7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Hosted by: EDIFrance Sponsors: September 26-30 Lyon 2005 7th UN/CEFACT Forum Opening Plenary Forum Management Group Chair: Dick Raman Vice-Chair: Sue Probert Agenda Introduction Welcome by our Host EDIFrance Forum Logistics Report from the Bureau Reports from the Permanent Groups A User-Case for UN/CEFACT: SAP Wrap-Up 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 3 Introduction Welcome 7th UN/CEFACT Forum Over 200 attendees Organisation Overcame many obstacles Budget issues Worked hard to resolve 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 4 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Hosted by: EDIFrance Sponsors: September 26-30 Lyon 2005 Logistics Meeting Rooms Secretariat Internet Access Morning Coffee & Coffee Breaks Smoking Policy Welcome Reception – Mayor of Lyon 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 6 Lunch & Learn Monday – UNeDocs UK Sue Bravery (SITPRO) & Niels Lehner (IATA) Tuesday – GS1 Mark d’Agostino (GS1) Wednesday – XBRL Gilles Maguet (XBRL-GL) Thursday – UMM Christian Huemer (UoV) 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 7 Forum Management Group Implementation of Procedures Nominations by your HoD Strictly enforced starting next Forum Work Items Open Development Process External Engagement Procedure Liaisons 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 8 Forum Management Group Fundraising Principles agreed by UN/CEFACT Plenary Marketing Project Matrix Legal Group Terms of Reference Programme of Work Recommendations on coordination with other PGs Legal Aspects of the PG’s work 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 9 UN/CEFACT Bureau Report to the 7th UN/CEFACT Forum Mike Doran & Mark Palmer UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS Under the auspices of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Contents Decisions made at the 11th UN/CEFACT Plenary - 22/23 June 2005 UNECE External Review IPR Update Bureau objectives for the 7th Forum 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 11 Decisions of the 11th UN/CEFACT Plenary (1) Plenary requested Quarterly reports from Bureau FMG Report on the objectives of the Forum noted R.650/Rev.4 approved A form will be prepared for HoDs to nominate Forum delegates Forum Rules of Procedure approved 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 12 Decisions of the 11th UN/CEFACT Plenary (2) Rules of Procedure to be further revised to clarify the right to invite observers & special guests to the Forum ODP was approved. To be completed with procedures to cover all UN/CEFACT deliverables Recommendations for the Support & Financing of UN/CEFACT’s program of Work - approved Principles of the IPR Policy approved. After OLA approval, IPR Policy will be approved in an intersessional approval process by the end of 2005. Plan for Cooperation Agreements with other organizations approved 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 13 Decisions of the 11th UN/CEFACT Plenary (3) New MoU between OASIS & UNECE signed UN/CEFACT Forum Progress Reports approved Legal Group to be re-convened at Lyon Forum Draft BRS’s approved Cover pages of BRS’s should indicate the PG in charge as the source of submitting the document, and the individual WG where the work is undertaken, as well as internal & external liaisons and outreach with “stakeholders” Bureau requested to review the term “BRS” 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 14 Decisions of the 11th UN/CEFACT Plenary (4) TBG requested to submit a revised BRS for Material Data Sheet for review & approval of the Plenary Report of the Standards Liaison Rapporteur noted Report of the Rapporteur for Asia noted. He was requested to further contacts with regional standardization initiatives Bureau requested to review the Mandates & ToRs of the Rapporteurs & submit them to HoDs in an intersessional approval process Bureau also requested to identify Rapporteurs in additional regions, particularly Africa & Latin America 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 15 Decisions of the 11th UN/CEFACT Plenary (5) Plenary took note of a number of reports on Capacity Building & other related matters prepared by the secretariat It also took note of the Bureau’s report on Regional Cooperation Stuart Feder (USA) of the Bank for International Settlements was elected as Chairman of UN/CEFACT for the period 2005-2007 The Plenary requested the secretariat to issue the list of approved decisions on the UN/CEFACT Website & in a message to the HoDs listserver The 12th UN/CEFACT Plenary will be held in Geneva from 29 May to 2 June 2006 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 16 UNECE External Review (1) The Member States of UNECE decided to commission a comprehensive report on the state of UNECE An evaluation team was set up and carried out the review between January & June 2005 Their report, “The State of UNECE” was published on 30 June 2005 The Bureau, as with the other WPs in UNECE, under the authority of the CTIED was invited to comment on the report & its recommendations 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 17 UNECE External Review (2) The global value of UN/CEFACT’s standards is recognized and appreciated Despite informing the Evaluation Team of a number of errors in their report, because the views of