14 th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 16-17 September 2008
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16/17 September 2008 14th UN/CEFACT Plenary
14th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 16-17 September 2008
14th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 16-17 September 2008
UN/CEFACT Forum Report
Forum Management GroupChair: Mike Doran
Vice-Chair: Anders Grangard
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AgendaAgenda
Progress since the 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary• Focusing on Delivery
• Programme of Work• Workflow & Procedures• Deliverables
• 11th UN/CEFACT Forum - Stockholm• 12th UN/CEFACT Forum - Mexico City• Outreach
• APEC - UN/CEFACT Joint Symposium - Seoul• International Conference on Advancing Public-Private
Partnerships for e-Business Standards - Geneva• Future Challenges• Reports from the Permanent Groups
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Progress since the 13th Plenary
Progress since the 13th Plenary
• Focus on delivering UN/CEFACT products & services
• Forum Project Portfolio information reviewed and updated
• Alignment & prioritization of Forum projects with the UN/CEFACT Integrated Strategy
• Details of POW progress in PG Reports
Programme of Work 2008/2009
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Focusing on DeliveryFocusing on Delivery
• Open Development Process (ODP) approved• Forum Procedures Team (FPT) further refining Forum
Workflow & Procedures in order to improve cooperation between the Permanent Groups
• Migration of the Project Matrix under Confluence to facilitate project tracking under discussion with UNECE
• Code of Conduct reviewed and updated• Forum Election Procedures reviewed and updated for
upcoming elections in Senegal
Workflow & Procedures
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Focusing on DeliveryFocusing on Delivery
Improved cooperation with Standards Development Organizations (SDOs):• UN/CEFACT IEC/ISO/ITU MoU MG• UN/CEFACT-OASIS MoU• UN/CEFACT - UBL Convergence • SDOs working with UN/CEFACT include GS1, OAGi, SWIFT,
ACORD…
Improved Forum management through:• Bi-weekly conference calls• Minutes circulated to all Permanent Groups• F2F meetings at UN/CEFACT Forums - tactical• Extended Bureau Meetings (Bureau + FMG) - strategic
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Focusing on DeliveryFocusing on Delivery
• XML schemas delivered• Core Component Libraries published• Buy-Ship-Pay Data Model including UNeDocs,
Business Requirements Specification being updated• Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide on schedule• UN/CEFACT participating in EC e-Invoicing Expert
Group• More in the Permanent Group Reports…
Deliverables
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11th UN/CEFACT FORUM24-28 September 2007 Stockholm, Sweden
Forum Host & Supporting Sponsors:
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The 11th UN/CEFACT ForumThe 11th UN/CEFACT Forum
• The Stockholm Forum was hosted by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was opened by Ms. Ewa Björling, Minister of Foreign Trade
• 250 participants from Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe & North America
• Seminar held for Swedish business community on UN/CEFACT Recommendations & Standards
• The Forum celebrated 50 years of trade facilitation which had been launched, originally, by Sweden, in 1957
• Excellent hosts & organization
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7-11 April 2008 12th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City
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24 September 2007 11th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Stockholm
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7-11 April 2008Mexico City
Sponsors
Hosts & Organizers
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The 12th UN/CEFACT ForumThe 12th UN/CEFACT Forum
• The Forum was hosted by the Mexican Ministry of Economy & organized by B2B Servicios (private sector).
• The Vice-Minister for Industry & Commerce, Ms. Rocio Ruiz, opened the Forum and there was excellent support from the Mexican Government and Business Sector.
• Over 200 participants from all regions attended including from a number from Latin American countries, who attended with the assistance of ECLAC.
• A parallel World eBusiness Congress was held during the Forum in which many UN/CEFACT delegates participated.
