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2009/SOM2/ECSG/005 Agenda Item: V2bi
Project Proposal - APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce (Stage 3): Lessons Learnt of
Implementation of APEC Strategies & Actions Toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading
Environment
Purpose: Consideration Submitted by: Russia
20th Electronic Commerce Steering Group Meeting
Singapore30 July 2009
APEC PROJECT PROPOSAL
Facesheet
Name of Committee/Working Group: E-Commerce Steering Group (ECSG)
Title of Project: APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce (Stage 3): Lessons Learnt of Implementation of APEC Strategies and Actions toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment
Proposing APEC Economy: 1) the Russian Federation
Co-sponsoring APEC Economies: 2) Viet Nam 3) 4)
Project number: ECSG_/2010_
Date received by Secretariat:
(To be filled in by Secretariat)
(Tick one) [ ] Project seeking APEC funding [ ] Progress Report [ ] Evaluation Report
(Tick one if applicable) [ ] Operational Account [ ] TILF Special Account [] APEC Support Fund
(Tick if applicable) [ ] QAF attached QAF not applicable [ ] QAF attached
Financial Information
Total cost of proposal (US$): 180,720
Amount being sought from APEC funding (US$): 120,620
Type of Project: [ ] seminar/symposium [ ] short-term training course [ ] survey or analysis and research [ ] database/website [ ] others strategy/action plan development
Project start date: January 2010 Project end date: December 2010
Brief Description of Project -- its purpose and the principal activities (including when and where):
Electronic commerce and paperless trading are important components and tools of implementation of APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP) and APEC Investment Facilitation Action Plan (IFAP). So, e-commerce as a part of TFAP and IFAP implementation is one of the APEC priorities since 2004. “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” (was adopted in Santiago, Chile in September, 2004 by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade).
The monitoring of the “APEC’s Strategies and Actions toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” implementation is an on-going process for the Paperless Trading Sub-group (PTS) of ECSG. 2010 is the milestone of the document and it is necessary to organize a special events to thorough review, analysis and discussions of the intermediate results.
The project will give possibility to consider pilot e-commerce systems, policies, programs and individual plans of the “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation in details and will adopt useful appropriate recommendations. The main elements of the project are:
networking of experts in APEC economies and external organizations, the information exchange and collection and two workshops holding(February – September 2010)
o the first (“Information systems for paperless trading”), dedicated to the experience in creating pilot e-commerce systems for paperless trading (APEC economy with the great results on this theme, we will specially ask China, Korea or Chinese Taipei to be a hosting economy of this workshop, preliminarily – April 2010),
o the second (“Domestic paperless trading environment”) is focused on establishment of domestic paperless trading environment (Vladivostok, Russia, September 2010 );
processing and analysis of the workshops results (September – November 2010)
o to identify during this workshops the current status of the “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” implementation,
o to review the results (pilot e-commerce systems at first), policies, programs and plans of the “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” implementation,
o to facilitate the further implementation of the “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”.
Project Overseer: Mr. Nikolay Kushnarev, Deputy Head of Division, Department of Asia and Africa, Ministry of Economical Development of the Russian Federation
Postal address:
18/1, Ovchinnikovskaya emb., Moscow, Russia, 115324
Tel: +7 (495) 651-7587
Fax ______________
E-mail: [email protected]
Signature of Project Overseer: (Separate written confirmation acceptable for email submission) Date: July ___, 2009
Signature of Committee Chair / WG Lead Shepherd:
(Not applicable to Progress Report and Evaluation Report)
(Separate written confirmation acceptable for email submission) Date:
Details of the Project Proposal
Please provide your answers in ball points or as succinctly as possible below each paragraph heading.
A. Project Design
Project Objectives
1) Describe briefly how this project directly responds to the priorities set by APEC Leaders and Ministers and / or the vision of the host economy. Please make reference to the relevant parts of APEC documents.
Electronic commerce and paperless trading are important components and tools of implementation of APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP) and APEC Investment Facilitation Action Plan (IFAP). TFAP was adopted by APEC Leaders and Ministers in 2002, which now has transformed to TFAAP II, endorsed in Cairns, Australia in 2007. The Trade Facilitation Menu of Action and Measures includes special section for electronic commerce. The objections of the second Trade Facilitation Plan for ECSG are as follows:
to eliminate obstacles for constituents in the global trade flow by identifying, addressing and alleviating identifying barriers and out-of-date practices,
to build constituent confidence in e-commerce by streamlining processes and removing obstacles.
