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13th UN/CEFACT Plenary

Geneva, 14-16 May 2007

UN/CEFACT Forum Report

Forum Management GroupChair: Mike Doran

Vice-Chair: Anders Grangard


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14 May 2007 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary 2

Agenda

Progress since the 12th UN/CEFACT Plenary

Focusing on Delivery

9th UN/CEFACT Forum - New Delhi

10th UN/CEFACT Forum - Dublin

Future Challenges

Reports from the Permanent Groups


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Progress since

the 12th Plenary

What did we say we would do?

Focus on delivering UN/CEFACT products & services

Complete the ODP Deliver a cohesive UN/CEFACT Website presence

Complete Forum Project Portfolio information, includingdependencies & timelines

Align & prioritise POW projects with the UN/CEFACTIntegrated Strategy


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Progress since

the 12th Plenary

What did we say we would do?

Prepare requests for extra budgetary resources,including due diligence process in project proposalmanagement

Improve communication, coordination & synergybetween Working Groups

Support virtual collaboration & engage external

stakeholders Adopt approved Code of Conduct


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What have we done?

Open Development Process (ODP) updated & submittedto the Plenary for approval

FORUM Workflow & Procedures being further refined inorder to improve cooperation between the PermanentGroups

Project Portfolio (> 80 projects) reviewed & priorities for

2007/2008 identified, including timelines & dependencies Mapping to the Programme of Work & Buy-Ship-Pay

model under way

Tool for following project progress developed by TMG


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What have we done?

Procedure for Extra Budgetary projects agreed withUNECE

Trade Facilitation Guide Project launched - funded bySida, Sweden

UNeDocs funded largely by SITPRO, UK

UNeDocs Gap Analysis - funded by Norstella, Norway


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What have we done? Improved cooperation with Standards Development

Organizations (SDOs): UNECE IEC/ISO/ITU MoU MG

UNECE-WCO MoU UN/CEFACT-OASIS Cooperation Agreement

SDOs working with CEFACT include: GS1,OAGi,SWIFT,ACORD,CIDX

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

Interactive Website to facilitate Forums development

work - implemented


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New deliverables

Cross Industry Invoice Schemas

eTendering Schemas

Core Component Libraries UNeDocs Business Requirements Specification

More in the pipeline.

New initiatives

UN/CEFACT Registry Implementation Cross Border Reference Data Model

eProcurement

ITAIDE (IT for Adoption & Intelligent Design for eGovt)


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9th UN/CEFACT Forum2-6 Oct 2006 - New Delhi, India

Organized by :

Department of Commerce,

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Government of India

Co-hosts:


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The 9th UN/CEFACT Forum

Exceptional support from the Government of India -Minister of State, Department of Commerce - CommerceSecretary, Member Secretary of the Indian Planning

Commission, Director General, National InformaticsCentre

250 participants from Africa, Asia Pacific,Europe & NorthAmerica

Very successful UNeDocs Capacity Building Workshop

Excellent hosts & organization - led by Tahseen Khan

Elections of UN/CEFACT Forum officers held


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10th UN/CEFACT FORUMMarch 26-30 2007 Dublin, Ireland

Forum Host & Supporting Sponsors:


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The 10th UN/CEFACT Forum

The Forum was hosted by CP3 Group and Forfas, andhad the shortest lead time of any Forum to date. TheForum organization was excellent.

The Irish Minister for the Information Society opened theForum and there was excellent support from the IrishGovernment and Business Sector.

230 participants from all continents attended.

Very successful Trade Facilitation Open Session washeld during which it was announced that Ireland woulddevelop a Single Window.