• Excellent hosts & organization
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ADVANCING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR E-BUSINESS STANDARDS
18-19 September 2008
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Future ChallengesFuture Challenges
• UN/CEFACT Priority Projects• Market-driven/Stakeholder requirements
• Resources - Human & Financial• Human - Right skill sets to match priority tasks• Financial - UN/CEFACT needs a budget
• Improve Forum operations & reduce costs• Capacity-Building Programme
• Based on what UN/CEFACT can deliver
• Management of change in Forum culture
The eBusiness, Government & Trade Project (eBGT) will accelerate delivery of UN/CEFACT standards and recommendations, on the basis of:
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Future Forum MeetingsFuture Forum Meetings
13th Forum meeting - Saly, Senegal 10-14 November 2008
14th Forum meeting - Rome, Italy, April 2009
15th Forum meeting - Sapporo, Japan, September 2009
16th Forum meeting - Cardiff, United Kingdom, April 2010
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TBG ReportTBG Report
Chair: Jean-Luc Champion
Vice Chair: Pat Toufar
http://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG%20Home/tbg_home.htm
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TBG MandateTBG Mandate
The purpose of the TBG is to be responsible for the simplification of international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and best practices, using the UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology, where appropriate, to support the development of trade facilitation & e-Business standards.
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TBG SummaryTBG Summary
Typical Forum attendance - 150 experts within 17 Working Groups
Many participants are sponsored by companies, trade associations and national governments but in all cases are expected to contribute as individual subject matter experts
Since the last UN/CEFACT Plenary, the International Trade and Business Processes Groups met during the 11th (Stockholm) and 12th (Mexico City) UN/CEFACT Forums
Also to progress work forward, TBG Work Groups conducted numerous face-to-face interim meetings and more than 100 internet conferences and conference calls
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TBG Working GroupsTBG Working Groups
TBG Working Groups can be categorized into three general areas:
Buy - Ship – Pay
Independent Domain
Cross Domain
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Buy – Ship - PayBuy – Ship - Pay
Working Groups
Develop the core work contributing to Trade Facilitation
deliverables
Business Process Models cover Procurement through Payment
Contribute to the Core Component Libraries
Deliverables developed for UN/CEFACT Registry
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Independent DomainsIndependent Domains
Working Groups
Domain-oriented work content
Incorporate reusable Buy-Ship-Pay content
Contribute domain-specific content to the Core Component Libraries
An example of the independent domain business area is Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Cross DomainCross Domain
Working Groups
Harmonization of Business Process Models from Buy-Ship-Pay and Independent Domains
Harmonization of syntax-neutral Core Components from Domain Groups and External Liaisons
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Buy – Ship - PayBuy – Ship - Pay
Working Groups within Buy-Ship-Pay
• TBG1-Supply Chain
• TBG2-Digital Paper
• TBG3-Transportation
• TBG4-Customs
• TBG5-Finance
• TBG8-Insurance
• TBG15-International Trade Procedures
• TBG18-Agriculture
• TBG19-eGovernment
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TBG1-Supply Chain& eProcurement
TBG1-Supply Chain& eProcurement
Purpose• Supply chain and e-Procurement covers the Purchasing, Material
Management and Payment areas
Programme of Work• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) included in 07B library
• Scheduling, Ordering, Despatch & Receipt, Invoicing version 2, Remittance Advice core components scheduled for inclusion in 08B
• eCatalogue as well as Quotation scheduled for 09A
• Publication by TBG1 of normative message standards based on CCL 08B is expected in Q4 2008
• Requirements on eInvoice from TBG5 (Finance) included 08B.
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TBG2 Digital PaperTBG2 Digital Paper
Purpose• Develop standards and best practice for the migration from paper to paperless
trade in international supply chains
Programme of Work• Inclusion of UNeDocs in the BUY–SHIP-PAY business information model and
inclusion of the data in the D.08B CCL
• UNeDocs completed the Public Review (ODP Step 5) and moved forward to implementation verification stage (ODP Step 6) including data exchange pilot project (UK and Malaysia ), EU commission-funded project in 5 states focused on SMEs and regional projects hosted by APEC, and UNECE/ESCAP. ODP Step 7 (Publication) has been approved by TBG Steering Committee.