So, e-commerce as a part of TFAP and IFAP implementation is priority of APEC since 2004. “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” (later – “APEC’s Strategies …”) was adopted in Santiago, Chile in September, 2004 by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
According “APEC’s Strategies …” the environment for cross-border paperless trading requires the establishment of an interoperable framework for transmitting information in trade administration, customs clearance, international transportation and financial settlement. The framework includes business process, common data models, message standards and a platform for message exchange. The establishment of such framework will deal with issues in legal, technical and procedural areas.
The “APEC’s Strategies…” has following milestones:
2006: As a part of the APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan, interested member economies implement ECO and e-SPS Pathfinders for the cross-border transmission of electronic certificates of origin and electronic sanitary and phyto-sanitary certificates.
2010: Most member economies establish a domestic paperless trading environment and implement pilots for the cross-border electronic transmission of customs clearance data.
2020: APEC establishes a comprehensive paperless trading environment that enables the electronic transmission of trade related information across the region.
The project is dedicated to review, analysis and discussions of the “APEC’s Strategies…” implementation intermediate results. It continues and develops the ECSG projects
APEC Symposium on the Assessment and Benchmark of Paperless Trading.
Development of "APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce,” using the Best Practices of E-government Procurement Systems.
International Trade E - Commerce
E - Government
Paperless Trading
Assessment and Best Practices on Paperless Trading to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade in APEC Region.
2) Describe the key objectives of the project – usually no more than three
The objective of this project is the high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”.
The main tasks of the project are:
a) to identify the current status of goals of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” achievement;
b) to review the results (pilot e-commerce systems at first), policies, programs and individual plans of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” implementation;
c) to facilitate the further implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”.
3) Assessment. With reference to each objective in paragraph 2), provide the current status and expected end-of-project target, so that the success of the project can be measured over the short and medium term. The targets should be quantitative but if this is not possible then a precise description of the desirable change, where appropriate, sex-disaggregated data should be used for assessment in order to detect any differential impact of the project on men and women.
Project objective and tasks
Current status Expected end-of-project status
The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”
to identify the current status of goals of “APEC’s Strategies …” achievement;
to review the results (pilot e-commerce systems at first), policies, programs and individual plans of “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation;
to facilitate the further implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …”.
The review of the "APEC’s Strategies …" is an on-going process for the Paperless trading Sub-group of ECSG.
A part of PTS projects deals with e-commerce systems developing and paperless trading environment developing as steps of “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation. Moreover, there are special assessment projects to define paperless trading and linked areas maturity level.
The PTS agenda for each meeting is designed in such a way that the sub-group can monitor its progress through the development of PTS related Pathfinders and Paperless Trading IAP.
2010 is the milestone of the "APEC’s Strategies …". It is necessary to organize special events to thorough review, analysis and discussions of intermediate results.
The special project with wide-range participation of all concerned official bodies, experts and organizations will provide special attention of APEC member economies to the "APEC’s Strategies …" implementation.
The workshops proceedings will provide PTS and ECSG more completed, discussed and examined information.
Two specialized workshops will give possibility to consider pilot e-commerce systems, policies, programs and individual plans of the “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation in details and will adopt useful appropriate recommendations.
4) Explain who the intended beneficiaries of this project are.
The main beneficiaries of the project are
Policymakers in the area of trading in APEC economies. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” provides a new level of domestic paperless trading environment, including standards and security providing.
Trade business. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …” provides for businesspersons a lot of economical results in cross-border trade, including cost / time reduction, simplifications of procedures.
ICT developers and services providers. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …” provides a new growth of business applications and appropriate services providing markets.
Community of APEC economies. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …” provides expansion of cross-border trade and additional economic benefits in the crisis conditions.
5) Describe precisely the expected project outputs. Describe how these outputs will benefit the targeted beneficiaries.
The expected project output for this project
Project Stages Expected Output Benefits to Target beneficiaries
The workshop “Information systems for paperless trading”
Workshop proceedings. Best practices and lessons
learnt in information systems for paperless trading development.