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UN/CEFACT FORUM Web Site

http://www.uncefactforum.org/MEETINGS/index.htm


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Future Challenges

Accelerating Delivery - We have in place: a mandate,strategy, programme of work, IPR policy & adevelopment process (ODP). What we now need are:

UN/CEFACT Priority Projects Market driven/Stakeholder requirements

Resources - Human & Financial Human - Right skill sets to match priority tasks

Financial - UN/CEFACT needs funding

Improve Forum meeting logistics

Capacity Building Programme Based on what UN/CEFACT can deliver


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Future Challenges

The UNECE Executive Committee will review inOctober 2007:

All PG Mandates & TORs which terminate in 2007

Under UN rules, there are no Permanent Groups PGs can be extended for two years at a time

To obtain extensions each PG will have to provideserious justification

This means that each PG will have to show its POW,what it has achieved in terms of deliverables, futureplans & deliverables over the next twoyears.UN/CEFACT will have to report back every year.


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TBG Report

International Trade and

Business Processes Group

Chair: Jean-Luc Champion (Belgium)

Vice-Chair: Pat Toufar (USA)


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TBGs Mandate

The purpose of the TBG is to be responsiblefor the simplification of international trade

procedures, business and governmentalprocess analysis, and best practices, usingthe UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology,where appropriate, to support thedevelopment of trade facilitation & e-Business standards.


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TBG Summary

Typical Forum attendance - 150 experts within 16 Working Groups

Consistent, continuing participation however is less than 50%

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, International Trade and Business

Processes Groups met during the 9th and 10th 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

UN/CEFACT Forums facilitate collaborative meetings with Permanent

Groups and Cross domain meetings with TBG Groups


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TBG Working Groups

TBG Working Groups can be categorized intothree general areas:

Buy - Ship Pay

Independent Domain

Cross Domain


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BuyShip - Pay

Working Groups Develop the core work contributing to the deliverables of Trade

Facilitation

Business Process Models cover Procurement throughPayment

Contribute to the Core Components Libraries From these libraries UN/CEFACT builds syntax neutral e-

Business standards

Deliverables developed for UN/CEFACT Registry


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Independant Domains

Working Groups Industry centric work content

Incorporates reusable Buy-Ship-Pay content

Contributes domain specific content to the Core ComponentsLibraries

An example of the independent domain business area is

Travel, Tourism and Leisure


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Cross Domains

Working Groups

Harmonisation of Business Process Models from

Buy-Ship-Pay and Independent Domains

Harmonisation of syntax neutral Core Componentsfrom Domain Groups and External Liaisons


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TBG Working Groups

UN/EDIFACT Data Maintenance Requests reviewed byrespective TBGs prior to approval and publishing in directorylibraries

Most TBG Groups working in concert with industry andgovernment organisations develop cross industry businessprocess models and identify data requirements for theirrespective domains

Work Groups collaborate with each other on Cross Domain

projects

Enable Trade Facilitation for Governments, Industries andCompanies by providing consistent harmonised e-Businessstandards


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BuyShip - Pay

Working Groups within Buy-Ship-Pay

Supply Chain

UNeDocs and Digital Paper Transportation Customs Finance Insurance Agriculture eGovernment International Trade Procedures


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Independent Domains

Working Groups within Independent Domains

Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Travel, Tourism and Leisure Accounting and Audit Environmental


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Cross Domains

Working Groups within Cross Domains

Business Process Analysis

Core Component Harmonisation


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Supply Chain & eProcurement

Purpose Supply chain and e-Procurement covers the Purchasing, Material

Management and Payment areas

Programme of Work Cross Industry Invoice XML Schema Released Material Safety Data Sheet Cross Industry Remittance Advice Cross Industry Scheduling Process Cross Industry Delivery/Despatch and Receipt Advice

Cross Industry Supply and Order Status Cross Industry Quotation eCatalogue Product Data Market Research/Information Process


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Cross Industry Invoice

(CII)

Cross Industry Invoice development deliberately broad in design Intended as an in all contexts Schema

Collected and harmonised many industry specific business requirements Developed the CII including the harmonised requirements of two or more

industry specific data requirements Intended to be used as the basis for a sector specific context invoice

schema Automotive Industry contextualization underway Can be used in current form as validation mechanism for XML

instances from any sector Customization of the schema is at the discretion of the trading partners

