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ebXML Framework for e-Business and Supply Chain Management

ebXML OverviewebXML Activities in Asia Region

ebXML Projects in Thailand

Dr. Somnuk Keretho (sk@ku.ac.th)Director, E-Commerce Resource Center (ECRC/NECTEC)

Delegate, APEC E-Commerce Steering Group/e-APEC Task Force

Delegate, ebXML Asia Committee

APEC Workshop on e-Business and Supply Chain Management

August 28-30, 2002 - Bangkok

EDI TodayLegacy EDI

Contributing to the productivity of the present-day economy through the rapid information exchange among major companies

BUT Lacking the flexibility and cannot

follow the rapid business change of the new economy easily

Requiring the intricate agreements and testing on EDI between the parties by the person in charge, before starting the business.

Being difficult to expand EDI world for SME’s because of the expensive cost and the special EDI skills.

Web EDI Easier to implement and to

access the electronic data when you just have a PC and a browser software.

BUT Requiring the human

operation always and inviting errors sometimes, because the web doesn’t provide the automation of the EDI data handling.

Being difficult to handle the rapid and frequent EDI messages through client/server based system depending on the human handling.

95% of Fortune 1000 are using EDIBut

Only 2% of other SME’s are using EDI

XML/EDI ebXMLStandardization

There is a solution.

Acknowledgement to Hisanao Sugamata/ECOM

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What is Self-Describing?What is Self-Describing?Traditional EDI v.s. XML Traditional EDI v.s. XML

FormatsFormatsEDI Purchase Order Sample

XML Purchase Order Sample

These are not

self-describing data!

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XML used in e-Business

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002Awareness Proliferation Products Implementation

XMLDiffusion

Chaos toTower of Babel

ebXML Initiative

Standardization

ebXML Version 1.0Released May, 2001

Digital EconomyRealization by StandardizedIT Infrastructure

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Business Needs

Link traditional data exchanges (EDI or new XML) to business applications

Lower costs to configure new e-Business relationships

Create “Smart” Business Processes Provide a reusable set of core information

components Lower cost server and client based

solutions Protect investments in existing systems

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XML is not enough

XML is a markup language XML does not solve business problems XML schemas do not provide any

semantics of business processes

XML by itself is not the magic bullet. What we really need is a dynamic

cross walk mechanism for XML-based vocabularies.

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Goal: To provide an open XML-based infrastructure enabling the global use of electronic business information in an interoperable, secure and consistent manner by all parties

Joint initiative of UN/CEFACT and OASIS United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business,

with the experience in legacy EDI, UN EDIFACT, etc Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information

Standards,with the expertise in XML, Internet standards, etc.

Supported by industry and standards world Sun, IBM, CommerceOne, Iona, webMethods,…

Rosettanet, EDI/INT (AS1, AS2), OBI, OTA,…

www.ebxml.org

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Development Levels of e-Commerce/e-Business

Level 1 Publishing Information (i-Commerce) Publishing products and marketing information on the webAny order can be offline.Web Portal to link several static HTMLs.

StaticWeb:HTML

Level 2 Online Transaction (e-Commerce) Buyers can order products electronically.Payment could be online or offline.Web site that connects to the back-end database.

DynamicWeb:HTML + Database

Level 3 Interoperability among several info systems (c-Commerce)Retrieving messages & calling servicesacross platforms of different DB systems

One Stop Services:Linking several online services

ebXML Standardsfor B2B messaging

& services

Query about Company X

Request Company X’s S

cenario

Company X’s Scenario

Company X’s Profile

Submit CPA

Accept CPA

Usage Example

INDUSTRY INPUT

ebXML BP Model

ebXML BO Library

ebXML BP Model

ebXML BO Library

Request ebXML specifications1

ebXML specifications detail

3

2

Build local system implementation

Register scenarios and implementation detailsRegister company business profile

6

7

8

9

10

Confirm profile and scenarios accepted

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4

5

12 Scenarios

Profiles

Specifications

ebXML Architecture

BPSpecification

Business Process

Core Data Blocks

Business Messages

CPA

Context For Built With

Implement one Partner Role Implement other

Partner Roles

Register

Design time Design time

CPP CPP

Transport

Package

Business Service

Interface

Internal Business Applications

Internal Business Applications

Business Service

Interface

Run time

fromfrom

to...

…informationmodel

…informationmodel

businessprocessmodel

The Goal

fromfrom

to...

