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The UN/CEFACT Updates. Tahseen A. Khan - UN/CEFACT Vice-Chair and Chairman of AFACT 27th AFACT StC Mid-Term Meeting 14-15 May 2009. OVERVIEW. INTRODUCTION 14th CEFACT FORUM UPDATES WAY FORWARD BUREAU ACTIVITIES. UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESSUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UN/CEFACT
The UN/CEFACT Updates
Tahseen A. Khan - UN/CEFACT Vice-Chair and
Chairman of AFACT
27th AFACT StC Mid-Term Meeting 14-15 May 2009
UN/CEFACT2
OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
14th CEFACT FORUM UPDATES
WAY FORWARD
BUREAU ACTIVITIES
UN/CEFACT3
UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR
TRADE FACILITATION AND
ELECTRONIC BUSINESS
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT
AND EFFECTIVE
PROCESSES FOR
GLOBAL BUSINESS
UN/CEFACT4
Instruments of Trade Facilitation and Electronic Businesso Recommendationso Standards
Public-Private Partnership
About 300+ volunteer experts around the world
UN/CEFACT5
BI-ANNUAL EXPERT FORUMS AROUND THE WORLD
Supported by Governments
Provides face-to-face opportunities to convey
UN/CEFACT trade facilitation and electronic
business perspective
Past and future host countries: Canada, India,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Senegal,
Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United
States
UN/CEFACT6
EXPERT ACTIVITY AREAS Accounting & Audit
Agriculture
Architecture, Engineering & Construction
Customs
eGovernment
Electronic Trade Documents
Environmental Management
Finance
Health Care
Insurance
International Trade Procedures
Social Services
Supply Chain
Transport
Travel,Tourism and Leisure
Business Process Analysis
Harmonization
Information Content Management
Applied Technology
Technical Methodologies
Legal
UN/CEFACT
Facilitation of International Supply Chain (Reference Model)
Prepare for
ExportExport Transport Import
SHIPBUY PAY
Prepare for
Import
Commercial Procedures
Transport Procedures
Regulatory Procedures
Financial Procedures
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UN/CEFACT
CommercialProcedures
• Establish Sales Contract
• Order Goods• Advise On Delivery• Request Payment
Prepare for
ExportExport Transport Import
SHIPBUY PAY
Prepare for
Import
TransportProcedures
• Establish Transport Contract
• Collect Transport and Deliver Goods
• Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status Reports
Regulatory Procedures
• Obtain Import/Export Licences
• Provide Customs Declarations
• Provide Cargo Declarations
• Apply Trade Security Procedures
• Clear Goods for Import/Export
FinancialProcedures
• Provide Credit Rating• Provide Insurance• Provide Credit• Execute Payment• Issue Statements
Facilitation of International Supply Chain (Reference Model)
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CommercialProcedures
Prepare for
ExportExport Transport Import
SHIPBUY PAY
Prepare for
Import
TransportProcedures
Regulatory Procedures
FinancialProcedures
consignment item.details
payment .details
party.details
customsdeclaration .details
trade item .details
efficiencies from re-using UN/CEFACT core component vocabulary (end-to-end process)
Facilitation of International Supply Chain (Reference Model)
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UN/CEFACT10
OUTREACH
Raising awareness
Capacity-building
o foster implementations
o encourge more experts in programme of work
UN/CEFACT11
GOVERNANCE
Integrated strategy and programme of work
Open Development Process
Intellectual Property Rights Policy o recent Task Team Report concluded it is
adequate, effective, meets or exceeds the protection of other standards development organisations and is well-tailored to the requirements of UN/CEFACT
UN/CEFACT
UN/CEFACT RecommendationsSingle Window (Rec 33)Data Harmonization (Rec 34)Rec: 6,11,12,14,18,22,26
SADWCORec
UNeDocs …
UN/TDEDCore
ComponentsUN/EDIFACT
APEC & ASEAN SW, UNeDocs.UK, …
IATA e-freight, IMO Cargo Manifest …
Revised Kyoto Convention, WTO, eTIR …
Framework for Data
Exchange(CBRDM, BRS)
XML/EDI Schemas,
Paper Forms
Data Model
ReusableElements
UN/CEFACT Paperless
Trade
UN Layout KeyCode lists Rec …
UMM, CCTS, XML NDR ISO 9735(EDIFACT Syntax) …
Paper Electronics Business
UN/CEFACT Integrated Framework of Standards for Paperless TradeTrade Facilitation
Layers
Generic
Interchange
Implementation
Policy(National,Regional,
Sector)
Process Analysis and Simplification
National Data Harmonization
Single Window
Cross Border Data Exchange
Business/Political Process Collaboration Between Trader and Government (UN/CEFACT Rec 4, Rec 18), UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model, Unified Modeling Methodology, Global Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport Audit Methodology
UN Layout Key, UNTDED, TF Toolkit and Forms Repository
UNTDED, Core Component Library, UN LOCODE and code lists, UNeDocs, Rec 34
Cross Boder Reference Data Model
Rec 33,34,35
Document Simplification and Standardization
UN/CEFACT Trade Facilitation Staircase
UN/CEFACT14
Achievements of the 14th Forum
UN/CEFACT Priority Project Reviewo BSP-UNeDocs Way forward agreed with stakeholderso D.08B XML Schemas producedo Confluence project tracking tool launched and training providedo Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide update & deliveryo Cross Industry Invoice ready to be included in D.09Ao Architecture re-launched as cross PG project
UN/CEFACT Procedures:o Forum Operating Procedures updated with TBG input.o Audit procedures being documentedo R/650 to be updated for UN/CEFACT Plenary, November 2009
14th CEFACT Forum Update
UN/CEFACT15
15th UN/CEFACT Forum - Sapporo, Japan
28 September to 02 October 2009 16th UN/CEFACT Forum - UK (tbc) 17th UN/CEFACT Forum – Geneva, Switzerland
30 August to 03 September 2010
Future Forum Meetings
UN/CEFACT16
Way Forward
Complete project deliverables for 2009
Publish Cross Industry Invoice
Update the projects in Confluence
UBL Work Plan completion
Update R.650/Rev.4 with Bureau
Prepare 15th UN/CEFACT Forum in Sapporo
Prepare 15th UN/CEFACT Plenary 9 – 12 November 2009
UN/CEFACT17
Activities to improve the UN/CEFACT development processTBG1 formed two permanent subteams
o Business Requirements Team via business process models (supported by TBG14)
o Data Modelling TeamTBG1/14 Evaluation of toolset to support the Management of Business Requirements to improve consistency of BRS documents
Way Forward
UN/CEFACT18
Bureau Activities
o Stakeholder sessions on BSP-UNeDocs:o 1 - Stakeholder Needs Assessmento 2 - Deliverables, Tasks and Skillso 3 - Priorities and Ways Forward o Reviewing Code of Conduct with respect to email
exchangeso Liaison Topics, including MOU Management Group on e-
Businesso Preparing for presentation on UN/CEFACT at World Trade
Organization o Preparing reply to European Commission Expert Group on
e-invoicingo Workflow follow-up: harmonization, audit and message
development process
UN/CEFACT19
Bureau Activites
o Planning for Plenary (9-12 November 2009) – schedule, R650, work programme
o Planning to respond to EXCOM deliverables: June and December 2009 deadlines
o Next steps for the electronic Business, Government and Trade (eBGT) initiative
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE
PROCESSES
FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.
Thank You