Will be refined based on alignment work underway between Supply

Chain and UBL UN/CEFACT looking at defining format for Implementation Guides

for schema to help in understanding


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UNeDocs and Digital Paper

Purpose Develop standards and best practice for the migration

from paper to paperless trade in international supply

chains

Programme of Work

UNeDocs Contribution to Cross Border Reference Data Model

(CBRDM)

Clickable Contracts


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Transportation and Logistics

Purpose Develop the eBusiness standards for Logistics

planning and Transport. This covers operationalmovements of goods, administrative and governmental

requirements and safety and security of freightmovements.

Programme of Work Collaborate on UNeDocs harmonisation

Complete business requirements for IFTMInternational Forwarding Multimodal Transport

Priorities for next business requirements: Booking,WayBill, Transport Status, Manifest


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Customs

Purpose Collaborate with World Customs Organisation (WCO)

covering Business to Government (B2G), Governmentto Government (G2G) and Business to Business (B2B)requirements in cross border transactions.

Programme of Work Cross Border Reference Data Model (CBRDM)


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Insurance

Purpose

Global and cross sector, within the functional area of insurancebusiness which includes the complete cycle of policy production,placement, claims, risk management and accounts betweencustomers of insurance companies, the insurance companies andtheir agents and insurance brokers. It includes domestic andinternational environments, insurance and reinsurance, singlecompany policies and co-insurance.

Programme of Work

Contribution of Data Dictionary

Development of Insurance specific Core Components


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Finance

Purpose Be responsible within the financial services area for the simplification of

international trade procedures, business and governmental processanalysis, and optimization of all information exchange standards.

Programme of Work Cross Domain Collaboration on Invoicing, Remittance Advice and

Accounting Token

Continue development with SWIFT and ISO Technical Committee 68

Convergence with the International Standard UNIFI, Business ProcessCatalogue & Data (ISO 20022) and UN/CEFACT methodologies


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Agriculture

Purpose Develop and maintain Business Process Models, the

Business Transaction Models, the semantics and the

contents in a syntax neutral way that fulfil therequirements of the Agro Food communities

Programme of Work E-Certification Project eDAPLOS project


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eGovernment

Purpose Develop and maintain business scenarios and business

transactions to facilitate the electronic delivery of services tocitizens, businesses and government organizations.

Programme of Work Common eGovernment data model development

Investigate interest in Greenhouse Gas emission andCarbon Trading transactions (GHGCT) processes andstandards

eArchiving


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International Trade Procedures

Purpose

Analyze, simplify, harmonize and align public and private sectorpractices, procedures and information flows relating tointernational trade transactions both in goods and related

services.

Programme of Work

Development of new UNCEFACT Recommendations Nos. 34 and35

Revision of existing UN CEFACT Recommendations Nos. 6, 11and 12

Exploring use of UNCEFACT standards for coding SingleTransport Contract


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UN CEFACT

BUY SHIP PAY

INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN

SELLER

GOODS

BUYERPAYMENT

TRADE FACILITATION


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UN CEFACT

Freight ForwarderImporter

Licensing AuthoritiesExporter

InspectionAgencies

Customs

Consulate

AdvisingBankHealth

Authority

Issuing BankCarrier

Frontier Post

Agent

Port Operator

International Trade Is Complex


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UN CEFACT SUPPLY CHAIN REFERENCE MODEL

CommercialProcedures

Establish SalesContract

Order Goods Advise On Delivery Request Payment

TransportProcedures

Establish TransportContract

Collect,Transport andDeliver Goods

Provide Waybills,

Goods ReceiptsStatus reports

RegulatoryProcudures

Obtain Import/ExportLicences

Provide CustomsDeclarations

Provide Cargo

Declaration Apply Trade Security

Procedures Clear Goods for

Export/Import

FinancialProcedures

Provide CreditRating

Provide Insurance Provide Credit Execute Payment

Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare For

ExportExport Transport Import

SHIPBUY PAY

Prepare For

Import

UN CEFACT


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Applying UN/CEFACT Standards

