European Initiatives in
ICT Standardisation,
e-Business, and
e-Procurement
Antonio Conte
European Commission – DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit D3 “ICT for Competitiveness and Industrial Innovation”
Reykjavik, 6 June 2012
• Proposed Regulation
on European Standardisation
[COM(2011) 315 final]
IEC
ISOISO
ITU
National
Bodies
National
Bodies
Covered by the European
standardisation system of today
Others...
OGF
IEEE
IETF
OASIS
ICT Forum
W3C
CEN
(National
Committees)
CEN
CENELEC
ETSI
JTC1
Outside of the scope of
European standardisation –
therefore not available for use
Small “private/ closed”
fora and consortia
Global ICT Standardisation scene
Issues
• A major part of ICT standardisation is done in global
fora & consortia, outside the scope of the European
standardisation system CEN/CENELEC/ETSI
• These specifications are not directly available for
referencing in public procurement
However:
• The Digital Agenda underlines the need for
interoperability. Fora & consortia specifications are
expected to contribute
• Fora and consortia specifications need to be available
for Europe
Proposal for Regulation (1)
Consolidated legal basis for European
standardisation which:
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Replaces Decisions 1673/2006/EC and 87/95/EC
and part of Directive 98/34/EC
Amends several Directives (objections to
harmonised standards)
Proposal for Regulation (2)
• Extends definitions and scope to services
• Ensures cooperation between NSB on draft
standards and work programmes (Arts. 3-4)
• Increases stakeholder participation:
• An obligation for ESOs (Article 5)
• Stakeholder organisations criteria in Annex III
Proposal for Regulation (3)
• Recognition of ICT standards for public
procurement (+ policies and legislation?)
(Articles 9 and 10)
• Suggestions from Member States or Commission
• Stakeholder platform will give advice: expert
working group with MS, industry, ESOs, Fora &
Consortia, SMEs, societal groups
• Criteria: Annex II
Proposal for Regulation (4)
• Proposal to be adopted by EP and Council,
following advice of EESC and national Parliaments
(ordinary legislative procedure)
• Entry into force on 1st January 2013?
Communication on e-Invoicing
[COM(2010) 712 final]
• European Multi-stakeholder Forum
on e-Invoicing
[Commission Decision 2010/C 326/07]
The Communication on e-Invoicing
• Mass adoption of e-invoicing within the EU would lead to
significant economic benefits BUT most of e-invoicing’s
potential is still untapped
• 5 priority domains for action
• Invitation addressed to UN/CEFACT:
• “UN/CEFACT is invited to pursue the fast development of ebusiness messages that are complementary to the einvoice, and will improve the ability of businesses, trade
and administrative organisations to exchange products and
relevant services effectively.”
European Multi-stakeholder Forum
on e-Invoicing
• Role
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Address remaining barriers which prevent the exchange of e-invoices
across EU
Share experiences and good practices
Monitor e-invoicing adoption
• Established for a three-years period, 2 meetings
per year (chaired by the Commission)
• Composition (63 members)
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2 representatives per National Forum (54)
European associations from the “user side”: SMEs, large corporate, and
users (6)
European organisations and associations : CEN, ECB, Article 29 Working
Party (3)
• Kick-off meeting: 13 September 2011 in Brussels
Activities of the Forum
•
Monitoring the e-invoicing uptake at Member
States and EU level
Leader: P. Breyne (BE)
•
Exchange of experiences and good practices
Leaders: C. Bryant and M. Schizas (UK)
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Propose solutions for cross-border barriers
Leader: S. Engel-Flechsig (DE)
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Migration towards a single e-invoice data model
Leader: P. Potgieser (CEN)
National Multi-stakeholder Fora
on e-Invoicing
• Role
• Raising acceptance of e-invoices
• Coordinate initiatives (legal, technical, etc.)
• Composition
• Balanced representation of stakeholders (e.g. public
administrations, enterprises, financial organisations,
service providers, standardisation bodies, consumers)
• National fora have been formally set up in AT,
BE, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FR, HU, IE, IT, LU, LV,
NL, PT, SE, SK, UK
• Digital Supply Chain Projects
Digital Supply Chain Projects
• Industry led projects that aim at facilitating the
integration of SMEs in global digital supply chains
• Covered sectors:
• fashion (textile, clothing and footwear - pilot completed),
automotive ["Autogration" project], and transport logistics (pilots to be completed in March)
• tourism, and food supply chain (underway)
• The publicly available results of the
demonstration actions and the reference models
proposed render the implementation of еbusiness solutions easier and more affordable
and interoperable with benefits for both SMEs
and large players alike
• Communication on e-Procurement
[COM(2012) 179 final]
Background – Proposal for a Directive on public
procurement [COM(2011) 896 final]
• The legislative proposals proposed a gradual transition
towards e-procurement in the EU:
• First by making electronic means of communication mandatory for
certain phases of the procurement process (electronic notification of
tender opportunities and electronic availability of tender documents)
by mid-2014 (at expected transposition of the revised Directive).
Central purchasing bodies would also move to full electronic means of
communication, including electronic submission of bids by mid-2014
• Then by making electronic means of communication mandatory for all
contracting authorities and all procurement procedures by mid-2016
(two years after the expected transposition of the revised Directive)
• And by adopting more detailed provisions to encourage interoperability
and standardisation of e-procurement processes.
A strategy for e-procurement (1)
• COM(2012) 179 final proposes a series of flanking
measures meant to support all stakeholders, including
SMEs, in completing the transition on time. These measures
include:
• Supporting financially and technically the development of eprocurement infrastructure via EU programmes and funding
• Identifying and sharing best practice in the area of eprocurement
• Monitoring the level of take-up and the benefits of eprocurement
• Implementing a wide-ranging dissemination strategy to inform
stakeholders about the opportunities and benefits offered by
e-procurement.
A strategy for e-procurement (2)
The Communication also announces that the European
Commission itself will move towards full e-procurement by
mid-2015 – a full year ahead of the deadline for Member
States – and that the Commission will make its eprocurement solutions available to Member States.
Standardisation
Information and Contact
Web sites:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/europeanstandards/standardisation-policy/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/ict/standard
s/index_en.htm
e-Mail:
entr-ict-for-comp-and-innovation@ec.europa.eu
Procurement / e-Procurement
Information and Contact
Web sites:
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/publicprocure
ment/modernising_rules/reform_proposals_en.ht
m
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/publicprocure
ment/e-procurement/index_en.htm
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