Policymakers and corporative top-managers will obtain the best practices and lessons learnt to plan investment in the paperless cross-boarding trade systems.
The ICT business could increase efficiency of proposed services and application.
The workshop “Domestic paperless trading environment”
Workshop proceedings. Best practices and lessons
learnt in domestic paperless trading environment creating.
Policymakers will develop more effective programs to establish a sound policy and regulatory environment to favor the development of their IT services sector.
Trade and ICT business could grow more healthy and fast in such conditions.
Community of APEC economies will reap the benefit from trade growth.
The workshops results processing and analysis
Current status of “APEC’s Strategies …” realization.
Review of the results – the pilot e-commerce systems as well as the policies, programs and individual plans – of APEC Strategies …” implementation
Recommendations for the further implementation of “APEC Strategies …”.
Policymakers could enforce the individual plans to high-quality and well-timed “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation.
PTS and ECSG will improve the common aspects of “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation to reach TFAP II goals.
Trade and ICT business will define high lights for intensive development and implementation of appropriate business applications and services.
6) For applications under the TILF Special Account: Describe briefly how this project will contribute to the APEC Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation (e.g. relevance to specific parts of the Osaka Action Agenda).
The proposed project is contribute to the “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” implementation that is the tool for the Trade Facilitation Action
Plan II. According the Bogor goals, the goal [of ECSG PTS] is to enable the electronic transmission of trade related information across the region by the year 2020 and contribute to the overall objective of reducing business transaction costs by 5% (“Realizing the Potential Benefits of Electronic Commerce in the APEC Region”, August 2007) and the project is important step to its achievement.
Linkages
7) Which other APEC fora have been consulted about this project and what were the results?
The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” is important part of the second Trade Facilitation Action Plan realization. The CTI experts will be invited to the workshops as well as representatives and experts of APEC fora, included in “APEC’s Strategies…” - Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group, TEL Working Group, Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures.
Also we plan the information exchange with external organizations - UN/CEFACT, Global Business Dialogue on e-Commerce (GBDE), Pan-Asian E-Commerce Alliance (PAA), Asia PKI forum and other corresponding business societies. The proposal foresees the special experts’ work to workshops preparing.
8) Active Participation Describe how the intended beneficiaries among APEC stakeholders –APEC fora, governments, private sector and civil society, men/women- will participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the project.
The project proponent will collaborate with representatives of the intended beneficiaries since the early stages of the project implementation through APEC ECSG and PTS. The core events of the project, two-day workshops, will bring together the beneficiaries of the project in an open exchange of opinions on the topic under consideration.
9) Project influence Describe how this project might contribute to any current or completed projects or activities in APEC or elsewhere. Why is APEC the most appropriate institution to fund the project?
The review of the "APEC’s Strategies …" is an on-going process for the Paperless trading Sub-group of ECSG. The PTS agenda for each meeting is designed in such a way that the sub-group can monitor its progress through the development of PTS related Pathfinders and Paperless Trading IAP.
A part of PTS projects is concerned with e-commerce systems developing and paperless trading environment developing as steps of “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation. Moreover, there are special assessment projects to define a paperless trading and linked areas maturity level. The proposed project is development of previous ECSG projects:
APEC Symposium on the Assessment and Benchmark of Paperless Trading.
Development of "APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce,” using the Best Practices of E-government Procurement Systems.
Assessment and Best Practices on Paperless Trading to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade in APEC Region.
APEC is the most appropriate institution to fund the project because the objective of the project is the high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”.
Methodology
10) Describe the project’s methodology. Break down the project implementation into discrete functional steps over time with the associated outputs clearly specified. Identify the principal risks involved in each step if any, and explain how they will be managed. Risks may include major delays and failures, expected cooperation not materializing, etc.
The project will proceed in fifteen steps of three main stages:
Activities Output Risks and their prevention 1. January
Contracting.
Contract with APEC Secretariat Delays with contracting.
Preparation of legal documents. beforehand
This risk is low.
Stage 1. The workshop “Pilot information systems for paperless trading”
Activities Output Risks and their prevention 2. January - March
The project experts will
collect the data (information) about APEC economies’ pilot information systems
exchange information with other APEC fora,
exchange information with external organizations (UN/CEFACT, GBDE, PAA, Asia PKI forum primarily)
Up-to-date information about an APEC economies’ pilot information systems and the appropriate world environment.
