4. UN/CEFACT: Who we are and what we do
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UN/ECOSOC
UN/ECE
UN/CEFACT
UN
• Objectives
Simple, transparent and effective
processes for global business
Efficient and automated exchange of
information
• Outputs
Global Trade Facilitation and
Electronic Business
Recommendations and Standards
• Means
Public Private Sector Partnership –
over 200 experts from government
and business
Meet virtually every week plus two
face-to-face Forums per year
6. 6
Recommendation 33 on
Single Window
Parties involved in trade and
transport
Standardized information and
documents
Single entry point
Regulatory requirements
Single submission of individual
data elements
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Tools for Simplification, Harmonization, Standardization
For Information and Communication Technology
•Rec25 – Use of the UN/EDIFACT Standard
•Rec14 – Authentication of Trade Documents
•Rec26 – Interchange Agreements
•Rec31 – Electronic Commerce Agreement
•Rec32 – Recommendation on e-Commerce Self Regulatory
Instruments
•UN/TDED – Trade Data Element Directory
•UN/CCL – Core Component Library
For Trade Procedures
• Rec18 – Facilitation Measures related to International
Trade Procedures
• Rec4 – National Trade Facilitation Bodies
• Rec40 – Consultation Approaches
For Trade Documents
• Rec1 – UN Layout Key for Trade Documents
• Rec6 – Aligned Invoice Layout Key
• Rec22 – Layout Key for Standard Consignment
Instructions
15. 15
6.7m hits from
170 countries
in 2015
330,000
unique
visitors
A web-based, interactive
knowledge management tool
Available in Arabic, English,
French, Russian and Spanish
2 new Itineraries
• Setting up a National Trade
Facilitation Body
• Developing a National Trade
Facilitation Roadmap
Updated information on TF
Organizations
New case stories
Updated brochure and training
materials
tfig.unece.org
18. 18
The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Creating commitments for
•All countries to implement a SW
•Financial support to developing countries for
SW development and implementation
•Monitoring (via the new WTO TF Committee)
19. 19
NEW WORK
Recommendation on Single Window Interoperability
Four areas:
• Business needs
• Semantics
• Governance
• Legislative
Objectives:
• Regional integration
• Trade facilitation
• Risk analysis purposes
• Advanced security declarations
• Preparation border volumes
• Combat illicit activity
20. Other New Recommendations
• New Recommendation
on Public-Private
Partnerships in TF
• New Recommendation
on monitoring efficiency
of trade and transport
corridors and systems
21. Rising Awareness of Resource Limitations
Longer term trends toward lower «classical growth»
Global warming and moves toward a circular economy
Energy, infrastructure and financial shortages
Increasing competetion
Means that waste is no longer an option, we can no longer:
• Underuse infrastructure
• Overpay officials thru corruption
• Lose competitiveness thru unpredictability
• Lose time and money
ALL issues that Single Windows help to address
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22. NEW Technology & Innovation
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Greater, and more affordable,
connectivity in developing countries
Moving from data-push to data-pull
systems
Block chain for unalterable messages
The Internet of Things
Cheaper and cheaper RFID,
embedded nano transmitters
Cloud computing
Deep Learning on Big Data