adacel Technologies –18 years SA Government Experience. –Played a key role in the development of the SA Governments E-Procurement Initiatives: l SA Tenders & Contracts; l Electronic Tender Lodgment Service; & l E-Purchase SA. –Currently consulting to the WA Government GEM Marketplace initiative. About Glenn Dawson

4. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Presented by Glenn Dawson Adacel Technologies Ltd www.adacel.com.au Electronic Marketplaces in Government Environment

5. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l APCC Guidelines l Open and Closed Marketplaces l What is OBI? l SA & WA Govt. Models Topics of Discussion

6. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Australian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) –Council of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers. l “Framework for Cooperation on Electronic Commerce in Government Procurement” –Released on 13 May, 1999 –Download from www.apcc.gov.au/publications APCC Guidelines

7. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Guidelines defined several Open Standards to enable ‘interoperability’ for suppliers between state and commonwealth jurisdictions –For open access between supplier catalogues l OBI (Open Buying on the Internet); and l XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language). –For Identification purpose l Suppliers - use of DUNS numbers l Article - EAN/UCC bar-coding; and l Category of goods and services - UN/SPSC codes APCC Guidelines (continued)

8. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd So why do we need Open Standards? APCC Guidelines (continued)

9. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Suppliers must manage product information in many places: –Expensive; –Different Technologies; and –Version Control. l Governments are conscious of placing impediments between government buyers and suppliers! Closed Marketplaces

10. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Closed Marketplace Model

11. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l In the Open Market model: –suppliers manage their data in one place; and –suppliers have choice to host their own catalogue data OR have another company host the data on their behalf. Open Marketplaces

12. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Open Marketplace

13. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Open Marketplace Transactions

14. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l The APCC will support any OPEN (non- proprietary) standards. –OBI –XML l About OBI –Free standard that can be downloaded from www.openbuy.org So Why OBI?

15. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Open Trading Model & OBI

16. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Project Name: E-Purchase SA The SA Government Model

17. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l SA Government Drivers –Whole of Government Procurement Reform l Reduce the cost of public sector operations l Improve productivity of public sector operations l Develop business drivers for the South Australian economy SA Government - E-Purchase SA

18. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd SA Government Model

19. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Project Name: GEM (Govt. Electronic Marketplace) The WA Government Model

20. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l WA Government Drivers –Objective of moving purchasing on-line l Aggressive implementation targets for buyers and suppliers l Using a Central Registry for all Supplier information l Focussed on development of regional based Electronic Trading Associations for supplier enablement l Fee’s and charges will be levied to re-coup costs WA Government - GEM

21. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd CAM S Hosted OBI Web Catalogue Suppliers Buyers GEM Portal Supplier Registry Procurement System External Trading Associations Contracted Supplier Information Managed by CAMS UPDATE REGISTRY LOGON TO BUY RFQ/RFI EXCHANGE RFI/RFQ Agency FMIS(s) PO DELIVERY GEM WA Government Marketplace SEARCH FOR SUPPLIER Hosted OBI Web Catalogue PO REQUESTS

22. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd WA Government Marketplace Suppliers Buyers GEM Portal Supplier Registry Procurement System UPDATE REGISTRY LOGON TO BUY Agency FMIS(s) GEM SEARCH FOR SUPPLIER

23. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Suppliers Buyers Supplier Registry Procurement System External Trading Associations Agency FMIS(s) PO DELIVERY PO Request GEM WA Government Marketplace GEM Portal UPDATE REGISTRY LOGON TO BUY SEARCH FOR SUPPLIER Hosted OBI Web Catalogue

24. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd Contracted Supplier Information Managed by CAMS WA Government Marketplace Suppliers Buyers Supplier Registry Procurement System External Trading Associations Agency FMIS(s) PO DELIVERY PO Requests GEM GEM Portal UPDATE REGISTRY LOGON TO BUY SEARCH FOR SUPPLIER Hosted OBI Web Catalogue CAM S Hosted OBI Web Catalogue

25. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd CAMS Hosted OBI Web Catalogue Contracted Supplier Information Managed by CAMS WA Government Marketplace Suppliers Buyers Supplier Registry Procurement System Agency FMIS(s) PO DELIVERY PO Requests GEM Portal UPDATE REGISTRY LOGON TO BUY Hosted OBI Web Catalogue RFQ/RFI EXCHANGE RFI/RFQ GEM External Trading Associations SEARCH FOR SUPPLIER

26. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Vic Govt –Panel of contractors l QLD Govt –Marketplace EOI currently under evaluation l NSW Govt –Marketplace EOI under evaluation Other States

27. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Suppliers can: l choose which IT developers, ISPs or VAN they use; l receive orders via Fax, E-mail or OBI; l choose to develop a catalogue based on their company’s strategy and timeframe; l Open Trading catalogue can be accessed by other buyers, reducing development costs; and l send electronic invoices to streamline settlement. Supplier Advantages

28. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Deliver savings and improvements for procurement reform l Reduced cost to process orders (concentrating on Low Dollar, High Volume Transactions) l Support effective buying from contracts l Greater management control and reporting l Greater buyer independence and autonomy Buyer Advantages

29. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Supplier Readiness –Y2k, GST. –Confused(?) l Integration with existing Financial Management Information System’s and other Legacy Systems Implementation Difficulties

30. Copyright 2001. Adacel Technologies Ltd l Full Suite of OBI compliant Marketplace Software. l Experience with SAP B2B products l Practical Experience in SA & WA Government implementations. Adacel Technologies Skills