Implementing UN/CEFACT ebusiness standards for agriculture trade - Opportunities for developing countries - Bangkok, December 2015 1
UNECE: Who we are and what we do United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): North America, Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia and Caucasus Focal point in the UN system to develop standards and best practice for trade facilitation The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) develops policy recommendations, standards, guidelines Simplified and harmonized trade documents, processes and information flows throughout the supply chain 3
UNECE Pillars for Trade Facilitation Policy Rec.s Standards Guides, Case Studies, Capacity Building Capacity Building & Technical assistance 4
Structure International Trade Procedures Sectoral Regulatory Supply Chain Methodology and Technology Plenary ---------- Plenary Bureau Programme of Work Sector al Small Scale Lodging House Information Small Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process Cattle Regulatory Registration Information Exchange Transboundary Livestock Life movements Record of waste XML EDI schema of Agronomical Observations Report Recommendation earchiving for ensuring legally significant edaplos Supply trusted transboundary Chain electronic interaction Cross Industry Catalog Electronic Data Exchange Proxy Cross Industry Invoice MSDS Cross Industry Ordering GHS International Cross Industry REACH Trade Scheduling Procedures Cross Industry Delivery Dangerous Goods Declaration Cross Industry Quotation PPP in Trade Market Facilitation Research Information Revision etendering of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised Trade Recommendation Project Schedule 36 and SW Cost Interoperability Performance Recommendation Management on Consultation Approaches for Public and Contract Private Sector Financial Consultation Execution Management Cargo Tracing Public and Electronic Tracking Procurement Programme Development Areas Project Teams 5
UN/CEFACT Agriculture Expert Group Messages and processes for agriculture trade Objectives: Improvement of agriculture trade through better information Standardization of processes and information (including codes) Integration of agriculture trade into global standards for trade Compliance to regulations for food quality and safety Smarter Food, efoodchain, agriculture Single Window, Smarter Inspection by Smarter Communication 6
Are electronic documents for developing countries? Primary Effects: better/faster information exchange and better processes Faster movement of produce and better quality Secondary Effects: ebusiness always requires analysis of the situation, a gradual improvement of processes and documents, increase of collaboration (change management) and finally automatisation motor for reform Automation, legal and organizational reforms Transparancy, application of regulations and less corruption Increased trust of trade partners New market opportunities 7
Are electronic documents for developing countries? Developed economies have (often) efficient processes, institutions and legislation Automation is the cherry on the cake Developing are lacking institutional capacity Automation would give only the cherry, no cake Challenge for the project manager: Develop a project concept that delivers both automation and improvement of the overall situation 8
Example: electronic SPS Three major project components to take full advantage of electronic SPS (exporting country) Reorganization and automation of certificate issuance: electronic application, scheduling of inspection, issuance, payment, recording of results Integration with Customs and OGA: use electronic SPS for Export clerance; integration of information flows Intelligent use of electronic information for better exports: use information for statistics, risk managment, export promotion,.. Key objectives: Protect your industry/brand; improve quality; reduce costs; efficient use of inspectors 9
A Handbook to design projects for UN/CEFACT agriculture messages An electronic message is a necessary condition for a solution..but never the solution itself UNECE& ESCAP Handbook how to desing a solution using electronic documents.. developed with practitioneers from UN/CEFACT: Help decision makers to understand opportunities and to.. draft project documents for funding (Logframe) 10
Summary A standard for an electronic document is a condition for automation An project on electronic documents is not about electronic documents It s an opportunity for Reorganization and automation of processes and information exchange along the supply chain: New methods for risk managment Develop new products and new markets Handbook for project managers to define the policy objectives, the expected improvements, KPIs, action and standards 12
Thank You Markus Pikart, UNECE Markus.Pikart@unece.org 13