Step-by-Step approach

Process Analysisand Simplification

National Data Harmonization

Cross Border Data Exchange

Single Window

Business/Political Process Collaboration BetweenTrader and Government (UN/CEFACT Rec. 4, Rec. 18),International Supply Chain Reference model, UnifiedModeling Methodology, Global Facilitation Partnershipfor Trade and Transport (GFP), Audit Methodology

UNTDED, Core ComponentLibrary, UN LOCODE andcode lists, UNeDocs, Rec 34

UNeDocs + WCO DM= CBRDM

Document Simplificationand Standardization

UN Layout Key, Master Document,UNTDED, TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

UN CEFACT


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Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government & Traders

Electronic

Agriculture

SingleWindow

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A 'Single Window' environment

Paper

One-stop solution offering official control with trade facilitation

FROM TO

Single Window Approach

UN CEFACT


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Single Window

Recommendation 33 Single WindowRecommendation and Guidelines

Recommendation 34 DataHarmonization (under development)

Recommendation 35 Single Window

Legal Framework (under development)


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Trade FacilitationGuide

Funded by the Swedish International DevelopmentAgency (Sida)

Managed by UN/CEFACT International Trade

Procedures Working Group Project ManagementTeam

Project will establish an institutional reference groupconsisting of the Global Facilitation Partnership (GFP)core members (WCO, UNCTAD, UNIDO, ICC, WorldBank)

Project will also establish a country reference groupconsisting of representatives from target countries


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Objectives

Assist developing and transition economies todevelop and implement national and regionaltrade facilitation strategies based on

international standards and recommendations

Assist countries in trade facilitationimplementation issues related to discussions at

the World Trade Organisation (WTO)


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Main Components

1. A comprehensive, modular, Guide to Trade FacilitationImplementation

2. Case Studies on Trade Facilitation Implementation (to

be integrated into the Guide)3. Training Material for both trainers and participants to

complement the Guide

4. A Pilot Workshop to test the effectiveness of the Guideand related material

5. A Website and CDROM version of the Guide andrelated material.


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Time Frame for Delivery

ACTION DEADLINEDATE

Expression of interest put on internet 13.02.2007

Request for Proposals Document dispatch to vendors 16.03.2007

Consolidated responses to questions to be sent to the vendors 24.04.2007

Deadline submission of Bids at 10:00 22.05.2007

Public opening Room AR at 11:00 22.05.2007

Technical Evaluation of Proposals by Project Management Team 4-6.06.2007

UNOG combined Technical & Commercial evaluation 10.07.2007

Contract to the lowest acceptable bidder 13.07.2007

Draft Guide completed December 2007

Pilot Workshop February 2008

Future Workshops (5) 2008


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Independent Domains

Working Groups within IndependentDomains

Architecture, Engineering and Construction Travel, Tourism and Leisure Accounting and Audit Environmental


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Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Purpose Responsable to coordinate and propose new developments and

maintenance in the area of Architecture, Engineering and ConstructionIndustry (AEC).

Programme of Work eTendering for Construction Release Candidate Schema Released // ODP step 6: the implementation verificationfor two different existing

systems in Japan was successfully completed and another has beensuccessfully completed by Korea. Further reviews by India, andEuropean Countries (Germany, France and United Kingdom) will bemade.

Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management to be releasedwith CCL 07A in June.

Contract Financial Execution Management in progress


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Travel, Tourism & Leisure

Purpose To support and promote international business

activities related to the exchange of travel industry

data.

Programme of Work Small Scaled Lodging House data requirements

included in CCL 06B Develop Core Components for documenting the

business data in travel, tourism and leisure businessfunctionality.