• Two UNeDocs workshops have been hosted by UNESCAP in Bangkok and another was hosted by JASTPRO in Tokyo.
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TBG3-Transportationand Logistics
TBG3-Transportationand Logistics
Purpose• Develop the eBusiness standards for Logistics planning and Transport. This covers
operational movements of goods, administrative and governmental requirements and
safety and security of freight movements.
Programme of Work• International Forwarding & Transport Business Requirements Specifications (BRS)
• Core Components Transport joint submission TBG2/3 harmonized by TBG17 ready for CCL 08.B
• Next BRS development priority: Transport Instructions, Status Reporting
• Version 3 of ITIGG worldwide implementation guidelines
Other• Press release for the 20th anniversary of the Transport group (April 1998- April 2008)
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TBG4-CustomsTBG4-Customs
Purpose
• Collaborate with World Customs Organisation (WCO) covering Business to Government (B2G), Government to Government (G2G) and Business to Business (B2B) requirements in cross border transactions
Programme of Work
• Contributed to WCO Data Model V3.0 content (approved by WCO Council June 2008)
• Work to reflect agriculture, human health & Basel Convention hazardous waste in Customs model
• Input to UML, MIGs, XML rules & definitions, DMRs to UNTDED & EDIFACT completed by 2009
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TBG5-FinanceTBG5-Finance
Purpose
• Be responsible within the financial services area for the simplification of international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and optimization of all information exchange standards
Programme of Work
• Inclusion of Customer Credit Transfer semantics in CC Library marks the successful first presence of finance in UN/CEFACT
• TBG5 continues to actively participate in cross-domain projects
• The key objective right now is e-invoicing and integration in the financial payment chain.
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TBG8-InsuranceTBG8-Insurance
Purpose• Functional area of insurance business including policy production,
placement, claims, risk management. It covers also domestic and international environments, insurance and reinsurance, single company policies and co-insurance.
Programme of Work• Project work developed through Global Insurance Standards
(ACORD), the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO), and eBES Expert Group Seven
• TBG17 submission contains insurance-related information for Contract, Party and Coverage
• New areas of business are claims, life insurance, health insurance and automotive insurance.
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TBG15-InternationalTrade Procedures
TBG15-InternationalTrade Procedures
Purpose• Analyze, simplify, harmonize and align public and private sector practices,
procedures and information flows relating to international trade transactions both in goods and related services
Programme of Work• Develop guidance and tools to support a national Single Window facility
• Work undertaken on two Recommendations:• No. 34 on the Data Simplification and Standardization
• No. 35 on establishing a legal framework for the efficient and effective operation of Single Window
• Revision of Recommendation 11 finalized
• Revision of Recommendations 6 and 12 progressed
• Progress on Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide
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TBG18-AgricultureTBG18-Agriculture
Purpose• Develop and maintain Business Process Models, the Business
Transaction Models, the semantics and the contents in a syntax-neutral way that fulfil the requirements of the Agro – Food communities
Programme of Work
• eCert and eDAPLOS audited and submitted for schema generation
• New projects approved: Livestock Animal Record, Laboratory analysis in agriculture and in the field of agri-food, Tracking and Tracing Fish, Animal Passport
• Joint project with TBG 12: “P075 - Accounting Reporting – Joint Project Amendment”
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TBG19-eGovernmentTBG19-eGovernment
Purpose
• Develop and maintain business scenarios and business transactions to facilitate the electronic delivery of services to citizens, businesses and government organizations
Programme of Work
• eArchiving “Transfer of digital records” BRS
• eGovernment data model core components part of CCL08A
• Joint project (TBG1, 6 and 19) on ePublic procurement launched in September 2007. Main objective to converge UBL and UN/CEFACT models
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Independent DomainsIndependent Domains
