9th UN/CEFACT Forum Oct 2006 - New Delhi, India Closing Plenary Organized by : Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India

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

Closing Plenary

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

Closing Plenary

Organized by :Department of Commerce,

Ministry of Commerce & IndustryGovernment of India

Co-hosts:

October 2, 2006 9th UN/CEFACT FORUM New Delhi

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AgendaAgenda

• Highlights• FMG Report• Reports from the Permanent Groups• Recommendations from the Forum +

UNeDocs workshop• Future UN/CEFACT Forum• Concluding Remarks


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HighlightsHighlights

9th UN/CEFACT Forum• Inauguration

• Mr. R.R.Shah, Member Secretary, Planning Commission• Mr. G.K.Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Government of India

• 242 Participants

UNeDocs Workshop• Inauguration

• Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of state (Commerce), Government of India

• Dr. N.Vijayaditya, Director General, NIC• 122 Participants


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• Cultural evening and dinner hosted by the Commerce Secretary, Government of India

• Lunch and Learn sessions• Airport Authority of India• Single Window – SITPRO• GS1 Belgium• NICSI, India• Container Corporation of India• Indian Ports Association• CCTS


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FMG ReportFMG Report

Chair: Mike Doran

Vice Chair: Anders Grangard


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ObjectivesObjectives

Important tasks to accomplish in the next 6 to 9 months.• Complete the ODP, with validation & implementation• Deliver a cohesive UN/CEFACT Website presence• Support virtual collaboration & engage external

stakeholders• Complete Forum Project Portfolio information, including

dependencies & timelines• Coordination & synergy


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Important tasks to accomplish in the next 6 to 9 months.

• Align & prioritise POW projects with the UN/CEFACT Integrated Strategy

• Improve communication between WGs• Prepare requests for extra budgetary resources,

including due diligence process in project proposal management

• Adoption of approved Code of Conduct


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Important tasks to accomplish in the next 6 to 9 months.

• All PG Mandates & TORs 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 provide

serious justification• This means that each PG will have to show its POW,

what it has achieved in terms of deliverables, future plans, deliverables.UN/CEFACT will have to report back every year.


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FMGFMG

• Agenda of the week

• Forum - spring 2007• Review of FMG processes & procedures• Project Matrix• UNTDED-CCTS issues• This weeks Deliverables• New project proposals• Status of UneDocs


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FMGFMG

• Agenda of the week

• Web site proposals• Status of UBL convergance• Status of MRI• ODP completion• Closing plenary preparations

• Presentations• Recommendations• Press Release


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FMGFMG

• HOW ARE WE DOING?

• FMG met every evening & will continue this afternoon in the Extended Bureau to review the POW 2007-2009

• Members made required effort to constructive dialogue

• Continuous review of outstanding issues• Start out as you mean to go along


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FMGFMG

• STILL A LONG WAY TO GO• Understanding the needs of others• Willingness to adapt to change• Teamwork is the name of the game• Openness & transparency in all that we do

is essential• Some legacy issues to settle

Applied Technology Group

Applied Technology Group

<UNEDIFACT>Bringing Syntax Solutions Together


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Applied Technology GroupApplied Technology Group

• Chair: Mark Crawford

• Vice Chairs: Jostein Frømyr & Gait Boxman

• Approved 4 Project Plans• Next Version XML NDR• Next Version SBDH (joint with TMG)• Core Data Types• Revised XML Representation of CCs


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ATG1 – EDIFACT SyntaxATG1 – EDIFACT Syntax

• ATG1 DMR Review resultApproved 59 JTd 22Postponed 2==============Total 83

• As a reminder – if you are not available, your DMRs are postponed

• ATG1 is looking for more EDIFACT experts to ensure a more representative review and approval team


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ATG2ATG2

• Elections• Chair: Jostein Frømyr• Secretary: open

• XML Schema Production• Completed review of 20 document schemas for TBG6 eTendering• Completed review of UN/CEFACT Reusable Component Schema Module• All schemas will be published as Release Candidate Standard

• Joint meeting with TMG/CCWG• Alignment of project plans for CCTS v3 and XML NDR v3• Agreed to conduct a joint project to develop SBDH v2• Agreed to transfer the Core Data Type project from TMG to ATG• TMG agreed to provide guidance on how different types of containers should be

handled

• Progressed NDR v3 project to ODP step 3 (requirements definition)

• Updated XML Representation of CCs Project Plan


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Next MeetingsNext Meetings

• Next ATG F2F is scheduled for • Week of January 15• Venue TBD

• Main agenda item will be the progression of the NDR v3 project

• Work will also be done on other projects


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• As always – New members are most welcome!


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ICG – Information Content Management Group

ICG – Information Content Management Group

ICG - Closing Plenary

Chair: Mike Conroy

Vice-Chair: David Dobbing


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• Reviewed UN Recommendation change requests.• Finalised the UN/CEFACT Registry Implementation

Requirements Specification incorporating all comments received from the ODP.

