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A comprehensive report on the 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary focusing on progress, challenges, and new initiatives in promoting global trade facilitation. Details include project updates, cooperation with stakeholders, and outcomes from the 9th and 10th UN/CEFACT Forums.
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13th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 14-16 May 2007 UN/CEFACT Forum Report Forum Management Group Chair: Mike Doran Vice-Chair: Anders Grangard
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 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
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, including dependencies & timelines • Align & prioritise POW projects with the UN/CEFACT Integrated Strategy 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Progress since the 12th Plenary What did we say we would do? • Prepare requests for extra budgetary resources, including due diligence process in project proposal management • Improve communication, coordination & synergy between Working Groups • Support virtual collaboration & engage external stakeholders • Adopt approved Code of Conduct 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Focusing on Delivery What have we done? • Open Development Process (ODP) updated & submitted to the Plenary for approval • FORUM Workflow & Procedures being further refined in order to improve cooperation between the Permanent Groups • 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 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Focusing on Delivery What have we done? • Procedure for Extra Budgetary projects agreed with UNECE • Trade Facilitation Guide Project launched - funded by Sida, Sweden • UNeDocs funded largely by SITPRO, UK • UNeDocs Gap Analysis - funded by Norstella, Norway 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Focusing on Delivery 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 Forum’s development work - implemented 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Focusing on Delivery 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) 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
9th UN/CEFACT Forum 2-6 Oct 2006 - New Delhi, India Organized by : Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India Co-hosts:
The 9th UN/CEFACT Forum • Exceptional support from the Government of India - Minister of State, Department of Commerce - Commerce Secretary, Member Secretary of the Indian Planning Commission, Director General, National Informatics Centre • 250 participants from Africa, Asia Pacific,Europe & North America • Very successful UNeDocs Capacity Building Workshop • Excellent hosts & organization - led by Tahseen Khan • Elections of UN/CEFACT Forum officers held 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
10th UN/CEFACT FORUM March 26-30 2007 Dublin, Ireland Forum Host & Supporting Sponsors: 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
The 10th UN/CEFACT Forum • The Forum was hosted by CP3 Group and Forfas, and had the shortest lead time of any Forum to date. The Forum organization was excellent. • The Irish Minister for the Information Society opened the Forum and there was excellent support from the Irish Government and Business Sector. • 230 participants from all continents attended. • Very successful Trade Facilitation Open Session was held during which it was announced that Ireland would develop a Single Window. 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
UN/CEFACT FORUM Web Sitehttp://www.uncefactforum.org/MEETINGS/index.htm
Future Challenges Accelerating Delivery - We have in place: a mandate, strategy, programme of work, IPR policy & a development 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 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary
Future Challenges The UNECE Executive Committee will review in October 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 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 over the next two years.UN/CEFACT will have to report back every year. 13th UN/CEFACT Plenary