eBusiness Government & Trade Overview

United NationsCentre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

What is eBGT?

18-month UN/CEFACT initiative that will support the FMG/Bureau/Plenary in:-Clarifying priorities

-Identifying gaps

-Improving outreach

-Achieving deliverables

eBGT’s Four Components

Online Standards

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Communication

Online Standards

Two Components- Online Standards

Showcase

- Online Standards RegistryOnline

Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Online Standards Showcase

Short-term development project

Purpose is promotional - initial focus on the Buy-Ship-Pay model

Maintained long-term

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Online Standards Registry

Medium/long-term project

Strategy formulation

Phased implementation

Purpose is operational

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Capacity Building Defined

Capacity building is an effort to strengthen knowledge and skills in order to support individuals and organizations in more effectively achieving their objectives on a sustainable basis

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Capacity Building Instruments

Instruments could include:- training materials

- training programmes

- e-learning

- freely available tools

- conformance criteria for commercial trainers

- conformance criteria for tools developers

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Communication

Considerations- Core themes

- Target-audience diversity

- Media

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Gap Analysis

Gaps in deliverables supporting business, government and trade

Gaps in technical methodologies

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Activity Interrelationships

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Online Standards – Gap Analysis

Business, Government and Trade Perspective- Facilitates a detailed examination of

artefacts supporting the Buy-Ship-Pay model

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Online Standards – Gap Analysis

Technical Perspective- Facilitates a detailed examination of

how the technical components fit together

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Online Standards – Capacity Building

OSS support for Buy-Ship-Pay is key for Capacity Building

Universally understood

Illustrates the CEFACT approach

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Capacity Building – Gap Analysis

Capacity-building activities should reveal gaps/issues with:- Business, Government and Trade

Resources

- Technical Resources

- Supporting Resources

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

Communication – Others

Obvious connections to Online Standards and Capacity Building

Gap Analysis:- Misperceptions

- “Real” gaps

Online Standards

Communication

Gap Analysis

Capacity Building

eBGT Support Team

eBGT Support Team

Forum Management Group (FMG)

UN/CEFACT Plenary

Bureau

eBGT Support Team

UNECEsecretariat

(eBGT Trust FundAdministration)

eBGT Expected Outcomes

The eBGT initiative gap analysis could become a facilitating mechanism for developing the program of work

CEFACT is strengthened and is widely seen as a more agile, responsive, and easily engaged organization

eBGT Support Team Members

Sylvie Colas*

David Dobbing

Jostein Frømyr

Arofan Gregory

Peter Potgieser

Jim Wilson*

* eBGT Co-ordinators

Thank you!