The Way Ahead for the TPT-WG

TPT-WG

Joanne BlackburnTransportation Working Group

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Contribution to Leaders Work Program

APEC Blueprint for Action

APEC EC Work

EDI Pilot Project

Requirements for Paper Documents

TPT-WG starts work on EC (survey)

Collective Action Plan & TPT-WG Web Site

Steering Group & Phase 1 Project

1995 1997 19991994 1996 1998 20001993

Virtual Training Project

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Paperless Trading Goal

1995 1997 19991994 1996 1998 2000 2005 20101993

All work directed towards the Paperless Trading Goal(2005 for developed, 2010 for developing economies).

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Requirements for Paper Documents Economies were encouraged to update matrix*)

Economies who have done so in 1998/99 are Singapore, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei

*) Matrix can be found on TPT-WG web site: http://www.apectptwg.org.au

Paperless Trading Initiative

Updates from economies show:

Paperless Trading can happen!Developed Economies should lead the way

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Contribution to Leaders Work Program

APEC Blueprint for Action

APEC EC Work

EDI Pilot Project

Requirements for Paper Documents

TPT-WG starts work on EC (survey)

Collective Action Plan & TPT-WG Web Site

Steering Group & Phase 1 Project

1995 1997 19991994 1996 1998 20001993

Virtual Training Project

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APEC Blueprint for Action

TPT-WG EC Collective Action Plan

Requirements forPaper Documents

Collective Action Plan

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TPT-WG ECCollective Action Plan

Three Questions*)

EC status in customs, quarantine and banking Economy’s possible contributions Economy’s expectations of TPT-WG

Economies can lead individual action priorities. Increased cooperation is necessary - how?

*) Summary of economies input can be found on TPT-WG web site: http://www.apectptwg.org.au

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THE COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

(1) Standard messages and guidelines

(2) Electronic manifests for Port Authorities

(3) Bureau services to link EDI and other forms of e-commerce

(4) Establishment of a single electronic window for communication with export inspection authorities

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THE COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

(5) Remove legal and institutional requirements for paper documents

(6)Improve and increase facilities for settling financial transactions electronically.

Volunteers to lead the collective actions are essential and required now.

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Steering Group

SCCP TPT-WG

Improved cooperation between sub-fora

APEC EC Steering Group

TELTEL Other

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Identify a pair of importer & exporter in two economies Tracking the whole transaction electronically Use of TPT-WG contacts in transport industry Use of SCCP expertise in electronic customs

and quarantine procedures Use of TEL expertise in authentication /

digital signature / infrastructure

Cooperation between TEL, SCCP and TPT-WG

Possible joint project:

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Combination of TPT-WG Phase 1 and

current SCCP UN/EDIFACT project.

EC trial between Phase 1 business and customs.

Using SCCP’s initiative to implement some kind of EC

in all APEC customs administrations.

Using TPT-WG’s EC training for APEC businesses

(Phase 1).

Cooperation between TEL, SCCP and TPT-WG

Possible joint project SCCP / TPT-WG:

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Cooperation between TEL, SCCP and TPT-WG

Electronic Bulletin

List Server forPaperless Trading

InitiativeTELSCCP

TPT-WGTELList Server

TPT-WGList Server

EC SGList ServerSCCP

List Server EC SG

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Steering Group

SCCP TPT-WG

Economies

TELTEL other

EC Experts

Commitment of Economies

Commitment of economies is necessary(eg. via EC experts at TPT-WG meetings)

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Steering Group

SCCP TPT-WG

Economies

Business Participation is necessary(eg. In Phase 1 EC project)

Business Participation

Businesses

TELTEL other

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Business Outreach

Phase 1 EC Project EC training course will be conducted

in interested economies. Successful consultant to be announced

at TPT-WG 15. Indonesia; Singapore; Hong Kong, China;

Philippines and China participating. We are looking for up to three more

economies to participate.

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Recognition of Electronic Messages

Three aspects: legal policy and standards

Electronic authentication - TEL Task Group

Legal certainty - UNCITRAL model law Australian Electronic Transactions Bill 1999

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Recognition of ElectronicMessages

UNCITRAL now addressing uniform rules on electronic signatures

International standard setting bodies addressing authentication standards

Governments establishing legal and policy frameworks for authentication and electronic commerce

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What Can Government Do?

Create a favourable environment.

Remove legal & regulatory impediments.

Become a model user.

(eg Single Electronic Window)

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What Can Businesses Do?

Build pressure to change the law

Build pressure to change institutional

requirements

Provide information to governments and APEC

working group delegates about what needs to be

done.

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Factors Critical to theWay Ahead for the TPT-WG

Cooperation between sub-fora

Commitment of economies

Business participation

Governments leading by example

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EC in the TPT-WG

Future EC work in TPT-WG depends on participation and contribution - as does all progress in APEC forums

What will your economy do?