E-Government E-Government Development of E-Business Development of E-Business

MetadataMetadata Repository Repository

UN/ECE UN/ECE Workshop on E-Government Workshop on E-Government Development in Transition EconomiesDevelopment in Transition Economies

Budapest, Hungary

7 November 2001

UN/ECE TSIED Programme -Electronic Business Metadata Repository

OverviewOverviewUN/ECE TSIEDUN/ECE TSIEDOASISOASISebXMLebXML

Programme BackgroundProgramme Background Implementation BenefitsImplementation Benefits Project PlanProject Plan

UN/ECE - TSIED

Team of Specialists on Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise DevelopmentInternet Enterprise Development

UN/ECE Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development

United Nations - Economic United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe, GenevaCommission for Europe, Geneva

Committee for Trade, Industry & Committee for Trade, Industry & Enterprise DevelopmentEnterprise Development

WP8 - Working Party on Industry WP8 - Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Developmentand Enterprise Development

TSIED E-Transition Programme

Established after UN/ECE 2000 Forum on Established after UN/ECE 2000 Forum on E–Commerce for Transition Economies in E–Commerce for Transition Economies in the Digital Agethe Digital Age

Regular Sessions:Regular Sessions: 1st Session, 30 Oct 2000, Geneva1st Session, 30 Oct 2000, Geneva

2nd Session. 20 March 2001, Geneva2nd Session. 20 March 2001, Geneva

3rd Session, 7-8 November 2001, Budapest3rd Session, 7-8 November 2001, Budapest

4th Session, 11-12 February 2002, Geneva4th Session, 11-12 February 2002, Geneva

eBusiness Repository - Overview: TSIED & ebXML TSIED disseminates Best Practices on the use of TSIED disseminates Best Practices on the use of

the Internet for transition economiesthe Internet for transition economies

TSIED assists transition economy governments TSIED assists transition economy governments to implement Internet standards (e.g. ebXML) in to implement Internet standards (e.g. ebXML) in support of E–Services in the public domainsupport of E–Services in the public domain

TSIED works with European Commission on TSIED works with European Commission on related E-Government projectsrelated E-Government projects eContent Project for use of public sector informationeContent Project for use of public sector information

TSIED works with UN/CEFACT & OASIS on TSIED works with UN/CEFACT & OASIS on ebXML implementation projectsebXML implementation projects

TSIED E-Transition Programme

UN/ECE Advisory Council on Digital UN/ECE Advisory Council on Digital EconomyEconomy

E-Government DevelopmentE-Government Development

Internet Infrastructure DevelopmentInternet Infrastructure Development

E-Payment Systems DevelopmentE-Payment Systems Development

UN/ECE-ITU Joint E-Learning ProgrammeUN/ECE-ITU Joint E-Learning Programme

Virtual SME DevelopmentVirtual SME Development

Best Practices on the Use of ebXMLBest Practices on the Use of ebXML

OASIS

Organization for the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Advancement of Structured

Information StandardsInformation Standards

OASIS Overview OASIS is an international membership consortium OASIS is an international membership consortium

dedicated to the development and deployment of dedicated to the development and deployment of system interoperability specificationssystem interoperability specifications

Focused on industry application of structured Focused on industry application of structured information standards, such as XML and SGML. information standards, such as XML and SGML.

Members of OASIS are providers, users and Members of OASIS are providers, users and specialists of standards-based technologiesspecialists of standards-based technologies

OASIS Members include organizations, individuals OASIS Members include organizations, individuals and industry groups. and industry groups. 400+ organizational & individual members400+ organizational & individual members

International, Not-for-profit, Open, IndependentInternational, Not-for-profit, Open, Independent Successful through industry-wide collaborationSuccessful through industry-wide collaboration

OASIS Technical Committees Access Control

(XACML) Business Transaction

Protocol (BTP) Conformance Customer Information

(CIQ) Directory Services

(DSML) DocBook ebXML CPPA ebXML IIC ebXML Messaging ebXML

Registry/Repository Election Services

• Entity Resolution• Human Markup• Provisioning

Services• RELAX NG• Security Services• Topic Maps

Published Subj.• Universal

Business Language

• Web Service Component Model (WSCM)

• XML Conformance

• XSLT Conformance

• CGM Open (member section)

ebXML

The Global Standard for The Global Standard for Electronic BusinessElectronic Business

What is ebXML

Worldwide project to standardize the exchange Worldwide project to standardize the exchange of electronic business data of electronic business data

XML-based infrastructure to enable consistent, XML-based infrastructure to enable consistent, secure and interoperable message exchangesecure and interoperable message exchange

Supported by hundreds of industry consortia, Supported by hundreds of industry consortia, standards bodies, companies and individuals standards bodies, companies and individuals from around the worldfrom around the world

Sponsored by OASIS and the United Nations Sponsored by OASIS and the United Nations CEFACTCEFACT

Main ebXML concepts Business Processes – Defined as models,

Expressed in XML Business Messages – Expressed in XML Trading Partner Agreement – Specifies

parameters for businesses to interface with each other – Expressed in XML

Business Service Interface – Implements Trading Partner Agreement – Expressed in XML