According the TFAP II, the focus will establish on the trade quality, cost / time reduction, simplifications of trade procedures etc.
Insufficient quality of collected information.
Close cooperation in PTS, ECSG and APEC at whole.
We plan not simply invite, but actively encourage the colleagues to information exchange.
3. February - March
In cooperation with experts from APEC economies the project executors will define and select the presentations topics and encourage the appropriate speakers.
The draft workshop program.
The main presentations will be dedicated to the useful appropriate best practices and lessons learnt in information systems for paperless trading development.
Too narrow focus of the presentations and workshop.
The project experts will select presentations and speakers according to TFAP II principles and PTS requirements.
4. March – April
The project executors will plan the workshop, invite member economies and potential participants, speakers; venue, accommodation and transfer preparing.
The special efforts will be attached to invite women as speakers and active participants.
The workshop plan, list of speakers, list of invited / confirmed members.
The confirmations regarding venue, equipment, hotels etc.
The unsuccessful workshop due to the weak participation of good speakers.
The project executors will pay a lot of attention to workshop planning.
To ensure the high level of discussions the collected information and presentations topics will be circulated for the review.
5. April
The workshop holding.
The workshop proceedings will include presentations with best practices and lessons learnt in information systems for paperless trading development, discussion results and summary.The workshop report
Noncompetitive quality of the workshop results due to weak interest of participants. Special planning of the workshop will be used for this risk prevention – we plan, that one of the workshop's day would be dedicated to the demonstration of the real functioning system with presentation of real users' operation.
6. May – June
The executors will prepare the workshop proceedings and disseminate it as an intermediate project result.
Dissemination of the workshop proceedings.
The risks of this activity are low.
Stage 2. The workshop “Domestic paperless trading environment”
Activities Output Risks and their prevention 7. March - June
The project experts will
collect the information on APEC economies’ domestic paperless trading environment
exchange information with other APEC fora (primarily TEL1).
Up-to-date information about an APEC economies’ domestic paperless trading environment.
According to the TFAP II, the discussions will be concentrated on the transparency, standards, security, predictability, level of liberalization etc.
Insufficient quality of collected information.
Close cooperation in PTS, ECSG and APEC at whole.
We plan not simply invite, but actively encourage the colleagues to exchange information.
8. June - July
In cooperation with experts from APEC economies the project executors will define and select the presentations topics encouraging the appropriate speakers.
The draft workshop program.
The main presentations will be dedicated to the useful appropriate best practices and lessons learnt in domestic paperless trading environment.
Too narrow focus of the presentations and workshop.
The project experts will select presentations and speakers according to TFAP II principles and PTS requirements.
9. July – August
The project executors will plan the workshop, invite member economies and potential participants, speakers: venue, accommodation and transfer preparing.
The special efforts will be made to invite women as speaker and active participants.
The workshop plan, list of speakers, list of invited / confirmed members.
The confirmations of venue, equipment, hotels etc.
The unsuccessful workshop due to weak participation of good speakers.
The project executors will pay a special attention to workshop planning.
To ensure the high level of discussions the collected information and presentations topics will be circulated for a review.
10. September
The workshop holding.
The workshop proceedings will include presentations with best practices and lessons learnt in domestic paperless trading environment development and summary. The workshop report
Noncompetitive quality of the workshop results due to weak interest of participants. Only the previous activities and special planning of the workshop will be used for this risk prevention.
11. September - October
The executors will prepare the workshop proceedings and disseminate it as an intermediate project result.
Dissemination of the workshop proceedings.
The risks of this activity are low.
1 ECSG, in conjunction with the Telecommunication and Information Working Group, provides a coordinating role for APEC's e-commerce activities by promoting the development in Asia-Pacific of legal, regulatory and policy environment for e-commerce that are predictable, transparent and consistent
Stage 3. The workshops results processing and analysis
Activities Output Risks and their prevention 12. October - November
In cooperation with experts from APEC economies the project experts will make a review of the results of APEC Strategies …” implementation.
The review of the APEC economies’ results in both regulatory and application fields – the pilot e-commerce systems as well as the policies, programs and individual plans.
13. October - November
Current status of “APEC’s Strategies …” realization will be prepared on basis of the review.
Current status of “APEC’s Strategies …” realization.