• UN/CEFACT Registry Proof of concept tests to be initialised in:• Canada, Government of Ontario• Chinese Taipei, National Taiwan Normal University• France, France Télécom• Korea, Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce



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• Met with TBG17 and ATG to:• establish a position concerning the UN/TDED.• Agree on the versioning techniques and provide

input for the development of the maintenance rules for the CCL.

• Met with TMG to clarify the mutual positions concerning the alignment of CCTS 3.0 and the UN/CEFACT Registry.



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Work in progressWork in progress

• Carry out the UN/CEFACT Registry Proof Of Concept

• Prepare the Registry implementation plan

• Audit the D.06B Edifact and CCL Directories

• Progress UNCL and Code list project

UN/CEFACT Legal Group UN/CEFACT Legal Group

Chair: Mr. Usva KUUSIHOLMA

Vice-Chair: Mr. Bart W. SCHERMER


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UN/CEFACT recommendsUN/CEFACT recommends

1. A studystudy to determine an appropriate set of measures to create legally enabling environment for an International Trade Single Window legal framework.

2. Using the UN/CEFACT check-listcheck-list of legal issues related to national and cross-border exchange of trade data

3.3. Amending existing legislationAmending existing legislation, if necessary

4. Using international standards and international legal international standards and international legal instrumentsinstruments, where available

5. Using UN/CEFACTUN/CEFACT model “consortium agreement” model “consortium agreement” and model “end user agreement”.model “end user agreement”.

Draft Recommendation 35Draft Recommendation 35


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UBACUBAC

• UBAC• Anders Tell resigned as project lead• Requirements document (~20pages) approved by PG• New project lead appointed in Oct 2006• Nexts steps

• Define a narrow scope out of the existing requirements document to be delivered as first working draft until the next UN/CEFACT Forum Meeting

• Request for participation to get more resources• Project plan to be developed by the new project lead• Approval of requirements document + project plan with the

TMG STC• UBAC to start ODP phase 3


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Legal Group (LG)Legal Group (LG)

Next Legal Group meeting at UNOV, Vienna:

Date: Monday, 9.10.2006

Time: 15.30-20:00

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

For more information

Contact

Secretariat: Ms. Azhar JAIMURZINA

[email protected]

Techniques and Methodologies GroupTechniques and Methodologies Group

Chair: Gunther Stuhec

Vice-Chair: Christian Huemer


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Chairs of TMGChairs of TMG

• TMG Chair: Gunther Stuhec

• TMG Vice Chair: Christian Huemer

• TMG Secretary: Jim Wilson

• TMG-BPWG Chair: Jens Dietrich

• TMG-CCWG Chair: Jim Wilson

• TMG-EPAWG Chair: Steve Capell


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CCWG This WeekCCWG This Week

• New Chair Elected (Jim Wilson). Thanks to Mary Kay Blantz for her contributions

• CCTS• Transfer of CDT Catalogue to ATG• CCTS V3.0 will be available for public review by end of

October• CCTS 2.01 Rule B25 issue identified by TBG 17• SBDH – Joint project between TMG and ATG

• UCM• Met with TBG 17 to understand context-related issues they

were struggling with.• Met with TBG 14 to review the project proposal, review work-

to-date, and discuss some of the high-level concepts.


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BPWG This WeekBPWG This Week

• UMM• UMM Foundation Module 1.0 and Base Module 1.0 completed the ODP• UMM User Guide – „“UMM in a Nutshell“ is available

three-page document describing the basic concepts

• BCSS• BCSS changed to CCTS Part 3 – it is on ODP Step 5• It now supports UML 1.4 and UML2 and is ready for public review

• UBAC• Requirements document (~20pages) approved by Project Team• New project lead to be appointed in Oct 2006


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EBAWG This WeekEBAWG This Week

• New Chair Elected (Steve Capell). Thanks to Anders Tell for his contributions

• Glossary project completed to ODP5 • Architecture project requirements

completed. Short term goals are: • Represent the complete UN/CEFACT Architecture on a

clickable, browseable web site that allows both internal and external stakeholders to understand CEFACT product.

