Press Release
ECE/TRADE/2000
Geneva, 28 April 2000
UN/EDIFACT.COM
The semantic reference for the international supply chain
Tour Eiffel, Paris, 20-24 March 2000
In a unique partnership between private and public sector organizations
involved in the international supply chain, around 230 Electronic Business experts from
158 organizations (see list below) met at the global coordination conference for
UN/EDIFACT (EWG)* in order to facilitate global business-to-business electronic exchanges.
In her opening address, Dr. Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, Director of the Trade
Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) noted that
"Providing the standards and effective solutions that achieve
the integrated view of the customer in the total supply chain while at the same time
securing a fair, open and transparent process where all users can ‘buy into’ is
a challenge that we face.
"Your achievements are recognized as valid to address problems
faced at the global level. Building capacity through the cooperation of the companies
involved in the international supply chain through the transfer of "votre
savoir-faire" to countries most in need of trade and investment is therefore vital
for a free and fair global trading system".
The meeting elected a new Chair, Mr. Pierre Georget, Gencod - EAN
France and Vice Chair Mr. John Kemble, Manager, Electronic Commerce, Association of
British Insurers.
Mr. Georget is Technical Director of Gencode EAN France. After 10 years
of experience as Information System Manager in the retail industry, Mr. Georget joined
Gencod as technical advisor for automatic data capture and bar coding and Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) projects. Mr. Georget is Chairman of EDIFRANCE and of the AFNOR
Standardization Committee for automatic data identification.
Mr. Kemble first ventured into electronic commerce in
1989, when he headed the newly formed IT Development Department at the Association of
British Insurers. He represents the industry’s views on various Electronic Commerce
standards bodies, and coordinates insurance electronic commerce activities. As responsible
for InStep, a UK EDI initiative, he set up their first project involving the creation of
XML standards for motor insurance. He is also Vice-Chair of EEG7, the EDIFACT European
insurance group.
The next meeting of EWG will take place from 4 to 8 September 2000.
Further information can be found at http://www.unece.org/cefact or http://www.edifact-wg.org EWG home pages.
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* EWG is the place
where the essential tools for automated electronic business are being developed. These tools form the foundation of business to business electronic
commerce, are used in a wide range of industries from automotive to retail, and have been
implemented by hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide.
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Highlights from Paris
Electronic Business Day: Technologies and solutions for Electronic Commerce in the Business-to-Business
environment.
The Electronic Business Day covered the following aspects of electronic
commerce in Business to Business relations:
E-business is at the heart of
enterprises. The ‘Fondation Internet Nouvelle Generation’, CEN –
Information Society Standardization systems and UN/CEFACT addressed the opportunities and
benefits or how to evaluate the activities made possible by Internet from a French,
European and International perspective.
Representatives from
Microsoft, IBM and Sun presented the developments and exchanged their views on the use of
electronic commerce for Business-to-Business.
BNP Paribas and APACS
presented the operational UN/EDIFACT financial transactions, on the road to electronic
security.
Approaches, evolutions and
perspectives.
Interactivity of the
applications in commercial transactions, from supply to selling and payments.
The ‘Multiple European
Railway Integrated Timetable Storage’ (MERITS) project will allow the automated
maintenance of European railway timetables.
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Modelling techniques in support of the industrial supply chain in
the automotive industry
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The Semantic reference for the French insurance companies
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The use of Object modelling techniques for the generation of
UN/EDIFACT and XML equivalent messages
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Data storage and accounting
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The integrated logistic approach in the French aeronautic industry
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Harmonized electronics commerce practices in international
transport
Business Domains Highlights
Finance – The group devoted the lion’s share of its time to the
evolution of technology in connection with the fulfilment of business needs, namely the
XML approach which is likely to complement UN/CEFACT message production in a rapidly
evolving global market.
Insurance – The group drew
participants from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, UK and the
USA. The new global object-modelling project will unify the disparate efforts discussed in
the regional reports. A global process model will be developed whilst at the same time
reverse engineering of the UN/EDIFACT and local industry standards, in an effort to
provide interoperability by harmonizing standards.
Transport– The group saw the
attendance of 40 delegates from 15 countries. New attendance from the Russian Federation
and Poland are a welcome addition to the global interest of UN/EDIFACT within the
international transport industry. The continued increase of the use of UN/EDIFACT
messages, particularly within the maritime sector, is attributed to the availability of
Harmonized Implementation Guidelines, ITIGG documents.