Informationmodel

...XMLrepresentation

...XMLrepresentation

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ebXML Activities in Asia Region

Acknowledgement:Slides of this part were initially prepared by

Yukinori Saito, Electronic Commerce Council of Japan (ECOM)ebXML Asia Committee Member

ebXML Asia CommitteeGoal To promote ebXML implementation for facilitating e-business

in Asian Region.

Missions (1) To contribute to the ebXML specification from Asia. (2) To establish the bridgehead for promoting ebXML implementation

in Asia.(3) To represent the Asian region for development/maintenance of

ebXML specifications.Members (Initiated)

KIEC (Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce), ECOM (Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan), TCA (Taipei Computer Association)

Members (Others)

CECID (Hong Kong), IDA, Crimsonlogic (Singapore), DagangNet (Malaysia), NECTEC (Thailand), Pakistan Revenue Automation (Pakistan), UNCTAD (Sri Lanka)

Meetings 1st Dec. 2000 (Seoul), 2nd April, 2001 (Taipei), 3rd July, 2001 (Tokyo), 4th Nov. 2001 (Seoul), 5th April, 2002 (Taipei), 6th July, 2002 (Tokyo)

Work Items (1) Contribution to ebXML:-Promote the inter-Registry coordination model. –Propose the methodology for assembling a document in semantic level

(2) Adapting the ebXML: -Share the guidelines developed by the members.

(3) Awareness and Promotion: -Make a demonstration at AFACT meeting. – Open the Web site for ebXML Asia Committee.

Secretariat KIEC (Korea)

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Projects concerning ebXML in Asia Region (1/3)

Projects General Activities Remarks (Current Status, Others)

PAA (Pan Asia E-Commerce Alliance)

Organization to provide secure, trusted, reliable and value-adding IT infrastructure for efficient global trade and logistics, founded on July, 2000. Members (6): Trade-Van (Taiwan),

Tradelink (Hong Kong), Crimsonlogic (Singapore), KTNET (Korea), CIECC (China), TEDI (Japan) Adopting ebXML

-1st phase: MS, CPPA, Registry-Future: BP, CC

Completed the pilot run to provide the cargo tracking services between Trade-Van and KTNET. Now developing

Secure Cross Border Transaction system between Trade-Van and Tradelink. (April, 2002)

POC of ebXML specification(KIEC)

Completed ebXML POC project. Corresponding specification: MS, CPPA,

Registry, BP, CC

POC demonstration was did at 7th ebXML seminar at Seoul in Korea. INNODIGITAL

developed POC system.

Implementation of Registry(KIEC)

Korea National Central Registry and Repository-based on V1.0, planned to be upgraded to V3.0 Domain Registry & Repository

-Trade Domain Registry by KTNET

Completed 1st stage development.

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Projects General Activities Remarks (Current Status, Others)

XR2(XML Registry & Repository Project)(NII, Taiwan)

This project is a POC project to judge adoption of ebXML specification to next IFX (Interactive Financial Exchange Project) of ROCBA (Republic of China Banking Association). Corresponding specification: R&R V1.0,

CPPA V1.0 Sponsor: Department of Industrial

Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Schedule:-Phase 1: 18 months from April, 2000-Phase 2: 12 months from Oct, 2001

IFX (Interactive Financial Exchange Project)(TCA, NII)

This project will start actually, after past 1 year feasibility study. This project is supported by Ministry of

Economic Affairs. This project will adopt ebXML MS

specification.

Schedule:-Start: July, 2002-Finish: December, 2004

POC of ebXML MSG specification(GCOM, Taiwan)

POC of binary collaboration (From Payer to Bank) Two kinds of message flow (Normal

delivery and Reliable delivery) This POC was based on MS V1.0.

This POC is on going now. In near future, This

POC intends to upgrade to MS V2.0. (April, 2002)

Projects concerning ebXML in Asia Region (2/3)

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Projects General Activities Remarks (Current Status, Others)

CECID(Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development)(Hong Kong)

CECID is a R&D center at the University of Hong Kong, sponsored by Hong Kong Government and HKU. Objectives: To establish an ebXML

infrastructure to support an open standard for document exchange between businesses. Deliverables:

-Local ebXML Registry-ebXML Business Router (Software engine to execute BPSS/CPPA, BPSS Editor)-ebXML API Library

Project period:From January, 2002 To December 2003

I3T (Institute for Innovative IT) (Thailand)

I3T is a software R&D institute at Kasetsart University (KU), co-sponsored by NECTEC & KU. Objectives: To promote ebXML and

develop ebXML-based B2B e-Business Open Source Software Components. Deliverables:

