UNECEUNECEUnited Nations Electronic Trade United Nations Electronic Trade

DocumentsDocuments

Digital Paper for Trade: Digital Paper for Trade: Automation of Trade Automation of Trade

DocumentsDocuments

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UNECEUNECEUnited Nations Electronic Trade United Nations Electronic Trade

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PresentationPresentation

From paper to paperless trade: the From paper to paperless trade: the issuesissues

UNeDocs concept UNeDocs concept

Demonstration: Digital Paper Demonstration: Digital Paper DocumentDocument

UNECEUNECEPaperless Trade…Paperless Trade…

Why? Why?

Goods are moving faster than information Goods are moving faster than information SC are more complexSC are more complexCompetition/CostsCompetition/CostsTechnology is thereTechnology is thereTransparency, simplification of proceduresTransparency, simplification of proceduresDigital data is basis for automationDigital data is basis for automationSC Security is based on analysis of SC Security is based on analysis of informationinformation

UNECEUNECEInformation technology in Information technology in

supply chains…supply chains…

Information Technology/Logistics process A

electronic

documents

paper documents

process B

UNECEUNECETrade Documents Trade Documents

Document Standards 3300 BCDocument Standards 3300 BC

UNECEUNECEUnited Nations Layout Key… United Nations Layout Key…

SADSAD

UNECEUNECEElectronic DocumentsElectronic Documents

EDIEDI

UNH+INV001+INVOIC:1’

BGM+380+75-064-H-227101+870431’

NAD+SU+5013456000145:14++

SEIKO CORPORATION +

15-1 KYOBASHI 2-CHOME + TOKYO+ 104

+JP‘RFF+SS+4001’

REF+PO+ABC-1234’CTA+IC+ +512345:

UNECEUNECEInternet Technology 2000…Internet Technology 2000…

Integration IIntegration I

UNECEUNECEInternet Technology 2000…Internet Technology 2000…

Integration IIIntegration II

UNECEUNECEPaper and XML…Paper and XML…UNLK IntegrationUNLK Integration

UNECEUNECERequirements to Trade Requirements to Trade

DocumentsDocuments

Documents:Documents: Paper Paper ElectronicElectronic•Instant accessible

•Global acceptance

•Archive

•Reproduction

•Transmission

•Standardization

•ICT Integration

+ + ++ + ++ +

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and

UNECEUNECE The "digital Paper" challenge…The "digital Paper" challenge…

Moving from today’s Trade Moving from today’s Trade Information exchange in global trade is based Information exchange in global trade is based

on paper documentson paper documents

Trade processes and practice are based on Trade processes and practice are based on paper documentspaper documents

to Paperless Trade:to Paperless Trade:Migration by creating the equivalent of a Migration by creating the equivalent of a paper document in electronic formatpaper document in electronic format

Transfer paper standards and acceptance to Transfer paper standards and acceptance to electronic documentselectronic documents

Documents that can adapt to user Documents that can adapt to user requirementsrequirements

Fallback to paper Fallback to paper

Simple and low costSimple and low cost

For a migration we need digital For a migration we need digital Paper DocumentsPaper Documents

UNECEUNECE

Importer

F Forwarder

Paper

UNeDocs electronic Paper

PDF Barcode

Exporter

Importers Bank

XML

Insurance Agent

EDI

UNeDocs: one single electronic document UNeDocs: one single electronic document adaptingadapting

to different information processing conceptsto different information processing concepts

Document adapts to technologyDocument adapts to technology

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Document Data ModelDocument Data Model UNTDEDUNTDED

UNeDocs digital PaperUNeDocs digital PaperHow?How?

Paper documentPaper document

UNLKUNLK

UN trade rec’UN trade rec’

Business PracticeBusiness Practice Electronic documentElectronic document

XML & EDIFACTXML & EDIFACT

SoftwareSoftware

IE, style sheets, WS ..IE, style sheets, WS ..

TradeTrade

UNECEUNECEUNeDocsUNeDocs

Interface and IntegrationInterface and Integration

UNeDocs defines WHAT a document UNeDocs defines WHAT a document is, not how it is processed.is, not how it is processed.

Electronic document is the basis for Electronic document is the basis for

• Automation of trade data processingAutomation of trade data processing• Authentication & electronic Authentication & electronic

signaturessignatures• Risk assessmentRisk assessment• Intelligent, value added servicesIntelligent, value added services

UNECEUNECEExampleExample

digital Paper Document digital Paper Document

UNECEUNECE Digital Paper for TradeDigital Paper for Trade

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