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Accounting & Audit

Purpose The accounting and auditing domains and financial reporting. The

exchanges are between the accountants and certified accountants, theauditors, and the enterprises. Internal or external financial reportingtowards the economic partners of the enterprises, the private and public

collection bodies.

Programme of Work Development of Business Process Models to fulfill accounting

requirements for Accounting Entry

Accounting Ledger Accounting Trial Balance Accounting Reporting Accounting Chart of Accounts


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Environmental

Purpose To support and promote both international and regional

cooperation activities related to environmental data exchange.

Programme of Work To develop a suite of UN/EDIFACT compliant messages that will

support a completely electronic process of notificationand tracking under national and international law associated withECS import/export, including all transactions among the

competent environmental authorities, shippers (or exporters),consignees (or importers), and competent customs authorities. Continued work on business requirements for Waste Movement

from original UMM models.


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Cross Domains

Working Groups within Cross Domains


Core Component Harmonization


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Purpose

Responsible for defining the International SupplyChain model to present the various processes and

parties involved within the international supply chain ina simplified way.

Programme of Work

Work with the buy-ship-pay and domain groups toharmonise business processes models

Build a cross domain catalog of common businessprocesses within the International Supply Chainframework.


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Core Component Harmonisation

Purpose Responsible for consistency and harmonisation of core

components across business domains and sectors, contributing to

a concise and well-defined glossary of business terms, businessdata semantic definitions, and structuring of data exchanges.

Programme of Work

Harmonisation of TBG and External Liaison submissions Results of Deliverables are content of Core Component

Libraries


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Needs of TBGs

Resources skill set Subject matter experts

Domain

Modelling

Technical developers

Project Management skills

Funding Tools

Registry development


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AppliedTechnologies

Group

Bringing Syntax Solutions Together


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Applied Technologies

Group

Chair

Mark Crawford

Vice Chairs

Gait Boxman

Jostein Frmyr


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ATG Goal Consistent

Syntax Transformation

Type OC Q OC T PQ PT R T Oc.

Purchase Order Details

Purchase

OrderIdentification Identifier [1..1]

PurchaseOrder

Creation Date Time [0..1]

Purchase

OrderConfirmation Indicator [0..1]

Purchase

OrderBi l l To Part y [ 1. . 1]

Purchase

OrderDel iverTo Part y [ 1. . 1]

Purchase

OrderCosmet ic Supply I t em [ 1. .n]

Type OC Q OC T PQ PT RT O c.

Pa rty De ta i ls

< < BBI E> > Part y I denti f icat ion I denti f ier [ 1. .1]

< < BB I E> > P a rt y O r ga n iz a ti o n N a me [ 0 .. 1 ]

T ype OC Q OC T PQ PT RT O c.

I tem De ta i lsCosmetic_ Supplies_

Cosmetic_Supply_

I t em I denti f icat ion I denti f ier [ 1. .1]

Cosmetic_Supply_

I t em I n ve n to r y I d en t if i er [ 0 .. 1 ]

Cosmetic_Supply_

I te m P ro du ct N am e [ 1. .1 ]

Cosmetic_

Supply_I te m P ri ce A mo un t [ 0. .1 ]

Cosmetic_

Supply_I te m O rd er ed Q u an ti ty [1 .. 1]

T ype OC Q OC T PQ PT RT O c.

Address DetailsPhysical_

< > P h ys i ca l _ A d dr e ss S t re e t N a me [ 1 .. 1 ]

< > P h ys i ca l _ A dd r es s H o us eNumber_

Text[0..1]

< > P h ys i ca l _ A dd r es s C i ty N a me [ 1. . 1]

< < BBI E> > Phys ical_ Address Pos t al Code Ident i fier [ 1. .1]

< > Ph y si c al _ A d dr e ss Z i p C o de Identifier [1..1]

< < AS B IE > > P a rt y P h ys i ca l A d dr e ss [ 1 .. 1 ]