Working Groups within Independent Domains
TBG6-Architecture, Engineering and Construction
TBG9-Travel, Tourism and Leisure
TBG12-Accounting and Audit
TBG13-Environmental
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TBG6-Architecture,Engineering & Construction
TBG6-Architecture,Engineering & Construction
Purpose• Responsible for coordinating and propose new developments and
maintenance in the area of Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry (AEC)
Programme of Work• First UN/CEFACT XML standards in the field of Public Procurement:
• eTendering standard: 20 transactions from Information Notice to Contract Award for open, restricted or limited tenders applicable to Works, Goods and Services
• Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management: 10 transactions in field of project management
• Joint TBG1/TBG6 projects include eCatalog and Contract Financial Execution Management (CFEM) Projects
• New cross-domain project on Security in Messages and Documents launched
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TBG9-Travel,Tourism & Leisure
TBG9-Travel,Tourism & Leisure
Purpose
• To support and promote international business activities related to the exchange of travel industry data
Programme of Work• First set of schemas for requesting and receiving information on
small-scaled lodging published in 07A
• Approval of Small Scaled Lodging Travel Product Information
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TBG12-Accounting & AuditTBG12-Accounting & Audit
Purpose
• The accounting and auditing domains and financial reporting. The exchanges are between the accountants and certified accountants, the auditors, and the enterprises. Internal or external financial reporting towards the economic partners of the enterprises, the private and public collection bodies.
Programme of Work• “Accounting Entry” implemented in Belgium by ISABEL and
CERTIPOST into e-Invoice
• Financial Statements for the Agriculture Sector
• “Chart of accounts” BRS in progress
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TBG13-EnvironmentalTBG13-Environmental
Purpose
• To support and promote both international and regional cooperation activities related to environmental data exchange
Programme of Work• Review of Business Requirement Specification on Waste Tracking
and Core Components submission
• New TBG13 Project – Notification for the Movement of Hazardous Waste
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Cross DomainsCross Domains
Working Groups within Cross Domains
TBG14-Business Process Analysis
TBG17-Core Component Harmonization
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TBG14-BusinessProcess AnalysisTBG14-BusinessProcess Analysis
Purpose
• Responsible for defining the International Supply Chain model to present the various processes and parties involved within the international supply chain in a simplified way
Programme of Work
• Project P058 “Framework for Building Common Business Processes”- Specification into ODP5 Step
• Project P059 “International Supply Chain Reference Model” V1.4 of the BUY-SHIP-PAY model and the related Modelling Guidelines
• TBG14 engaged in TBG1/3/6 projects (eCat, CIO, CII, Quotation...) helping the TBGs to do business process modelling and creating their own modelling resources
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TBG17-Core ComponentHarmonisation
TBG17-Core ComponentHarmonisation
Purpose• Responsible for consistency and harmonization of core components across
business domains and sectors, contributing to a concise and well-defined glossary of business terms, business data semantic definitions, and structuring of data exchanges
Programme of Work• Core Component Libraries (CCL) 07A, 07B and 08A production
• CCL 08B is now available as a Draft. It includes: • UNeDocs (including eCerts and eDAPLOS)
• Supply Chain: Agreement (Buy), Delivery (Ship), Settlement (Pay)• Finance• Insurance• Links to the United Nations Trade Data Elements Directory • And more
• Recommended for use for pilots and proofs of concept
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Information Content Management GroupInformation Content Management Group
Chair:Mike Conroy
Vice Chair:David Dobbing
http://www.cen.eu/uncefactforum/ICG/
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ICG MandateICG Mandate
Management of the UN/CEFACT information repositories and libraries for electronic business and UN Recommendations that fall within its scope
Technical conformance and registration of the UN/CEFACT business requirements specifications