14. November - December
Recommendations for the further implementation of “APEC Strategies …” will be developed.
Recommendations for the further implementation of “APEC Strategies …”
Non-full stock-take of the APEC economies’ results.
Only the previous activities and high-quality workshops could provide full range of opinions and the project experts especially will work to ensure it (for this need).
The preliminary review, current status of “APEC’s Strategies …” realization, appropriate recommendations, final report will be circulated in PTS for members and experts.
Activities Output Risks and their prevention 15. December
Closing of the Project.
Final project report for APEC Secretariat.
The risks of this activity are low.
11) Which APEC member economies will participate in each component of this project and what contribution are they expected to make?
It is anticipated that all APEC economies will actively take part in the workshops. Some of economies will present the best practices and lessons learnt in “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” realization. All APEC members could use the project results.
One economies - Viet Nam - is a co-sponsor of the project and we are looking for additional co-sponsors.
We expect, that the experts of co-sponsoring economies will be the most active researchers through out all stages of the project and one of them will be a hosting economy of the workshop “Domestic paperless trading environment”.
Dissemination of Project Output
12) Please include a plan for the publication and dissemination of the results of the project, including:
Policymakers in the area of trading in APEC economies. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” provides a new level of domestic paperless trading environment, including standards and security providing.
Trade business. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …” provides for businesspersons a lot of economical results in cross-border trade, including cost / time reduction, simplifications of procedures.
ICT developers and services providers. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …” provides a new growth of business applications and appropriate services providing markets.
Community of APEC economies. The high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …” provides expansion of cross-border trade and additional economic benefits in the crisis conditions.
The workshops proceedings and Final report for APEC Secretariat will be distributed in hard copy, on CD-ROM and electronically for uploading onto websites. It is expected 30-40 copies of each document will be required.
a. the nature of the target audience;
The target audience for:
Collected information and workshops proceedings – PTS members, policymakers in the area of trading in APEC economies, trade business and ICT developers and services providers.
The final report - members of the APEC.
b. the form and content;
The research findings will be made available via the ECSG website, as well as in hard copy and on CD as required.
c. format (e.g. hard copies, floppy discs, internet uploading);
The primary mode of transmission of the workshops proceedings and final report will be internet uploaded to the ECSG website and other interested websites that may be identified.
Additional transmission through hard copies and CDs may be realized to interested parties by members of the ECSG.
d. number of copies for the publication;
50 hard copies and 50 CDs will initially be produced. Additional hard copies and CDs may be made by participants on an as-needed basis.
e. a publicity plan for:
i) briefing of the general or specialist media about the key components of the project;
Press releases will be prepared on key findings of the project. Additional information will be distributed subject to requests from media.
ii) the promotion of sales or other dissemination of the final product; and
The project results will be made available via the ECSG website. APEC members will be asked to distribute copies and publicize the key findings within their economies in their respective languages.
f. a budget for publication and dissemination, to form part of the itemized budget.
Amount of $ 3,000 required.
APEC will also be invited to publicize the workshops proceedings and final report through existing APEC media outlets and communication channels.
Gender Concerns
13) Many projects have the potential to affect men and women differently because of their different roles and positions in many societies. What steps does this project take to ensure that it benefits both groups and in particular does not disadvantage women? (Common responses include: using gender analysis to design project methodologies and inputs (e.g. surveys); including women in the planning, management, allocation of resources and implementation of a project; taking steps to ensure equitable participation by men and women; making special efforts to
disseminate project results to women; and using sex-disaggregated data for project assessment.)
Women will be consulted at every stage of the project implementation: planning, workshops holding, processing and analyzing of the workshops presentations and reports and dissemination of project results. Generally, there are no proposed gender limits for participation in the project. Moreover, the project executors will make special efforts to invite women as experts, speakers and active participants.
The project manager is Ms. Natalia Makarycheva – president of the Russian non-government organization “Association for Cooperation with Nations of Asia and Pacific Region”. Besides Ms. Makarycheva a big part of the project team are women.
14) Show how the objectives of the project provide benefits for women. APEC Ministers have indicated (Framework for the Integration of Women in APEC) that benefits might include: increasing the involvement of women in the economy and economic institutions; integrating women into the global economy; strengthening small and medium sized enterprises; and reducing gender inequalities, including through education and training.