Message Services – Moves the actual XML data between trading partners

Registry/Repository - Provides a “container” for process models, vocabularies and partner profiles.

eBusiness Repository

Electronic Business ProgrammeElectronic Business Programme

for eGovernments in for eGovernments in

Transition EconomiesTransition Economies

UN/ECE TSIED – Answers the Question:

What can Governments in What can Governments in Transition Economies do to Transition Economies do to

Encourage Enterprise Development Encourage Enterprise Development and Economic Growth Through the and Economic Growth Through the Adoption of International Standards Adoption of International Standards

for Electronic Business?for Electronic Business?

eBusiness Repository - Background

Transition economy region’s quality of technology Transition economy region’s quality of technology infrastructure necessary to support infrastructure necessary to support e-business e-business transactions transactions is still is still under developmentunder development

Most Most transition economy governments have transition economy governments have centralized databases of registered businessescentralized databases of registered businesses

E-Business requires trusted sources of business E-Business requires trusted sources of business data, usually available from government agenciesdata, usually available from government agencies

Sustainability of business repositories requires Sustainability of business repositories requires access to officially maintained sources of dataaccess to officially maintained sources of data

eBusiness Repository - Background

Many Many transition economy governments asking transition economy governments asking TSIED for help in getting started TSIED for help in getting started nownow with with e-business infrastructure projectse-business infrastructure projects

Transition economy government databases of Transition economy government databases of registered businesses provide a good foundation registered businesses provide a good foundation for future e-business transaction marketplacesfor future e-business transaction marketplaces

Transition economy governments have allocated Transition economy governments have allocated funds, but need public-private sector partnershipsfunds, but need public-private sector partnerships European Commission project fundingEuropean Commission project funding

NGOs to organize private industry participants & fundsNGOs to organize private industry participants & funds

eBusiness Repository - Types of Information

What am I?What am I? Agent/object (API), document (DTD), database Agent/object (API), document (DTD), database

(schema)(schema) Who am I? Who am I? [TSIED E-Government Core Info][TSIED E-Government Core Info]

Company name, contact, company ID (e.g. DUNS Company name, contact, company ID (e.g. DUNS number, product/service categories, public key number, product/service categories, public key certificatescertificates

What services do I offer?What services do I offer? Buy, Sell, Request For Bids, Search Catalogues, Buy, Sell, Request For Bids, Search Catalogues,

Currency Conversation, Language TranslationCurrency Conversation, Language Translation What information can I provide?What information can I provide?

Product list, price list, terms and conditions, product Product list, price list, terms and conditions, product catalogue, order formcatalogue, order form

Research & development in Registries Research & development in Registries and Repositories is extensive:and Repositories is extensive: Dublin Core Specification, 1997Dublin Core Specification, 1997

CommerceNet eCo Framework WG & Spec., CommerceNet eCo Framework WG & Spec., 1998-991998-99

OASIS Reg/Rep TC, 1999-2001OASIS Reg/Rep TC, 1999-2001

ebXML Reg/Rep Project Team & Spec., ebXML Reg/Rep Project Team & Spec., 1999-20011999-2001

UDDI Specification, 2000-presentUDDI Specification, 2000-present

OASIS ebXML Reg/Rep TC, 2001-presentOASIS ebXML Reg/Rep TC, 2001-present

eBusiness Repository – Research Background

Registries generally contain the meta-data Registries generally contain the meta-data (data about data) that provides the common (data about data) that provides the common structure definitions, along with lists of structure definitions, along with lists of information typesinformation types

Repositories generally are the storehouses of Repositories generally are the storehouses of the actual business data instances, and there the actual business data instances, and there can be different repositories of different types can be different repositories of different types of data. of data.

eBusiness Repository - Background

The eCo Architecture Specification CommerceNet eCo Framework WG 1998

TSIED Core Biz Data Rep.

The need for inter-operable business The need for inter-operable business registries & repositories has been registries & repositories has been recognized as a crucial element for recognized as a crucial element for global marketplacesglobal marketplaces

European Commission endorsed the European Commission endorsed the eCo Framework Architecture in 1998eCo Framework Architecture in 1998

UN/ECE through UN/CEFACT endorsed UN/ECE through UN/CEFACT endorsed development of ebXML Registry-Repository development of ebXML Registry-Repository specificationsspecifications

eBusiness Repository - Background

eBusiness Repository -

Auction, pricing, tax computation, customs, RFP, Auction, pricing, tax computation, customs, RFP, RFQ, order management, content managementRFQ, order management, content management

No two exchanges, e-markets, supply chains will No two exchanges, e-markets, supply chains will use the same: use the same: Service combination Service combination Particular service packages.Particular service packages.

