1. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 1 What is ebXML? UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Michael Dill, GEFEG Chair, UN/CEFACT/TBG2 ‘Digital Paper’ Work Group Co-Leader UNeDocs Project HoD Germany for ISO TC154 Co-Editor CEFACT Core Component Library EDIFICE representative to UN/CEFACT/TBG17

2. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 2 What is the project about? What is the UN Layout Key? The basic approach of UNeDocs The UNeDocs team UNeDocs

3. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 3 UNeDocs Process Scope Buy Pay Ship Prepare for export Import Prepare for import Transport Export Commercial Procedures Establish sales contract Order goods Advise on delivery Request payment Transport Procedures Establish transport contract Collect, transport and deliver goods Provide waybills, Goods receipts, etc. Regulatory Procedures Obtain im/export licenses etc. Provide Customs Declarations Provide cargo Declarations Apply security measures Clear goods Financial Procedures Provide credit rating Insurance Execute payment Issue statements International Trade Reference Model

4. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 4 UNeDocs - The Objectives To facilitate international trade and electronic transfer of data for cross border trade Trade Facilitation: harmonized, standardized, linked with Conventions and Regulations, usable for intergovernmental agreements electronic transfer of data: Digital Paper AND pure, simple eTransactions Cross border: trader, transport, customs statistic, Other Governmental Agencies

5. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 5 Combined Approach Paper Document aligned to UN Layout Key Electronic Document Exchange XML or UN/EDIFACT Electronic Edit Form <n:Invoice xmlns:n="urn:oasis:names:tc:ubl:Invoice:1.0:0.70" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:oasis:names:tc:ubl:Invoice:1.0 :0.70 UBL_Library_0p70_Invoice.xsd"> token 2003-02-14 Bills Microdevices Joes Office Supply 1 5 Pencils, box #2 red

6. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 6 Facilitation and interoperability: Align International Cross Border Data across Customs – Regulatory Documents – Transport and Trade Provide smooth migration path towards Digital Paper Electronic successor of the paper-based UN Layout Key (the UN Rec No 1 Unsung Hero) Combining ISO 15000-5 Core Components, EDI, XML, document presentation and box completion guidelines Increased semantic interoperability through reuse of UN/CEFACT Core Component Library Easy migration to newer versions Extensibility by user restrictions UNeDocs - Facilitation

7. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 7 UNeDocs - The Means developing, publishing and maintaining a coordinated set of international standards -UN/CEFACT Trade Reference Model -a comprehensive cross-domain data model -UN/EDIFACT and XML document structures -box completion guidelines and -methodologies, e.g. for document presentation, reuse, extension and maintenance.

8. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 8 UNeDocs - Deliverables · · · · A Business Process Model illustrating where the UNeDocs documents fit into the operation of the International Supply Chain based on the UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model. A ISO 15000 Part 5 compliant Common Data Model based on candidate or published UNCEFACT Core Components that are linked to the UNTDED/ISO 7372. Methodology for the presentation of data contained in electronic data exchanges onto electronic or paper forms and the update of UNLK to become eUNLK. For each document the project will develop: o A class diagram and document structure o The paper and electronic, re-usable layout description of the document based on the UN Layout Key o Box Completion Guideline o XML profiles o UN/EDIFACT message implementation guide

9. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 9 UNeDocs – The Enabler To enable the development of simple low-cost solutions to support the generation and exchange of standardised paper and/or electronic international trade documents by implementing existing standards and recommendations. To enable to close the gap between paper and traditional eB documents To enable integrated Single Windows implementations

10. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 10 UNeDocs – reuse of Standards -UN Layout Keys -Core Components -UN/EDIFACT -UN Trade Data Elements Directory -W3C XML schema -UN/CEFACT XML Naming and Design Rules -ISO and UN/CEFACT Code lists and other recommendations

11. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 11 UN Rec No 1 UN Layout Key Started 1963, amended and approved 1973, 1981 and later, named as UN Layout Key in 1978 Joint standards work between UNCEFACT and ISO TC154 A methodology to create paper oriented documents with an aligned layout and content Currently there are a UN set of aligned documents, e.g. the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD), IATA Airway bill, FIATA Forwarding Instruction, national aligned documents, e.g. UK SITPRO Topform with about 70 documents and industry specific, e.g. Siemens trade documents

12. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 12 UN Layout Key – A methodology … aims at providing an international basis for the standardization of documents used in international trade and transport and for visual display representations of such documents. [§15.Rec 1] The United Nations Layout Key serves as the basis for the creation of subsidiary international and national layout keys, internationally or nationally established standard forms and – ultimately – aligned masters and forms used at company level. [31.] Such “derived” layout keys and forms can be successfully aligned only if certain rules are observed, taking into account a hierarchic structure of interdependence and … [32.]

13. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 13 UN Layout Key – A methodology

14. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 14 UNeDocs – organizing the success High level support from UN/CEFACT Plenary and Forum, UNECE, EU, WCO…. Close co-operation ISO and UN/CEFACT UNeDocs is a good thing with unique benefits Based on proven existing paper and EDI, reuse of standards, open migration pathes Reuse the pilot work of UNECE and foundation work of UNeDocs UK Meet the interest of global players and the internet age UNeDocs > 16000 google hits ;-)

15. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 15 Summary A combination of cross-border business requirements collected from the TBG domain Working Groups and the necessary international regulatory requirements collated in conjunction with the WCO, paper-based Convention stakeholders and the Trade Facilitation work of TBG15. A harmonised, document-focussed reuse of the UN/CEFACT Core Component Library plus pre- harmonised contributions to the further development of the Library. The application of a holistic approach which incorporates the deployment of all relevant UN/CEFACT instruments and standards. The development of coordinated implementation specifications for paper, eforms, UN/EDIFACT and XML document formats and structures.

16. Kuala Lumpur February 2006 UNECE/CEFACT Capacity Building Workshop International Standards to Stimulate Paperless Trade UNeDocs Introduction, Strategy and Objectives Slide 16 UNeDocs – The team  A project under UN/CEFACT/TBG2 ‚Digital Paper‘  Joint work with ISO TC154  Project leads: Michael Dill@gefeg.com and Sue.Probert@SEPIAeb.com  http://www.unece.org/cefact/forum_grps /tbg/tbg2_edocs/tbg2_edocs.htm  www.unedocs.org