the Member States were somewhat contradictory, no action was taken Certain recommendations are unacceptable The Bureau has therefore prepared a response. This has been communicated to the Chair of the UNECE Commission, Ambassador Roux of Belgium HoDs have been provided with a briefing paper to communicate to their Missions in Geneva who will be involved in the negotiations 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 18 UNECE External Review - Next Steps The UNECE Commission, under Ambassador Roux of Belgium, has now started negotiations and hopes to conclude by November 2005 Bureau members are contacting individual HoDs to follow up on the briefing paper they have been asked to communicate to their Missions in Geneva who will be involved in the negotiations As a number of Bureau members and HoDs are attending the Forum here in Lyon, there is an opportunity to discuss some of the recommendations and agree on further action The main thrust of the External Review concerns the governance of UNECE and it is felt that reforms proposed may be implemented fairly quickly 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 19 IPR Policy - Background 10th Plenary established an IPR Special Contact Group IPR SCG reviewed other SDOs IPR policies Established consensus on fundamental principles (IPR SCG N04001) IPR SCG circulated drafts for comment Discussion with OLA – no concerns identified Policy and summary of principles submitted 11th Plenary approved the IPR SCG report and the IPR policy principles 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 20 IPR Policy – Overview Goal: promote UN/CEFACT Specifications without the burden of fees or restrictions. Four key principles of draft IPR Policy Waiver Disclosure Exception Handling Warranty 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 21 IPR Policy – Waiver Obligation All participants in a Forum Group waive their rights to enforce intellectual property necessary to practice the specification from that Forum Group. The waiver is limited in that it applies only as to implementations of the specification – all other rights are reserved. This waiver is required as a condition of participating in the Forum Group. 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 22 IPR Policy – Exception Handling Applies when a participant discloses intellectual property. Intellectual Property Advisory Group (“IPAG”) is formed to consider the intellectual property conflict at issue and to arrive at one of the recommendations outlined in the Policy. 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 23 IPR Policy – Warranties Every participant warrants that to the best of its representative’s knowledge, and without investigation, no third party contends that the participant’s contributions infringe that third party’s intellectual property. There are no other warranties or indemnities. 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 24 IPR Policy – Recent Progress 11th Plenary approved the IPR SCG report and the IPR policy principles Some member bodies requested extra time for review and comments IPR Policy submitted to OLA for approval IPR SCG awaits the OLA comments and approval Pending OLA approval, final IPR policy will be circulated for intersessional approval before the end of 2005 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 25 Bureau Objectives for the week Complete tasks proposed by UN/CEFACT Plenary Continue to enhance communications with all PGs Obtain input on improving UN/CEFACT work Work with the Forum Management Group Arrangements for the March 2006 Forum Meeting Coordination of work programmes and procedures Strategic planning and improving external cooperation Listen to the contributors and customers of UN/CEFACT 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 26 Bureau Quarterly Report UN/CEFACT October 2005 Volume 1, Number 1 In This Issue Introducing: Your Quarterly Report Next Steps on the External Evaluation Report As part of the Bureau’s initiative on improved communications and participation by member States and NGOs, we are distributing a quarterly newsletter to all organizations participating in UN/CEFACT. This is the first issue, and we encourage your feedback on recommendations for making the newsletter an effective tool for the continuous improvement of UN/CEFACT. Results from the September 2005 Forum News to Use Planned Intersessional Actions Communications with HoDs Summary of Bureau Meetings and Actions Category of Links Link to a Web page Next Steps on the External Evaluation Report Link to a Web page Link to a Web page Results from the September 2005 Forum Contact Us Stuart Feder (Chair) Mike Doran (Vice Chair) TA Kahn (Vice Chair) Jean Kubler (Secretariat) Duane Nickull (Vice Chair) Mark Palmer (Vice Chair) Sue Probert (FMG Vice Chair) Christina Rahlen (Vice Chair) Dick Raman (FMG Chair) http://www.unece.org/cefact Applied Technologies Group ATG - Opening plenary Chair: Anders Grangård Vice-Chair: Mark Crawford ATG1 UN/EDIFACT Gait Boxman ATG1 will be meeting Tue am, Wed/Thu all day UN/EDIFACT Data Maintenance Requests for D.05B 130+ DMRs received TBG WG chairs please identify availability for discussing DMRs today (Monday) to Alain Dechamps or Anders Grangard We'll setup a schedule Tue early and inform you before coffee break UML to UN/EDIFACT Transformation Rules 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 