Normalization and maintenance of the base syntax-neutral information components that serve as the building blocks for the development of standards for implementation
Technical conformity and registration of the syntax-specific objects and components
The purpose of the Information Content Management Group (ICG) is to ensure the release of quality technical specifications for e-business:
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A series of coherent, consistent and normalized reference libraries comprising the business requirements, information objects and code lists that are aligned with the domain reference models and serve as the building blocks for the development of standards for implementation
Validating the conformance of technical specifications with the corresponding publication guidelines and for the release of approved syntax-specific information objects and components
Processes and procedures for the maintenance of the libraries Mechanisms for ensuring the quality of the library contents Proposals, including draft Recommendations for review and
approval by the UN/CEFACT Plenary and Maintenance of UN Recommendations related to codes
ICG Deliverables
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UNECE Rec. No. 3 - ISO Country Code for Representation of Names of Countries UNECE Rec. No. 5 - Abbreviations of INCOTERMS UNECE Rec. No. 7 - Numerical Representation of Dates, Time, and Periods of Time UNECE Rec. No. 8 - Unique Identification Code Methodology - UNIC UNECE Rec. No. 9 - Alphabetical Code for the Representation of Currencies UNECE Rec. No. 10 - Codes for Ship's Names UNECE Rec. No. 15 - Simpler Shipping Marks UNECE Rec. No. 16 - Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) UNECE Rec. No. 17 - Payterms UNECE Rec. No. 19 - Codes for Modes of Transport UNECE Rec. No. 20 - Codes for Units of Measure used in international trade UNECE Rec. No. 21 - Codes for Types of Cargo, Packages and Packaging Materials UNECE Rec. No. 23 - Freight Cost Code UNECE Rec. No. 24 - Trade and Transport Status Codes UNECE Rec. No. 28 - Codes for Types of Means of Transport
UNECERecommendations
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Principal HighlightsPrincipal Highlights
Approved the UN/CEFACT Registry Specification 1.2 for progression to ODP 6 (Implementation Verification)
Preparation of Registry staged implementation approach for eBGT
Revised and approved code list updates to UNECE Recommendations
Advanced Code List Migration Project and have produced a prototype of the UN/CEFACT code lists in XML using genericode
Audited the first schema releases
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Items forPlenary Noting
Items forPlenary Noting
UNECE Rec. 20 (Units of Measure) – Rev.5
UNECE Rec. 21 (Codes for Passengers, Types of Cargo, Packages and Packaging Materials) – Rev.6
UNECE Rec 23 (Freight Cost Code) – Rev.6
UN/EDIFACT DIRECTORY Releases D07A D07B D08A
Core Component Library (CCL) Releases D07A D07B D08A
XML Schema Releases D07A (e-Tendering, Small Scaled Lodging house, Project Schedule and Cost
Performance Management) D07B
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Work in progressWork in progress
UN/CEFACT Registry interface and connectors UN/CEFACT Registry proof of concept finalization UN/CEFACT Code List management finalization Ongoing Audit of UN/CEFACT deliverables Ongoing maintenance of UNECE Recommendations
related to codes
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Tasks to be fulfilled
Tasks to be fulfilled
The following tasks are performed on a regular basis:
Management of UN/ECE Recommendations and generic UN Codelists
Audit of UN/EDIFACT updates Audit of UN/Core Component Library Audit of XML Schemas Verification of the Business Requirement Specification (BRS)
format Audit of the Requirement Specification Mapping (RSM)
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Applied Technologies Group
Applied Technologies Group
Chair:• Mark Crawford
Vice Chairs:• Gait Boxman• Jostein Frømyr
• http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG_Home.htm
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ATG MandateATG Mandate
• Create and maintain the trade, business and administration document structures based on a specific technology or standard
• Design, assembly and production of syntax-specific solutions based on identified business and/or technical requirements from the permanent groups of UN/CEFACT
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ATG DeliverablesATG Deliverables
• Technical assessment and maintenance of syntax-specific solutions through the application of Data Maintenance Requests