Participation in the project will be equally open for both genders. It is expected that gender concerns will be considered when identifying experts and nominating participants and speakers.
Budget
15) Please attach an itemized budget for the project in the format at Annex A. Where appropriate, provide details of the project’s budget that are allocated to activities that address the specific needs of women. The budget should illustrate the assumptions adopted (e.g. unit costs) for the computations. Remember to include all self-funding and to consult the list of eligible expenses in the Guidebook to APEC Projects. Advice on budget formulation, including acceptable unit costs, can be sought from the APEC Secretariat.
See Annex A.
16) A timetable for the drawdown of APEC funding requested for the project, including details of any advance payment or installment payment requested and justifications for such requests.
Date Amount, USD Description
7,500 Advance payment for the speakers’ (including APEC economies’ officials) travel *
3,618.75 Advance payment for the speakers’ (including APEC economies’ officials) per diem
25,500 Advance payment for the eligible economies participants’ (including APEC economies’ officials) travel *
7,961.25 Advance payment for the eligible economies participants’ (including APEC economies’ officials) per diem
31 March 2010
The workshop “Pilot information systems for paperless trading” preparing
44,280 30 April 2010 5,000 Speaker of the first workshop honorariums
30 September 2010 5,000 Speaker of the second workshop honorariums
15 December 2010
Final payment
66,040 Direct labors and results disseminations
Total: 120,620
* these figures are tentative, APEC will fund only real tickets prices
17) Details of any request for waiver or exception from the normal APEC financial rules with justifications. (Examples are from tendering requirements; for advance payment; for government officials to receive funding; for active participants from travel-eligible economies to receive per diems).
A waiver is sought for the following: Advance payment for each workshop holding: for the speakers’ (including APEC economies’ officials) travel, for the speakers’ (including APEC economies’ officials) per diem, for the eligible economies participants’ (including APEC economies’ officials) travel, for the eligible economies participants’ (including APEC economies’ officials) per diem.
18) NOT required for projects for consideration at BMC II (July/August meeting) or for ASF projects but required for all others. Give reasons for the urgency of the project. (These projects should relate to previous APEC Ministers’ or Leaders’ Declarations or current host economy’s priorities. Reasons may include the project output as contributing to one of the major deliverables for the year)
Not required.
Annex A
APEC Project
Itemized Budget for Financial Year 2010 *
This project is:
a seminar, symposium or short-term training course
a survey or analysis and research project
neither the above but involves the provision of equipment
Items No. of Units Unit Rate (USD) APEC
Funding (USD)
Self Financing
(USD)
Direct Labour
Speaker’s Honorarium (government officials ineligible)
10 speakers
2 workshops (5 speakers for each)
1,000 10,000
- Translator’s Fees (materials for research and analysis)
1000 pages 8 per page 4,000 4,000
- Short-term clerical and secretarial staff remuneration
1 persons x 2 hrs x 150 days
18 per hrs for 1 person
2,700 2,700
Consultants and researchers Fees
The workshops preparing
The processing and analyzing the workshops results
2 persons x 2 hrs x 40 days x 2 workshops
3 persons x 8 hrs x 25 days
52 per hrs for 1 person
16,640
31,200
Travel (Speakers / Experts / Researchers)
- Per Diem (incl. accommodation and “additional payment”)
2 days Workshops + day of arrival = 3 days
will be defined later, Per diem is tentative
5 persons
Vladivostok, Russia
5 persons
193 *3 days+ 75% “additional payment” =
723.75
175 *3 days+ 75% “additional payment” =
656.25
3,618.75
3,281.25
- Airfare
will be defined later
(these figures are tentative)
5 persons 1,500 average
7,500
- Airfare
Vladivostok, Russia
5 persons 1,500 average
7,500
(these figures are tentative)
Travel (Active participants / participants / trainees)
(only from travel-eligible economies)
In case of non-participation of a delegate from any travel-eligible economy project executors may reallocate his fund to another nominee
- Per Diem (incl. accommodation and “additional payment”) (active participants)
2 days Workshops + day of arrival = 3 days
Vladivostok, Russia
11 persons
will be defined later, Per diem is tentative
11 persons
175 *3 days+ 75% “additional payment” =
656.25
193 *3 days+ 75% “additional payment” =
723.75
7,961.25
7,218.75
- Airfare (restricted economy class)
will be defined later
(these figures are tentative)
11 persons:
1 - Russia
6 - Asia
(Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, China)
1 - PNG
3-America
(Chile, Mexico, Peru)
1,500
1,000
3,000
5,000
1,500
6,000
3,000
15,000
- Airfare (restricted economy class)
Vladivostok, Russia
(these figures are tentative)
11 persons:
1 - Russia
6 - Asia
(Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, China)
1 - PNG
3-America
(Chile, Mexico, Peru)
1,200
1,200
3,500
5,000
1,200
7,200
3,500
15,000
Other items
Publication of report (including distribution)
50 copies 60 3,000