29 ATG2 XML Mark Crawford ATG2 will be meeting Tue pm, Wed and Thu (full day) XML Naming and Design Rules Schema production procedures Creation of code list schema modules UBL Projects pending NDR XML Profile for UMM/CC TAC for XML BPSS XML Schema UML to XML Transformation Rules 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 30 Information Content Management Group ICG - Opening plenary Chair: Mike Conroy Vice-Chair: David Dobbing International Trade and Business Processes Group TBG – Opening Plenary Chair: Jean-Luc Champion Vice-Chair: Yong-Jae Kim TBG’s Mandate Simplification of International Trade Procedures Business and Governmental Process Analysis Use of best practices and methodologies (UMM, UML, …) Support the development of trade facilitation & e-Business solutions. 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 33 TBG Summary Over 200 members within 18 Working Groups Many participants are representatives of large organizations: AIAG, Boeing, GS1, SWIFT, KIEC, Eurofer, JASTPRO, SAP, Atos, Oracle, US GSA, US DA, EDIAgro, IAPH, NIST, WCO, … 11 domain Working Groups plus Intl. Trade Facilitation, Business Processes and Harmonisation 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 34 TBG Working Group TBG1 TBG2 TBG3 TBG4 TBG5 TBG6 TBG7 TBG8 TBG9 TBG10 TBG11 TBG12 TBG13 TBG14 TBG15 TBG16 TBG17 TBG18 Supply Chain Regulatory Electronic Documents Transportation & Logistics Customs Finance Architecture & Construction Statistics Collection & Reporting Insurance Travel, Tourism and Leisure Healthcare Social Services Accounting & Audit Environmental Business Process Analysis International Trade Procedures Entry Points Harmonisation Agriculture Chair Fr. De Vos M. Dill D. Vankemmel G. Diepens Y. Gailly B. Longhi C. Nelson B. Grossman P. Heilig Fr. van Bommel R. Lemense D. Schwarz N. Sharma G. Cragge A. Dechamps St. Korsgaard Br. Prepin TBG new Project Proposals Steel Industry Invoicing Process (TBG1) Cross Industry Ordering Process (TBG1) Financial Execution Management (TBG6) Schedule and Cost Performance Management (TBG6) Supply Chain Reference Model (TBG1-TBG14) Recommendation 6 Revision (TBG1-TBG15) Setting up of TBG18 (Agriculture) E-Gov working group 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 36 Techniques & Methodologies Group TMG - Opening Plenary Chair: Gunther Stuhec General UN/CEFACT TMG Meeting in Walldorf, 6 – 10 June, 2005 CCTS F2F Meeting 19 – 22 September, 2005 We have 39 Voting Members 27 Non Voting Members 58 Guests Preparing New TMG Web Site – First draft available at the end of this Forum 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 38 Goal Our main goal is: to bring the key components together UN/CEFACT Methodologies Business Semantics Technical Framework UMM CCTS EDI ebXML (EDIFACT, TPA, AS2?) (ebMS, RegRep, CPPA) Web Services And the content, which is based this methodology can be used by all relevant technical frameworks. 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 39 Business Process Working Group UMM First Working Draft of UMM Foundation released August 2005 This week Process comments on UMM Foundation Work on the User Guide for the UMM Foundation BCSS Draft profile released July 2005 Comments received from TMG and also from OAGi This week Align CEFACT and OAGi UML profiles Complete a harmonised BCSS draft Test XMI interoperability with three different tools 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 40 Business Process Working Group BPSS After signing the MoU between UN/CEFACT and OASIS, we started a negotiation with the OASIS ebBP This week: Further progress in negotiation Define a negotiation plan UBAC Current ODP phase: Requirements and Scoping (Introduction document, Requirements and use case document completed) Project inactive pending re-establishment Legal Group This week Joint Meeting with LG on Tuesday Project meeting Thursday 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 41 Core Components Work Group CCTS – Core Components Technical Specification F2F Meeting 19 – 22 September Completed review of 205 comments for release 2.x 2.x ready for review 1 November Decisions: One list of Representation Terms Table maintenance transition to ATG Tables publicly, freely available CCMA – Core Components Message Assembly Chair: Gait Boxman (TIE), Editor: Serm Kulvatunyou (NIST) 40 members Developing Requirements F2F Tuesday, 13:00 to 17:00 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 42 eBusiness Architecture Working Group Architectural process Planning for the Architectural Process conducted in collaboration with ATG First startup-meeting in Lyon Architecture project Activities suspended pending establishment of Architectural Process Glossary project Planning for publication of glossary on TMG website Activities during the week Meetings Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 43 TMG/TBG Modelers Reference Initiative What is the Purpose? Stimulate, facilitate and motivate the uptake of the UN/CEFACT modeling approach MRI Workshop was on Sunday, 25 Sept. Brought modelers together for experience sharing and discussions on current state of application of BRS, RMS MRI meets on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursday afternoons 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 44 http://www.UNCEFACT.org 26 September 2005 7th UN/CEFACT FORUM Lyon 45