Transcript 14th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 16-17 September 2008 UN/CEFACT Forum Report Forum Management Group Chair: Mike Doran Vice-Chair: Anders Grangard 16/17 September 2008 14th UN/CEFACT Plenary.

14th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Geneva, 16-17 September 2008
UN/CEFACT Forum Report
Forum Management Group
Chair: Mike Doran
Vice-Chair: Anders Grangard
16/17 September 2008
14th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Agenda
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
Programme of Work 2008/2009
• 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
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Focusing on Delivery
Workflow & Procedures
• 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
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Focusing on Delivery
Improved cooperation with Standards Development
Organizations (SDOs):
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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:
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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 Delivery
Deliverables
• 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…
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11th UN/CEFACT FORUM
24-28 September 2007 Stockholm, Sweden
Forum Host & Supporting Sponsors:
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The 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
Mexico City
Sponsors
Hosts & Organizers
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September
September
2007
2008
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FORUM
Plenary
- Stockholm
7-11 April 2008
12th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City
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The 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 Challenges
The eBusiness, Government & Trade Project (eBGT)
will accelerate delivery of UN/CEFACT standards and
recommendations, on the basis of:
• 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
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Future 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 Report
Chair: Jean-Luc Champion
Vice Chair: Pat Toufar
http://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG%20Home/tbg_home.htm
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TBG 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 & eBusiness standards.
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TBG Summary
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Typical Forum attendance - 150 experts within 17 Working
Groups
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Many participants are sponsored by companies, trade
associations and national governments but in all cases are
expected to contribute as individual subject matter experts
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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
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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 Groups
TBG Working Groups can be categorized into three
general areas:
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Buy - Ship – Pay
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Independent Domain
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Cross Domain
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Buy – Ship - Pay
Working Groups
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Develop the core work contributing to Trade Facilitation
deliverables
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Business Process Models cover Procurement through Payment
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Contribute to the Core Component Libraries
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Deliverables developed for UN/CEFACT Registry
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Independent Domains
Working Groups
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Domain-oriented work content
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Incorporate reusable Buy-Ship-Pay content
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Contribute domain-specific content to the Core Component
Libraries
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An example of the independent domain business area is Travel,
Tourism and Leisure
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Cross Domain
Working Groups
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Harmonization of Business Process Models from Buy-Ship-Pay
and Independent Domains
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Harmonization of syntax-neutral Core Components from
Domain Groups and External Liaisons
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Buy – 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
Purpose
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Supply chain and e-Procurement covers the Purchasing, Material
Management and Payment areas
Programme of Work
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) included in 07B library
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eCatalogue as well as Quotation scheduled for 09A
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Requirements on eInvoice from TBG5 (Finance) included 08B.
Scheduling, Ordering, Despatch & Receipt, Invoicing version 2,
Remittance Advice core components scheduled for inclusion in 08B
Publication by TBG1 of normative message standards based on
CCL 08B is expected in Q4 2008
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TBG2 Digital Paper
Purpose
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Develop standards and best practice for the migration from paper to paperless
trade in international supply chains
Programme of Work
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Inclusion of UNeDocs in the BUY–SHIP-PAY business information model and
inclusion of the data in the D.08B CCL
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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.
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Two UNeDocs workshops have been hosted by UNESCAP in Bangkok and
another was hosted by JASTPRO in Tokyo.
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TBG3-Transportation
and Logistics
Purpose
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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
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International Forwarding & Transport Business Requirements Specifications (BRS)
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Next BRS development priority: Transport Instructions, Status Reporting
Core Components Transport joint submission TBG2/3 harmonized by TBG17 ready for
CCL 08.B
Version 3 of ITIGG worldwide implementation guidelines
Other
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Press release for the 20th anniversary of the Transport group (April 1998- April 2008)
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TBG4-Customs
Purpose
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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
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Contributed to WCO Data Model V3.0 content (approved by WCO
Council June 2008)
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Work to reflect agriculture, human health & Basel Convention
hazardous waste in Customs model
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Input to UML, MIGs, XML rules & definitions, DMRs to UNTDED &
EDIFACT completed by 2009
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TBG5-Finance
Purpose
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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
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Inclusion of Customer Credit Transfer semantics in CC Library
marks the successful first presence of finance in UN/CEFACT
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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-Insurance
Purpose
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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
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Project work developed through Global Insurance Standards
(ACORD), the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO),
and eBES Expert Group Seven
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TBG17 submission contains insurance-related information for
Contract, Party and Coverage
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New areas of business are claims, life insurance, health insurance
and automotive insurance.
