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Subject: Re: [ubl] Evaluation report on UNECE/CEFACT 2005 - recommendationsfor Trade
well spotted Ken and thanks Stephen for following up. this report is actually old news. everything i now say has to be qualifed by saying this is my personal understanding based on having attended 2 CEFACT forums (that occurred after this report was tabled). as you would appreciate you can spin these things any way you wish to make a point - but i will try and be objective. the current situation of UN/CEFACT within UN/ECE is that the committee under which UN/CEFACT operates has been reformed and that UN/CEFACT is to remain a UN project. However, the UN/ECE now requires UN/CEFACT to be more accountable and demonstrate its effectiveness. The CEFACT Quarterly report (Nov 2005) states the situation as .... > Negotiations within the UNECE Commission started in > September on a working plan on ECE reform. As of early > November, the Bureau’s understanding of developments within > the negotiations is that UN/CEFACT will continue with its present > mandate but under a proposed new “Committee on Trade”. (http://www.unece.org/cefact/quarterlyreport/No1_221105.pdf) Then, in the closing meeting of the CEFACT Forum in vancouver (March 2006) the statement was made that: > The new Executive Committee means that UN/CEFACT and Forum activities > will have much greater visibility and opportunities for advancing our > work with the backing of member states through a stronger UNECE > governance and funding framework i think this means the UN has clearly decided it wants to stay in the eBusiness standards world. arguably the review has benefitted UN/CEFACT in that it has made the UN aware it actually was in the eBusiness standards world. Having realized it, they want to stay there and will hopefully put more resources into making CEFACT more effective. one way they can be immediately more effective is to leverage the work of UBL. stephen.green@systml.co.uk wrote: > Thanks Ken > > Doesn't this mean we might just be a little hasty in planning > a move of work for UBL 3 or equivalent to under CEFACT? - if > the UNECE take this report to heart. > > All the best > > Steve > > > Quoting "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>: > >> Hi folks, >> >> This came across my radar today ... a blog entry from 16 Sept. 2005 >> by Klaus Korners[1] referring to an evaluation report[2] (similar to >> an auditor's report) on UNECE/CEFACT triggered during the 59th Annual >> Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) >> in which Member States decided to commission a comprehensive report >> on the state of the UNECE. >> >> The report is dated June 30, 2005 and OASIS is mentioned in the report. >> >> The PDF file of the report created by the external evaluators makes >> interesting reading in Chapter 7.6 "Trade Development and Timber >> Division" summarizing their analysis of UNECE Sub-programme 6: "Trade >> Development". Page numbers below are from the evaluators' report. >> >> Page 61 mentions references member country replies recommending "to >> leave trade facilitation issues to other organizations, such as the >> World Bank (for policy and technical assistance), the WTO (for >> negotiations and technical assistance) and UNCTAD (for policy >> discussions), and the development of e-business tools to the private >> sector, OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured >> Information Standards) and ISO (International Organization for >> Standardization), to name but a few." >> >> In "Findings (Trade)": (p.62) "Besides the WTO and the UNECE, there >> are many other international organizations active in trade >> facilitation." and (p.63) "It is likewise difficult to see a role for >> the UNECE in the area of technical assistance in trade facilitation." >> >> In "Recommendations (Trade)": (p64) "To embark on technical >> assistance interventions only if they support and contribute to the >> programmes of these other players." >> >> And on the same page 64: "In addition the evaluation team recommends >> that the UNECE consider: ... Leaving the development of standards for >> electronic business to other players, notably to private sector >> enterprises and their organizations;" >> >> I don't know what weight this evaluation report has, but I found it >> interesting reading and thought others might as well. I apologize if >> committee members are already aware of the report ... I don't >> remember seeing the report being cited on the list. >> >> . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken >> >> [1] Klaus Korners - 16 September 2005: >> http://www.klauskorner.com/MyBlog/E03545EB-B9E8-435B-94AB-20DC8AB5C732.html >> >> >> But let's get to the bottom line auditors message without any further >> delay. >> The report looked at the core issue of relevance of UNECE programs and >> generally recommended to focus on roles in which it has a clear >> competitive >> advantage and in the case of CEFACT to leave the development of >> standards for >> electronic business to other players, notably to private sector >> enterprises >> and their organizations. The report lists OASIS (Organization for the >> Advancement of Structured Information Standards) and ISO (International >> Organization for Standardization), to name but a few of those other >> organizations. The auditors also said other organizations providing >> development of trade-related standards, including the ITU and ISO, >> were said >> to be working in a more efficient and transparent way. >> >> [2] THE STATE OF THE UNECE - External evaluation report - June 30, 2005: >> http://www.unece.org/commission/2005/UNECE_Evaluation_Report_2005.pdf >> >> >> >> -- >> Registration open for XSLT/XSL-FO training: Wash.,DC 2006-06-12/16 >> Also for XSL-FO/XSLT training: Minneapolis, MN 2006-07-31/08-04 >> Also for XML/XSLT/XSL-FO/UBL training: Varo,Denmark 06-09-25/10-06 >> World-wide corporate, govt. & user group UBL, XSL, & XML training. >> G. 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