Equipment / Materials (describe briefly what is required and why)
Workshop equipment rental
2 workshops x 2 days 1000 per day 2,000 2,000
Photocopying / printing (no. of copies) 0.1 per pages 1,000 1,000
Communications (Phone/ Fax/ Mail/Courier)
2 workshops 500 500
Hosting (pl. briefly describe, e.g., w room rental, stationery)
2 workshops x 2 days 2,500 per day 5,000 5,000
Total 180,720 120,620 60, 100
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APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce (Stage 3):
Lessons Learnt of Implementation of APEC Strategies and Actions toward APEC Strategies and Actions toward a Crossa Cross--Border Paperless Trading Border Paperless Trading EnvironmentEnvironment
Preliminary Project ProposalAPEC E-Commerce Steering GroupPaperless Trading SubgroupSingapore, July 2009
The Goal of ECSG PTS
The goal is to enable the electronic transmission of trade related information across the region by the year 2020 and contribute to the overall objective of reducing business transaction costs by 5%
Realizing the Potential Benefits of Electronic Commerce in the APEC Region, August 2007
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Paperless Trading Relationship
International Trade
E - Commerce
E - Government
Paperless Trading
Project Background:Current Status in APEC
There are many challenges to designing an adequate policy and regulatory environment for the digital economy, especially in the APEC region which is regarded as being the most dynamic in terms of economic growth
The share of electronic commerce transactions in total trade within the region is still small, but the potential efficiency gains that can come from its growth are huge
The dynamism of trade in services, especially from information and communications technology (ICT) services such as business process outsourcing and call centers, is showing significant economic benefits, particularly for developing economies
Some APEC member economies are already taking advantage of the great opportunity that capturing a share of this market means, by establishing a sound policy and regulatory environment to favor the development of their IT services sector
There is much to be done in terms of capacity building and public policy design to reap the benefits of an increasing adoption of information technologies in commercial processes
Source: Realizing the Potential Benefits of Electronic Commerce in the APEC Region, 2007
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Project Background:Current Status in APEC
The Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) promotes the development and use of electronic commerce by creating legal, regulatory, and policy environments in the APEC region that are transparent, predictable, and consistent
Almost every economy in the world has recognized the potential contribution ICT could make to economic development
It requires an adequate context in terms of regulation and public policy, would help economies evaluate their regulatory frameworks and public policies oriented to facilitate the uptake of ICT
Recommendations based on best practices will be developed to assist member economies to enhance their digital business environment
The growth of electronic commerce in the APEC region depends heavily on the creation of trust and confidence. At the end of the day, the capacity of member economies to provide an environment of trust and confidence, as well as to increase ICT usage, depends on the quality of their policy and regulatory frameworks
Source: Realizing the Potential Benefits of Electronic Commerce in the APEC Region, 2007
Project Background:Trade Facilitation Plans
In 2002, APEC Leaders and Ministers adopted the Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP)
In 2007 Leaders and Ministers endorsed the second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II)
APEC’s Trade Facilitation Principles:
• Transparency, Communications, Consultants and Cooperation
• Simplification, Praticability and Efficiency
• Non-discrimination, Consistency, Predictability and Due Processes
• Harmonization, Standardization and Recognition
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• Transparency, Communications
• Simplification
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• Harmonization, Standardization
• Modernization and the Use of New TechnologyModernization and the Use of New Technology
There is the Trade Facilitation Menu of Action and Measuresfor e-commerce activities
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Project Background:Project is Evolution of the PTS Activity
APEC Symposium on the Assessment and Benchmark of Paperless Trading
Development of "APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce,” using the Best Practices of E-government Procurement Systems
Assessment and Best Practices on Paperless Trading to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade in APEC Region
Index Indicators for Assessment of Paperless Trading
Consolidated Assessment of APEC
Paperless Trading
Application Assessment
Environment Assessment
Regulatory Environment
• Legislation• Level of Liberalization• Level of Support
Technical Environment
• Standards• Security
Application Level
• Coverage• Consolidation• Trade Quality
Technical Environment
• Efficiency• Cost Reduction• Time reduction• Simplifications of Procedures