The complexity of this requires a common The complexity of this requires a common foundation of business data and open interfacesfoundation of business data and open interfaces Standard interface for globally distributed repositoriesStandard interface for globally distributed repositories Minimal engineering effort to connect different sitesMinimal engineering effort to connect different sites

Exchanges, e-markets, supply chains need combinations of multiple Web Services

The Internet in Recent Past

FTP Server

Web ServerDocuments

Database

Database

Application

Application

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Step 1: Metadata (XML)

FTP Server

Web ServerDocuments

Database

Database

Application

Application

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Step 2: ebXML Components

FTP Server

Database

Database

Application

Application

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Step 3: ebXML Registries/Repositories

Repository

Registry

Repository

Registry

FTP Server

Web ServerDocuments

Database

Database

Application

Application

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Step 4: Web Service Agents

FTP Server

Web ServerDocuments

Database

Database

Application

Application

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Registry

Registry

Registry

Registry

Agent

Agent

Agent

Step 4: E-Business Services

FTP Server

Web ServerDocuments

Database

Database

Application

Application

Web ServerDocuments

Web ServerDocuments

Registry

Registry

Registry

Registry

Agent

Agent

Agent

Trust Intermediaries

Payment Process Services

UN/ECE is in a unique position to show UN/ECE is in a unique position to show leadership in encouraging global adoption of leadership in encouraging global adoption of the ebXML Repository standard as a the ebXML Repository standard as a foundation for enterprise development in the foundation for enterprise development in the digital economy through:digital economy through: TSIED programmes & pilot projectsTSIED programmes & pilot projects European Commission projectsEuropean Commission projects UN/CEFACT & OASIS cooperationUN/CEFACT & OASIS cooperation Other UN regional commissionsOther UN regional commissions Inter-governmental & NGO partnersInter-governmental & NGO partners

ebXML Business Repository - Implementation Benefits

ebXML Business Repository - Implementation Benefits TSIED E-Gov Business Repository provides single, TSIED E-Gov Business Repository provides single,

trusted resource for basic information on every trusted resource for basic information on every registered business within a governmental regionregistered business within a governmental region

Through ebXML interface, company info can be Through ebXML interface, company info can be shared inter-operably with other organizations: shared inter-operably with other organizations: Other governmental repositoriesOther governmental repositories Chambers of CommerceChambers of Commerce Trade AssociationsTrade Associations E-MarketplacesE-Marketplaces

Business repositories provide a foundation for rapid Business repositories provide a foundation for rapid adoption of electronic business including e-servicesadoption of electronic business including e-services

E-Government Business Repository

Internet ebXML Repository Service

ebXML Repository Service

AdapterAdapter

XMLXML

Public Data

Government Mandated Business Registrar

Company A

Company B

E-Gov.Core

BusinessData

Federal Chamber of Commerce

ChamberBusiness

Data

AddedBusinessData

Trade Associations

XMLXML

ebXML

ebXML

E-Marketplaces

XMLXML

ebXML

ebXMLFederal / Regional

Chamber of Commerce

XMLXML

ebXML

ebXML

Application SystemBuyer Supplier

ERP/MRPERP/MRP

JobShop

System

JobShop

System

HTTPHTTP HTTPHTTPBusinessProcess

Applications

BusinessProcess

ApplicationsBrowser

BrowserBrowser

Browser

Web Application Server

ebXML Enabled E-MarketplacesebWeb Service Integration

Collaboration HubCollaboration Hub

XMLXMLXMLXML

ebXML Message Service

ebXML Message Service

AdapterAdapter

ebXML Message Service

ebXML Message Service

AdapterAdapter

ProcessIntegration

ProcessIntegration

XMLXML

Federal / Regional Chamber of Commerce

ebXMLRep.

Service

ebXMLRep.

Service

FinancialServices

LogisticServicesXMLXML XMLXML

ebXML Business Repository - Action Plan

TSIED co-sponsor proof-of-concept study with TSIED co-sponsor proof-of-concept study with developed country (e.g. Austria, Ireland, etc.)developed country (e.g. Austria, Ireland, etc.)

TSIED sponsor survey of transition economy TSIED sponsor survey of transition economy members to gather info on business impact issuesmembers to gather info on business impact issues

TSIED promote pilot projects with selected TSIED promote pilot projects with selected transition economy member governments and transition economy member governments and ebXML software vendors, solution providersebXML software vendors, solution providers

TSIED cooperate with Euro Commission project TSIED cooperate with Euro Commission project for e-Content to link E-Gov business data to for e-Content to link E-Gov business data to Chamber of Commerce Business RepositoriesChamber of Commerce Business Repositories

Patrick J. GannonPatrick J. GannonChair, UN/ECE Team of Specialists on Chair, UN/ECE Team of Specialists on

Internet Enterprise DevelopmentInternet Enterprise Development

Chairman of the Board, OASISChairman of the Board, OASIS

International Consultant e-Business StrategiesInternational Consultant e-Business Strategies

gannon@sierra.netgannon@sierra.net +1.408.242.1018+1.408.242.1018

Dae Won ChoiDae Won Choi

UN/ECE Economic Affairs OfficerUN/ECE Economic Affairs Officer

SecretariatSecretariat, UN/ECE Team of Specialists , UN/ECE Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Developmenton Internet Enterprise Development

daewonchoi@unece.org nece.org ++441.1.2222..917917..24722472