-POC ebXML Registry, and IFX Project for National Payment System (Payment 2004)-POC ebXML System for connecting Cargo Community System (CCS) and Legacy EDI

Project period:From July, 2002 To June 2005

Projects concerning ebXMLin Asia Region (3/3)

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Institute for Innovative IT (I3T)

A software R&D institute of KU (officially by July 2001) Sponsored by NECTEC & Kasetsart Univ (KU) Our Objectives

Develop and Promote e-Commerce Open Source Software Components to the software community,based on ebXML and Web Services

Promote and Transfer Software Development Process based on CMM to the local software community

Promote and Transfer e-Commerce Technologies, i.e. Web Services Technology, Modeling with UML

Collaboration with ECRC/NECTEC, Software Park of Thailand, Association of Thai SW Industry, etc.

CMM = Capability Maturity Model for Software

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E-Commerce Resource Center (ECRC)

An e-commerce promotion center under the National Electronic and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC),Ministry of Science, Technology & Environment Promote e-Commerce uptake in the

country (EC national policies, awareness, capacity building, infrastructure and standards)

Promote ebXML framework to the industries

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Payment 2004 A Road Map for Thai Payment

Systems

A co-operative effort (the central bank, the market, etc.)

To review the current payment infrastructure To chart the road map to lay down strong future

foundations for the country’s payment systems 5 major development directions 3 lead institutions

Bank of Thailand (BOT) NECTEC Thai Bankers’ Association

ebXML & IFX (Interactive Financial Exchange) would be adopted as interoperable standards

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www.bot.go.th

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The Fourth Agenda

Develop an electronic payment infrastructure based on interoperable payment standards ebXML for general business applications IFX for financial & banking businesses

Develop a complete straight-through-processing (STP) system for payments

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IFX Interactive Financial Exchange

An XML framework for B2B financial data exchange

IFX Forum, founded 1997, to develop an open & interoperable specifications

5 working groups Electronic bill presentment & payment Business banking Credit application processing Insurance Aggregation

IFX Framework

FutureServices

Common Object Definition

Basic Banking

EBPPPayments (B2B/B2C) Loans

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KU-NECTEC I3T’s POC Projects

EPX Project: ebXML-based e-Payment Exchange Project to support inter-banking interoperable e-payment (cooperation with Bank of Thailand & ECRC/NECTEC).

CCS Project: ebXML POC Project to connect legacy EDI systems with web-based Cargo Community Systems (cooperation with TradeSiam, Thai International Airways – Ground Services & ECRC/NECTEC)

POC = Proof-of-concepts

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ebXML Current Implementation in other places

Automotive ebXML Messaging interoperability Pilot : (bTrade, Cyclone Commerce, Sterling Commerce, Sybase)

CECID: Open source implementation of ebXML Registry V2, donated by Sun Microsystems Inc.

ebXMLSoft: developing Registry Information Model

Fujitsu INTERSTAGE: infrastructure for Web services, open standards including SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, RosettaNet, and ebXML

Sun Microsystem Inc. ‘JAXM’ : Java APIs for XML Messaging, ‘JAXR’ Java APIs for XML Registry

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ebXML Open Source

Sybase ebXML Messaging

Sourceforge.Net Open ebXML Open Source Registry

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Conclusion ebXML

An enabling technology for B2B e-business (e-SCM) A set of specifications for e-business interoperability

An enabling solution for the APEC Paperless Trading

A common framework for systems for trade-related procedures among enterprises.

In Asia & Pacific Region, please join us ebXML Asia Committee www.ebxmlasia.net

Please join the 7th ebXML Asia Meeting in Hong Kong, Nov 28-29, 2002.

Asia Pacific Council on Trade Facilitation and e-Business (AFACT) www.afact.org20th AFACT Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27-31, 2002.

In Thailand, pls. contact KU-NECTEC I3T www.i3t.ku.ac.th

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For more information

Official ebXML Website www.ebxml.org ebXML Asia Committee www.ebxmlasia.net “Paperless Trading: Benefits to APEC”,

Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australia, and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, China, 2001.

“APEC e-Business: What do Users Need?”, Commonwealth Scientific Research Organization, Australia.

“Payment 2004”, Bank of Thailand, www.bot.go.th

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Thank you for your attention

Dr. Somnuk KerethoElectronic Commerce Resource Center (ECRC)National Electronic and Computer Technology

(NECTEC)www.ecommerce.or.th

sk@ku.ac.th