Source: Assessment Report on Paperless Trading of APEC Economies, 2005
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APEC Strategies and Actions toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment
Strengthen APEC’s institutional arrangement and
capacity building programs
Enhance public-private partnership
Employ APEC Pathfinders as … mechanism
to initiate pilot project
Collaborate with international organizationsAchieve a balance between trade facilitation and security
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tegi
esTrade
administrationCustom
clearanceInternational
transportationFinancial
settlement
Expected Result of the “APEC’s Strategies …” Implementation
Tradeadministration
Custom clearance
International transportation
Financial settlement
Interoperable Interoperable frameworkframework
Business processes
Common data model
Message standards
Platform for message exchange
I n f o r m a t i o n t r a n s m i t t i n gI n f o r m a t i o n t r a n s m i t t i n g
Legal Technical ProceduralLegal Technical Procedural
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Timeline of the “APEC’s Strategies …” Implementation
2010
2006
2020
As a part of the APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan, interested member economies implement ECO and e-SPS Pathfinders for the cross-border transmission of electronic certificates of origin and electronic sanitary and phyto-sanitary certificates
Most member economies establish a domestic paperless trading environment and implement pilots for the cross-border electronic transmission of customs clearance data
APEC establishes a comprehensive paperless trading environment that enables the electronic transmission of trade related information across the region
It is necessary to organize special events to thorough review, analysis and discussions of intermediate results
Project Objectives
to identify the current status of goals achievement of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”
to review the results - pilot e-commerce systems as well as policies, programs and plans of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment” implementation
to facilitate the further implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”
to develop proposals on regularly monitoring and analysis of implementation of guideline documents of ECSG and Paperless Trading Subgroup (PTS)
The objective of this project is the high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies and Action toward a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment”
The main tasks of the project are:
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Project Features
Proposing APEC Economy - the Russian Federation
Co-sponsors – Viet Nam
welcome!
Sources of finance -APEC TILF special account & self-funding
Deadline – the project proposal with the QAF resultscould be downloaded in APEC database before September
Project beneficiaries
Policymakers in the area of trading in APEC economiesThe high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …”
provides a new level of domestic paperless trading environment, including standards and security providing
Trade businessThe high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …”
provides for businesspersons a lot of economical results in cross-border trade, including cost / time reduction, simplifications of procedures
ICT developers and services providersThe high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s
Strategies …” provides a new growth of business applications and appropriate services providing markets
Community of APEC economiesThe high-quality and well-timed implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …”
provides expansion of cross-border trade and additional economic benefits in the crisis conditions
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Project Design
The workshop “Information systems for paperless trading”
April
The workshop “Domestic paperless trading environment”
August, Vladivostok, Russia
The workshops results processing and analysis
November
Project Outputs
Workshop “Information systems for paperless trading” proceedings
Best practices and lessons learned in information systems for paperless trading development
Workshop “Domestic paperless trading environment” proceedings
Best practices and lessons learned in domestic paperless trading environment creating
Current status of “APEC’s Strategies …” realization
Review of the results - pilot e-commerce systems as well as policies, programs and plans - of “APEC’s Strategies …” implementation
Recommendations for the further implementation of “APEC’s Strategies …”
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We are Looking for
Additional co-sponsors of the project
The hosting economy for the workshop “Information systems for paperless trading”
Speakers with interesting presentations
Experts with bright ideas
Interested APEC fora and its members and experts
The support of the project
Contact information
Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian FederationProject Overseer Nikolay Kushnarev [email protected] 18/1, Ovchinnikovskaya emb., Moscow, Russia, 115324 +7 (495) 651-7587
Association for Cooperation with Nations of Asia and Pacific Region
Project Coordinator Tatyana Bogdanova, [email protected] build 8, 15, Yaroslavskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 129366 +7 (495) 617-4238