• Delivery of draft version of short term goals specified above due by End November 2006


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Upcoming MeetingsUpcoming Meetings

• TMG Interim Meeting

• 11-15 December 2006

• Redwood City, California, USA

• Hosted by Oracle

International Trade and Business Processes Group (TBG)International Trade and Business Processes Group (TBG)

Chair : Jean-Luc Champion

Vice-Chair : Pat Toufar


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Chair

TBG1 Supply Chain & e-Procurement Fr. De VosTBG2 Digital Paper M. DillTBG3 Transportation & Logistics D. VankemmelTBG4 Customs G. DiepensTBG5 Finance St. KorsgaardTBG6 Architecture & Construction B. LonghiTBG7 Statistics Collection & Reporting C. NelsonTBG8 Insurance B. GrossmanTBG9 Travel, Tourism and Leisure P. HeiligTBG10 Healthcare Fr. van BommelTBG11 Social ServicesTBG12 Accounting & Audit R. LemenseTBG13 Environmental D. SchwarzTBG14 Business Process Analysis N. SharmaTBG15 International Trade Procedures G. CraggeTBG16 Entry Points A. DechampsTBG17 Harmonisation MK Blantz/M Royal

TBG18 Agriculture Br. PrépinTBG19 e-Government J.P. Henninot

TBG Working Group


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UN/CEFACT

TBG’s WG

Outcomes of the Week


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DeliverablesDeliverables

• Release Candidate 21 e-Tendering XML Schemas


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New Projects ApprovalNew Projects Approval

• eArchiving (TBG19)• eDAPLOS (TBG18)• Revision of Rec 11 & Rec 34 (TBG15)• Ledger, Chart of Accounts, Trial Balance and Reporting

(TBG12)• Security for Documents and Messages (TBG6-1)• Cross Industry Scheduling, Delivery & Order Status

processes• Marketing research/information process


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Other resultsOther results

• DAPLOS BRS for approval (RSM planned)• Electronic certification for life animal export integrated to the

E-CERT project• Participation of the agriculture domain in the WCO data

model• Feedbacks on the “Roles and Responsibility” technical paper

from CUSTOMS and FINANCE• Re-opened “Common Business Process Catalog Technical

Specification” to apply ICG feedback• Draft new version of the BRS documents based on the best

of UBL and the best of TBG1


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TBG17 – Core Component Harmonization

TBG17 – Core Component Harmonization

• E-Tendering Messages• Finalized submission of TBG6 e-Tendering BIEs• Met with CCMA to resolve message naming• Provided to ATG2 who produced 19 schema

• Joint Meetings• ICG – 1) TDED 2) versioning in registry 3) audit

rules• UCM/TBG14 – context drivers

• Next Meeting: 13 – 17 November, Seoul• Weekly calls, Tuesdays, 7 – 10 AM Eastern


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TBG 15 – International Trade Procedure

TBG 15 – International Trade Procedure

• Contribution to the UNeDocs Workshop• Three project proposals approved and e-Cert

ratification project completed and transferred to TBG 18-Agriculture

• Very successful Open Day with 30 delegates supporting and contributing to projects• Guide to Trade Facilitation Implementation.• UN Recommendation 34 – Data Rationalization.• UN Recommendation 35 – Legal Framework for the

Single Window.


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ICGICG

Information Content Management Group

Chair: Mike Conroy

Vice Chair: David Dobbing


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• Reviewed UN Recommendation change requests.• Finalised the UN/CEFACT Registry Implementation

Requirements Specification incorporating all comments received from the ODP.

• UN/CEFACT Registry Proof of concept tests to be initialised in:• Canada, Government of Ontario• Chinese Taipei, National Taiwan Normal University• France, France Télécom• Korea, Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce



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• Met with TBG17 and ATG to:• establish a position concerning the UN/TDED.• Agree on the versioning techniques and provide

input for the development of the maintenance rules for the CCL.

• Met with TMG to clarify the mutual positions concerning the alignment of CCTS 3.0 and the UN/CEFACT Registry.



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Work in progressWork in progress

• Carry out the UN/CEFACT Registry Proof Of Concept

• Prepare the Registry implementation plan

• Audit the D.06B Edifact and CCL Directories

• Progress UNCL and Code list project


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Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks

Mike Doran


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Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks

• The 9th UN/CEFACT Forum:• Very successful,exceptional support from the

Government of India• Good participation from host country• Excellent co-hosts, disappointing that some

important WGs not present• Important lessons learned for the future


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Concluding remarksConcluding remarks

A great deal of work achieved this week, nonetheless we must:

• apply due diligence to the integrated programme of work

• ensure transparent & effective procedures & workflow

• deliver proven architecture & message specifications

• rally those interested in working together with us, and funding us (within and outside the UN)“


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Future Forum MeetingsFuture Forum Meetings

• Spring - March, 2007* GENEVA - CERN (tbc)* VIENNA - (tbc)* Washington, DC (tbc)

• Autumn - September* STOCKHOLM - (3rd week-tbc)* BERLIN - offer (last week in August)


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ThanksThanks

Our sincere thanks are due to:

• Technical Support Team• Heads of Delegations• Co-Hosts & Sponsor• Organising Team


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ThanksThanks

Our sincere thanks are due to:

• Dick & Sue• Our Co-hosts & sponsors• The Government of India• Tahseen Khan & his team


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