• A series of coherent, consistent and normalized syntax solutions that are aligned with domain reference models for publication in a designated UN/CEFACT information Registry:• UN/EDIFACT messages and their support directories
• XML Schemas
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ATG DeliverablesATG Deliverables
• Procedures and Mechanisms for the maintenance and quality of the syntax solutions
• Appropriate technical specifications detailing the design and production rules, guidelines and checklists
• Maintenance of Recommendations/Technical Specifications in coordination with ISO TC154• UNECE Recommendation 1 (UN Layout Key) technical aspects
• ISO 9735 - UN/EDIFACT Syntax
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ATG1 EDIFACT SyntaxATG1 EDIFACT Syntax
Purpose• Development and Maintenance of EDIFACT syntax
solutions to support UN/CEFACT work programme
Officers:• Chair: Gait Boxman
http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG1.htm
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Ongoing Work ItemOngoing Work Item
• EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR) processing• Stockholm Forum – EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR)
processing – 42 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)• 6 Approved• 32 Approved with changes• 1 Postponed• 3 Withdrawn
• Mexico City Forum – EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR) processing – 33 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)
• 21 Approved• 7 Approved with changes• 2 Postponed• 3 Withdrawn
• Senegal - >200 already submitted by World Customs Organization through eBES
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ATG1 ProjectsATG1 Projects
• UML2EDIFACT Project• Defines methodology for transforming UN/CEFACT
Modelling Methodology (UMM) conformant UML models into the EDIFACT syntax
Project Lead Gait Boxman
Editor Open
Approval status Approved by FMG
Current ODP step 6
Anticipate Completion Dependent on requirements of TBG
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ATG2 – XML SyntaxATG2 – XML Syntax
Group Purpose• Development and maintenance of XML syntax
solutions to support UN/CEFACT work programme
Officers• Chair: Jostein Frømyr
http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG2.htm
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Ongoing Work Item – Schema Generation
Ongoing Work Item – Schema Generation
76 Schema for 07A• 1 Common Reusable (XML Representation of CCL)• 1 Unqualified Data Type (Basic Data Types)• 7 Updated Code List Schema (used by data types) • 33 Business Process Schema
• 21 eTendering• 1 Cross Industry Invoice• 2 Small Scale Lodging• 9 Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management
• 34 Supporting Schema• 1 Qualified Data Type (restricts value domain)• 33 New Code List Schema (supporting QDTs)
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Ongoing Work Item – Schema Generation
Ongoing Work Item – Schema Generation
76 Schema for 07B• 1 Common Reusable (XML Representation of CCL)• 1 Unqualified Data Type (Basic Data Types)• 7 Updated Code List Schema (used by data types) • 33 Business Process Schema
• 21 eTendering• 1 Cross Industry Invoice• 2 Small Scale Lodging• 9 Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management
• 34 Supporting Schema• 1 Qualified Data Type (restricts value domain)• 33 New Code List Schema (supporting QDTs)
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XML Naming and Design Rules, v3
XML Naming and Design Rules, v3
Project Lead Mark Crawford
Editor Mike Rowell
Approval status Approved by FMG
Current ODP step 5 (review ends 20 September)
Anticipate ODP7 1st qtr 2009 – Dependent on delivery of CCTS 3.0
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Data Type LibraryData Type Library
Project Lead Serge Cayron
Editor Mark Crawford
Approval status Approved by FMG
Current ODP step Version 2 – In MaintenanceVersion 3 – ODP4 equivalent
Anticipate Completion
Version 3 – 1st qtr 2009 (Dependent on delivery of CCTS 3.0)
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Standard Business Document Header, v2
Standard Business Document Header, v2
Project Lead Open
Editor Open
Approval status Approved by FMG
Current ODP step 2 (Prepare Requirements Document and review contributions received)
Anticipate Completion
Open
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XML Representation of Core Components
XML Representation of Core Components
Project Lead Mike Rowell
Editor Mark Crawford
Approval status Approved by FMG
Current ODP step 3 (1st Working Draft)
Anticipate Completion
3rd qtr 2009 – Dependent on delivery of CCTS 3.0