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TBG15-International
Trade Procedures
Purpose
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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
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Develop guidance and tools to support a national Single Window facility
Work undertaken on two Recommendations:
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No. 34 on the Data Simplification and Standardization
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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-Agriculture
Purpose
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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
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eCert and eDAPLOS audited and submitted for schema generation
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New projects approved: Livestock Animal Record, Laboratory analysis in
agriculture and in the field of agri-food, Tracking and Tracing Fish, Animal
Passport
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Joint project with TBG 12: “P075 - Accounting Reporting – Joint Project
Amendment”
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TBG19-eGovernment
Purpose
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Develop and maintain business scenarios and business
transactions to facilitate the electronic delivery of services to
citizens, businesses and government organizations
Programme of Work
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eArchiving “Transfer of digital records” BRS
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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 Domains
Working Groups within Independent Domains
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TBG6-Architecture, Engineering and Construction
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TBG9-Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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TBG12-Accounting and Audit
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TBG13-Environmental
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TBG6-Architecture,
Engineering & Construction
Purpose
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Responsible for coordinating and propose new developments and
maintenance in the area of Architecture, Engineering and Construction
Industry (AEC)
Programme of Work
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First UN/CEFACT XML standards in the field of Public Procurement:
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eTendering standard: 20 transactions from Information Notice to Contract
Award for open, restricted or limited tenders applicable to Works, Goods and
Services
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Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management: 10 transactions in field
of project management
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Joint TBG1/TBG6 projects include eCatalog and Contract Financial
Execution Management (CFEM) Projects
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New cross-domain project on Security in Messages and Documents
launched
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TBG9-Travel,
Tourism & Leisure
Purpose
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To support and promote international business activities related to
the exchange of travel industry data
Programme of Work
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First set of schemas for requesting and receiving information on
small-scaled lodging published in 07A
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Approval of Small Scaled Lodging Travel Product Information
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TBG12-Accounting & Audit
Purpose
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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
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“Accounting Entry” implemented in Belgium by ISABEL and
CERTIPOST into e-Invoice
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Financial Statements for the Agriculture Sector
“Chart of accounts” BRS in progress
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TBG13-Environmental
Purpose
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To support and promote both international and regional
cooperation activities related to environmental data exchange
Programme of Work
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Review of Business Requirement Specification on Waste Tracking
and Core Components submission
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New TBG13 Project – Notification for the Movement of Hazardous
Waste
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Cross Domains
Working Groups within Cross Domains
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TBG14-Business Process Analysis
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TBG17-Core Component Harmonization
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TBG14-Business
Process Analysis
Purpose
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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
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Project P058 “Framework for Building Common Business
Processes”- Specification into ODP5 Step
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Project P059 “International Supply Chain Reference Model” V1.4 of
the BUY-SHIP-PAY model and the related Modelling Guidelines
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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 Component
Harmonisation
Purpose
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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
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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 Group
Chair:
Mike Conroy
Vice Chair:
David Dobbing
http://www.cen.eu/uncefactforum/ICG/
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ICG Mandate
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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Management of the UN/CEFACT information repositories and libraries
for electronic business and UN Recommendations that fall within its
scope
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Technical conformance and registration of the UN/CEFACT business
requirements specifications
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Normalization and maintenance of the base syntax-neutral
information components that serve as the building blocks for the
development of standards for implementation
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Technical conformity and registration of the syntax-specific objects
and components
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ICG Deliverables
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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
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Validating the conformance of technical specifications with the
corresponding publication guidelines and for the release of
approved syntax-specific information objects and components
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Processes and procedures for the maintenance of the libraries
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Mechanisms for ensuring the quality of the library contents
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Proposals, including draft Recommendations for review and
approval by the UN/CEFACT Plenary and
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Maintenance of UN Recommendations related to codes
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UNECE
Recommendations
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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
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Principal Highlights
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Approved the UN/CEFACT Registry Specification 1.2 for
progression to ODP 6 (Implementation Verification)
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Preparation of Registry staged implementation approach for eBGT
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Revised and approved code list updates to UNECE
Recommendations
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Advanced Code List Migration Project and have produced a
prototype of the UN/CEFACT code lists in XML using genericode
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Audited the first schema releases
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Items for
Plenary 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 progress
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UN/CEFACT Registry interface and connectors
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UN/CEFACT Registry proof of concept finalization
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UN/CEFACT Code List management finalization
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Ongoing Audit of UN/CEFACT deliverables
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Ongoing maintenance of UNECE Recommendations
related to codes
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Tasks to
be fulfilled
The following tasks are performed on a regular basis:
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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
Chair:
• Mark Crawford
Vice Chairs:
• Gait Boxman
• Jostein Frømyr
• http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG_Home.htm
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ATG 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 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 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 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 Item
• EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR) processing
• Stockholm Forum – EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR)
processing – 42 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)
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6 Approved
32 Approved with changes
1 Postponed
3 Withdrawn
• Mexico City Forum – EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR)
processing – 33 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)
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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 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 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
76 Schema for 07A
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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
76 Schema for 07B
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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
Project Lead
Mark Crawford
Editor
Mike Rowell
Approval status
Approved by FMG
Current ODP step 5 (review ends 20 September)
Anticipate ODP7
16/17 September 2008
1st qtr 2009 – Dependent on
delivery of CCTS 3.0
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Data Type Library
Project Lead
Serge Cayron
Editor
Mark Crawford
Approval status
Approved by FMG
Current ODP step Version 2 – In Maintenance
Version 3 – ODP4 equivalent
Anticipate
Completion
16/17 September 2008
Version 3 – 1st qtr 2009
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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
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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
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3rd qtr 2009 – Dependent on
delivery 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
• 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:
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Serialization rules
Customization
Code Lists
Namespaces
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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 Mandate
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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 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
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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 Info
Members
• ~ 30 active members
• 15 – 20 participants at face-to-face meetings
Meetings
• TMG Interim Meeting: Kansas City (July 2007)
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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
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 Report
Chair: Bart Schermer (Acting)
Vice Chair: Bart Schermer
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LG 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 2007/8
• 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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UN/CEFACT
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES
FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.
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