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CCTS Based

Modelin specific context

Consistency in multi-syntax design and useXML NDR for Schema DevelopmentEDI Transformation RulesUML2XML through CC ProfilesUML2EDIFACT transformation rules


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ATG Mandate

Create and maintain the trade, businessand administration document structuresbased on a specific technology or standard

Design, assembly and production of syntaxspecific solutions based on identifiedbusiness and/or technical requirements

from the empowered groups of UN/CEFACT


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ATG Deliverables

Technical assessment and maintenance of syntaxspecific solutions through the application of DataMaintenance Requests

A series of coherent, consistent and normalisedsyntax solutions that are aligned with domainreference models for publication in a designatedUN/CEFACT information Registry:

UN/EDIFACT messages and their support directories XML Schemas

UNeDocs


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ATG Deliverables

Procedures and Mechanisms for the maintenanceand quality of the syntax solutions

Appropriate technical specifications detailing the

design and production rules, guidelines andchecklists

Maintenance of Recommendations/TechnicalSpecifications in coordination with TC154

UNECE Recommendation 1 (UN Layout Key) technicalaspects

ISO 9735 - UN/EDIFACT Syntax


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ATG1 EDIFACT Syntax

Purpose

Development and Maintenance of EDIFACTsyntax solutions to support UN/CEFACT work

program

Officers

Chair: Gait Boxman


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Ongoing Work Item

EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR) processing New Delhi Forum EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request

(DMR) processing 83 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)

59 Approved

22 Approved with Changes

Mostly added code values 2 Postponed

Dublin Forum EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR)processing 96 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)

12 Approved

81 Approved with changes Mostly added code values

2 Postponed at request of TBG1

1 Withdrawn


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ATG1 Projects

UML2EDIFACT Project Defines methodology for transforming UN/CEFACT

Modelling Methodology (UMM) conformant UMLmodels 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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ATG2XML Syntax

Group Purpose

Development and maintenance of XML syntaxsolutions to support UN/CEFACT work

program

Officers

Chair: Jostein Frmyr


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Ongoing Work Item

Schema Generation

Updated Schema for 06B1 Common Reusable (XML Representation of CCL)

1 Unqualified Data Type (Basic Data Types)

8 Updated Code List Schema (used by data types)

New Schema for 06B Business Process Schema

21 Release Candidate schema for eTendering

1 Release Candidate schema for Cross Industry Invoice

Supporting Schema1 Qualified Data Type (restricts value domain)

15 New Code List Schema (supporting QDTs)


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XML Naming and Design

Rules, V3

Specification Purpose Consistent

transformation ofCore Components

Optimized use of

XMLProject Purpose

Align withCCTS 3.0

Drive

Convergence ofSDOs toUN/CEFACTmethodology


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XML Naming and Design

Rules, V3

Project Lead Mark Crawford

Editor Garret Minakawa


Current ODP step 3 (1st Working Draft)

AnticipateCompletion

End of 2007 Dependent ondelivery of CCTS 3.0


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Data Type Library

Data Types define the valuedomain for Core Components

Specification Purpose

Create and MaintainUN/CEFACT Data Types tosupport CCTS and syntax

solutions Provide input to CCTS

Project

Develop guidance tofacilitate use

Project Purpose

Update existing catalogue

Develop responsivemaintenance procedures

Data Type (DT)

+ Data Type Term: Data Type Term

+ Data Type Qualifier: String [0..*]

+ Usage Rule: Strin g [0..*]

DT Supplementary Component

+ Representation Term: Representatio n Term

+ Property Term: String+ Primitive Type: Primitive Type

+ Cardinality: Cardinality

+ Default Value: String [0..1]

+ Usage Rule: Stri ng [0..*]

DT Content Component

+ Property Term: String = Content {readOnly}

+ Primitive Type: Primitive Type+ Usage Rule: Stri ng [0..*]