Press contact:
Jean E. Kubler
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10
Tel: +41 22 917 27 74
E-mail: [email protected]
| ORGANIZATIONS BY COUNTRY |
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| Australia |
| DEAKIN UNIVERSITY |
| DISKRAY PTY, Ltd. |
| HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION |
| TRADEGATE ECA |
| DATA LOGISTIC PTY LTD |
| AUSTRIA PRO |
| FEDERAL ECONOMIC CHAMBER |
| STUZZA GmbH |
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| Belgium |
| CEN/ISS |
| BASF COMPUTER SERVICES S.A. |
| EAN International |
| EDIFER (UIC) |
| EDIFICAS |
| EDS Belgium |
| ISASERVER N.V./S.A. |
| NACCS |
| SIDMAR / EUROFER |
| SWIFT |
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| Canada |
| C.S.I.O |
| INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY |
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| Chinese Taipei |
| Environmental Protection Administration |
| CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO Ltd. Data Communication |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, MOEA |
| Financial Information Service Co |
| INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY |
| MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| Taipei EDIFACT Committee |
| TRANDVAN INFORMATION SERVICE CO |
| BSMI |
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| Colombia |
| IAC COLOMBIA (EAN COLOMBIA) |
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| Czech Republic |
| CDV |
| MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS |
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| Denmark |
| CODAN INSURANCE |
| DANISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION |
| DANISH EDI COUNCIL |
| DEN DANSKE BANK |
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| Finland |
| EDIMASTER OY |
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| France |
| Acoss |
| AFNOR |
| API-EDI |
| BNP Paribas |
| CNAMTS |
| CNAMTS/CTIAM |
| CREDIT LYONNAIS |
| EDIFICAS |
| EDIFRANCE |
| EDITRANSPORT |
| EULER |
| FRIGOSCANDIA |
| GALERIES LAFAYETTE |
| Gencod EAN France |
| GTF |
| INSEE |
| LAURENTI |
| MEDIACONSTRUCT |
| Plan Urbanisme Construction Architecture |
| PORT AUTONOME DU HAVRE |
| SEDINOV |
| SEMA GROUP |
| SNCF |
| SOTFWARE AG |
| SPIE BATIGNOLLES |
| UIC |
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| Germany |
| ABK Systeme |
| DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG |
| DIN Deutsches Institut Fuer Normung E.V. |
| GEFEG mbH |
| GERLING INSURANCE GROUP |
| GESAMTVERBAND DER DEUTSCHEN VERSICHERUNG WIRTSCHAFT |
| HERMES / HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION |
| SIEMENS AG EL LP |
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| Guatemala |
| EAN Guatemala |
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| Italy |
| EULER SIAC |
| ITALIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION |
| SSB S.pA. |
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| Japan |
| ECOM |
| EDI Consulting |
| JAPAN CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION CENTER |
| JASTPRO |
| JIPDEC |
| MARKETING INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION |
| NEC |
| NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO, ltd |
| POLISA |
| SEIKEI UNIVERSITY |
| TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER Co |
| WAVE |
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| Korea (Republic of ) |
| KOREA Institute for EC |
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| Luxembourg |
| CODEWORK SARL |
| EUROSTAT |
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| Netherlands |
| Board of Dutch CUstOms |
| CETIMA |
| E.C.T. |
| INTERPAY |
| LISV |
| PORT COMMUNITY ROTTERDAM |
| VEKTIS |
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| Norway |
| BANKENES STANDARDISERINGS KONTOR |
| DEN NORSKE BANK |
| EDISYS AS |
| Norsk EDIFPRO |
| RIKSTRYGDE KERKET |
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| Poland |
| BAZY I SYSTEMY BANKOWE SP Z.O.O |
| EDI CENTRE POLAND CEDIP |
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| Portugal |
| SIBS SA |
| SOCIEDADE INTERBANC DE SERVICOS,SA |
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| Russia |
| MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS |
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| South Africa |
| THE MAERSK COMPANY |
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| Spain |
| INFORMA SA |
| PORT OF BILBAO AUTHORITY |
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| Sweden |
| EDI BYGG |
| SEB |
| SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN |
| SWEDIFACT FINANCE |
| SWEPRO |
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| Switzerland |
| CREDIT SUISSE |
| DOUANES SUISSES |
| UBS AG |
| UNITED NATIONS / ECE |
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| United Kingdom |
| APACS Administration Ltd |
| ASIRUS |
| ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH INSURERS |
| Barclays Bank |
| BRAUN Computer Consultants |
| DIMENSION EDI |
| E Centre UK |
| ELECTRONIC TRADE SERVICE Ltd |
| LAING Ltd |
| MoD |
| SITPRO |
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| United States of America |
| bTrade.com |
| DANA Corporation |
| DISA |
| DUN & BRADSTREET |
| ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CODE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION |
| ENVOY CORPORATION |
| FedEx |
| FUTURE THREE INC |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC |
| GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION |
| HARBINGER |
| HDX |
| LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE |
| MARSH & McLennan |
| NACHA |
| RAILINC |
| SABRE |
| SPRINT CORPORATION |
| ST GEORGE Consulting |
| UNIFORM CODE COUNCIL Inc |
| UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE |
| US CUSTOMS SERVICE |
| US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| WORLDSPAN |
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