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Other ActivitiesOther Activities
XML Schema User Guide Template• Provide guidance for implementation and use
Schema Generation and Testing Guidelines• Promulgating Internal Processes to a wider audience
Tools
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ATG Driving Convergence under UN/CEFACT
ATG Driving Convergence under UN/CEFACT
• Had very successful F2F meetings• January 2008 – Redwood Shores, California, USA• June 2008 – Roros, Norway
• Representatives from different SDOs/Industry Consortia + a number of Government agencies are participating• UBL, STAR, ACORD, GS1, RosettaNet, OAGi, CIDX, HR-XML
• Significant progress in achieving common understanding and alignment on XML technical issues such as:• Serialization rules• Customization• Code Lists• Namespaces
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Techniques and Methodologies Group (TMG)
Techniques and Methodologies Group (TMG)
Chair (until Feb. 2008): Gunther Stuhec
Chair (since Feb. 2008): Christian Huemer
Presenter: Mark Crawford
http://www.untmg.org/
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TMG MandateTMG Mandate
The purpose of the Techniques & Methodologies Group (TMG) is to provide all UN/CEFACT Groups with Meta (base) Business Process, Information and Communications Technology specifications, methodologies, recommendations and education.
The TMG also functions as a research group evaluating new information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as, techniques and methodologies that may assist UN/CEFACT and its groups to fulfill their mandate and vision in Trade Facilitation and e-Business.
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TMG CompetenciesTMG Competencies
Provides the required key methodologies that are necessary for• Highly dynamic and context-driven, next-generation B2B• Common and unambiguous understanding on the semantic level• Collaborative business processes that consider the aspects of
contracts / agreements• Highly reusable and flexible building blocks of business
information
These methodologies are• comparable with a natural language• a must for doing collaborative business effectively, • the key differentiatior to all other existing business standards• highly required to realize next generation eBusiness
environment (ESOA)
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General InfoGeneral Info
Members
• ~ 30 active members
• 15 – 20 participants at face-to-face meetings
Meetings• TMG Interim Meeting: Kansas City (July 2007)
• 11th CEFACT Forum: Stockholm (Sep. 2007)
• TMG Interim Meeting: Zurich (Dec. 2007)
• 12th CEFACT Forum: Mexico City (April 2008)
• TMG Interim Meeting: Berlin (June 2008)
• TMG Interim Meeting: Tokyo (Sep. 2008)
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Working Groups& Projects
Working Groups& Projects
Core Components Working Group
• Core Components Technical Specification (CCTS 3.0)
• UML Profile for Core Components (UPCC 1.0)
• UN/CEFACT Context Methodology (UCM 1.0)
Business Process Working Group• UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology (UMM 1.0/2.0)
• Resource-Event-Agent specialization (REA 1.0)
eBusiness Architecture Working Group• eBusiness Architecture (eBA 1.0)
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LG ReportLG Report
Chair: Bart Schermer (Acting)
Vice Chair: Bart Schermer
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LG MandateLG Mandate
The purpose of the Legal Group (LG) is to ensure that the legal aspects of electronic business and international trade facilitation are considered in the work of the UN/CEFACT. To this end, the Legal Group analyses current legal processes and issues within the mission and objectives of UN/CEFACT, identifies legal constraints that adversely affect the mission and objectives of the Centre, and proposes practical improvements to these legal processes and issues.
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LG Activities in 2007/8LG Activities in 2007/8
• Recommendation 35• Legal aspects of Single Window Framework (SWF), checklist for
operators, toolkit• Final draft to be discussed with TBG15 during this Plenary
• Strengthening ties with UNCITRAL• Presentation on CEFACT SWF work during annual congress• Involving UNCITRAL Secretariat in ePP project (TBG19)
• Unified Business Agreements and Contracts put on hold
• Support on legal issues within UN/CEFACT• Participation in task team on IPR Policy• Participation in Stockholm Forum IPR session
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FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.