Component Restriction

+ Facet Type: String

+ Facet Value: String

+ Facet Language: String [0..1]

Common Information

+ Dictiona ry Entry Name (DEN): String

+ Definition: String

+ Business Term: String [0..*]

Localized Information

+ LanguageCode: LanguageCode

+ Other Languag e DEN: String

+ Other Language Definition: String

+ Other Languag e Business Term: String [0..*]

Registry Class

+ Unique Identifier: String

+ Version Identi fier: String

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Data Type Library

Project Lead Jostein Frmyr

Editor Gunther Stuhec




Initial Catalogue - end of 2007Dependent on delivery of CCTS3.0


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Standard Business

Document Header, v2

Specification Purpose: Improve A2A handling of

business transactioninformation

Project Purpose Update to reflect CCTS 3.0

and NDR for consistency SBDH Scope

Provide information aboutthe routing and processingof the Standard BusinessDocument

XML Format EDIFACT Format Other Format

SBDH Can be used aseither

An integral part of aStandard BusinessDocument (e.g. either XMLinstance document or EDIinterchange), or

An object separate from theStandard BusinessDocument itself


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Standard Business

Document Header, v2

Project Lead

Editor Margaret Pemberton


Current ODP step 2 (Prepare RequirementsDocument and reviewcontributions received)


2008


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XML Representation of

Core Components

User Requirements External standards organizations are interested in submitting

candidate core components to UN/CEFACT using XML

Tool vendors are interested in building support for CCTS, butare looking for XML syntax standards for CCTS constructs

Specification Purpose Provide consistent pattern for XML serialization of core

component artefacts

Approach

Develop requisite UN/CEFACT XML schema modules for

defining submitting and storing Core Component TechnicalSpecification (CCTS) constructs in XML compliant to the UN/CEFACT Core Components Technical

Specification

Compliant to the UN/CEFACT XML Naming and Design Rulesspecification


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XML Representation of

Core Components

Project Lead Garret Minakawa

Editor Mark Crawford




End of 2007 Dependent ondelivery of CCTS 3.0


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Other 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

Had very successful F2F meetings September 2006 Waldorf, Germany

January 2007 Washington, DC

Representatives from 9 different SDOs/Industry

Consortia + a number of US Government agencies UBL, AIAG, STAR, ACORD, GS1, RosettaNet, OAGi, CIDX,ANSI ASC X12

US Navy, NIST, US Treasury, US DoD

Significant progress in achieving common understanding

and alignment on XML technical issues such as: Serialization rules

Customization

Code Lists


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Issues & Resource

Requirements

Internal tools to support deliverables XML Schema Generation Tool XML Schema Validation Tool XML Schema NDR Validation Tool

Integration of Tools with UN/CEFACT Registry Collaboration Tool to facilitate work Better and more flexible list serve tool Need secretariat support for ATG administration

responsibilities Web Site/Collaboration tool set up and maintenance Ongoing administrative requirements


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Issues & Resource

Requirements

Participation Issues

20 Active Members

88 Virtual Members

Strong Engagement From Europe and North America

Service Provider participation

Need Broader Engagement From Member countries

Key sectors


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ICG Report

Information Content

Management Group

Chair Mike CONROY

Vice Chair David DOBBING,

http://www.cen.eu/uncefactforum/ICG/


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ICG Mandate

Management of the UN/CEFACT information repositories and libraries forelectronic business and Rec.s that fall within its scope

Technical conformance and registration of the UN/CEFACT businessrequirements specifications

Normalisation and maintenance of the base syntax neutral informationcomponents that serve as the building blocks for the development ofstandards for implementation

Technical conformity and registration of the syntax specific objects andcomponents

The purpose of the Information Content Management Group (ICG) is toensure the release of quality technical specifications for e-business:


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A series of coherent, consistent and normalized reference librariescomprising the business requirements, information objects and codelists that are aligned with the domain reference models and serve asthe building blocks for the development of standards for implementation

Validating the conformance of technical specifications with thecorresponding publication guidelines and for the release of approvedsyntax 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 approvalby 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

UNECE

Recommendations


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Principal Highlights

Finalised first release of the UN/CEFACT Registry Specification

Prepared initial draft of the UN/CEFACT Registry implementation plan

UN/CEFACT Registry Proof-of-Concept progression

Revised and approved code list updates to UNECE Recommendations

Advanced Code List Migration Project for the regular publication of asingle XML based version of all UN/CEFACT maintained code lists

Audited the first release of the Core Components Library with BusinessInformation Entities (BIEs)


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UN/CEFACT Registry

PoC findings

The overall Registry metamodel is capable of handling currentUN/CEFACT requirements

Registry federation is still in a primitive state

Level of granularity for the management of discrete Registry artefacts

(e.g. down to the basic attribute) can increase complexity ofimplementation

Registry artefacts can be suitably governed by a classification scheme

Several concurrent classification schemes can be applied

The discovery process of Registry content is adequately defined

The Registry user interface / connector approach was satisfactory


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Items for

Plenary Noting

UNECE Rec. 20 (Units of Measure) Rev.4

UNECE Rec. 23 (Freight Cost Codes) Rev.3

UNECE Rec. 24 (Transport Status Codes) Rev.4

UNECE Rec. 28 (Types of Means of Transport Codes) Rev.2

UN/EDIFACT DIRECTORY Releases D06A D06B

Core Component Library (CCL) Releases D06A D06B

Candidate XML Schema Releases e-Tendering Cross Industry Invoice (CII)


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Work in progress

UN/CEFACT Registry interface and connectors

UN/CEFACT Registry proof of concept finalisation

UN/CEFACT Code List management finalisation

Ongoing Audit of UN/CEFACT deliverables

Ongoing maintenance of UNECE Recommendations related to codes

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Tasks to

be fulfilled

The following tasks are carried on aregular 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 BRS content

Management of the RSM (core component content)

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Skillset

Requirements

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE Broad knowledge of the functions of UN/CEFACT;

Conversant with the semantics of business collaboration;

Understanding codification schemes;

Conversant with information modelling and the application of reusabledesign practices; and/or

Conversant with the rules defined for the syntax solutions supported byUN/CEFACT

Registry knowledge,

Formal software audit experience

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Legal Group

Report to the UN/CEFACT Plenary

Chair: Usva Kuusiholma (Finland)

Vice-Chair: Bart Schermer (Netherlands)


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Legal Group purpose

The purpose of the Legal Group (LG) is to

ensure that the legal aspects of electronicbusiness and international trade facilitationare considered in the work of theUN/CEFACT. To this end the Legal Group

analyses current legal processes and issueswithin the mission and objectives ofUN/CEFACT, identifies legal constraints thatadversely affect the mission and objectives ofthe Centre, and proposes practical


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LG activities

Unified Business agreements and contract

(UBAC)

Recommendation 35 Single Window Framework

Review of current recommendations

Strengthening ties with UNCITRAL


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LG activities in 2006/7

Meetings in Dehli and Dublin

Additional meetings in Vienna (UNCITRAL) and

Helsinki (SWF)

Monthly conference calls


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UBAC

Cooperation with TMG / Business Proces

Working Group Reached phase 2 of the ODP


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Rec. 35

Met with several SW operators to discuss legal

issues

Finalized draft text of the recommendation


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UNCITRAL

Vital to work of legal group

Enlist help of UNCITRAL experts

Participated in UNCITRAL expert group on e-signatures

Will present the LG work (SWF) on UNCITRAL congress


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Cause for concern?

Core Group (FIN(?), US, NL)

Limited secretarial support

Limited participation from LG members

Work of the LG can be speeded up with proper support and

commitment!


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TMG Report

Chair: Gunther Stuhec

Vice Chair: Christian Huemer


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UN/CEFACTSIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES

FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.

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