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2009/SOM1/ECSG/016

Agenda Item:III 2 a.

Paperless Trading Subgroup Work Plan 2008-2009

Purpose: Information

Submitted by: PTS Chair

/ 19th Electronic Commerce Steering Group MeetingSingapore
26 February 2009

APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG)

Paperless Trading Subgroup Work Plan 2008-2009

  1. PTS Initiatives

-Submission of completed Paperless Trading Individual Action Plans.

-Establishment of a “Friends-of-the-Chair” Group on Paperless Trading to work on the compliance of the Work Plan.

-Review of the definition and scope of Paperless Trading.

-Review of existing PTS related projects using the Framework for Evaluating Pathfinders and the Suggested Guidelines for Pathfinder Initiatives.

  • E-Cert SPS (Australia / New Zealand)
  • E- C/O (Singapore)
  • e-Negotiation(Korea)

-Assess progress on the implementation of APEC’s Strategies and Actions towards a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment.

-Development of a broader Pathfinder that integrates PTS initiatives, in line with the Framework for Evaluating Pathfinders, the Suggested Guidelines for Pathfinder Initiatives and the implementation of the APEC’s Strategies and Actions Towards a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment.

-Identification of possible collective actions and targeted capacity building activities to support specific objectives of the Paperless Trading Pathfinder.

  1. Interaction with outside organizations

a)Business Sector

-Strengthen the public-private partnership in the adoption of e-commerce tools and further develop and implement joint-projects conducive to the use and development of e-commerce.

  • PPP Dialogue: Public-Private Partnership Dialogue
  • ECBA: APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum (China)
  • GBDe: Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce
  • ICC: International Chamber of Commerce

b)Other Organizations/Stakeholders

-Share experiences and expertise regarding policy formulation and expand collaboration with international organizations in paperless trade.

  • UN/CEFACT:United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
  • PAA: Pan – Asian E-Commerce Alliance
  1. Interaction with CTI and other APEC fora

-Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP)

  • Joint Meeting with the SCCP and its SWWG in the margins of SOM I 2009 to discuss further work with the ECSG and its PTS.
  • Support to the leading role of the SCCP and its Single Window Working Group (SWWG) in the Single Window Initiative by providing expertise on e-commerce processes.
  • Work with the business community (importers, exporters, buyers, sellers, brokers, forwarders, etc.) to develop commercial B2B standards for the Single Window Development.

-Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI)

  • Provide expertise on the area of e-commerce to the CTI’s work through ECSG on implementing the paperless trading actions and measures included in the Second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II).

-Other APEC fora: SCSC and others.

  1. Expected outcomes / deliverables for August – December 2008

-Implementation of the project “APEC E-Trade and Supply Chain Management Training Course: Phase II: Financial Supply Chain Management Training” (China).

-Implementation of the project “Development of APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce, using the Best Practice of E-Government Procurement Systems” (Russia).

-Implementation of the project “APEC Data Harmonization towards Single Window Paperless Environment” (Thailand).

  1. PTS Projects 2009-2010

-Elaboration of the Study on the e-document archiving to realize paperless business in APEC (Korea).

-Assessment and Best Practices on Paperless Trading to Facilitate Cross Border Trade in APEC Region (China and Chinese Taipei).

APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG)
Paperless Trading Subgroup Work Plan 2008-2009
Issue / Action / Responsible / Due Date
PTS Initiatives
Paperless Trading Individual Action Plans / Submission of completed templates. / Member economies / Ongoing
“Friends-of-the-Chair” Group / - Establishment of a “FotC” Group on Paperless Trading to work on the compliance of the Work Plan. / PTS Chair / COMPLETED
Paperless Trading Definition / Review of the definition and scope of Paperless Trading. / PTS FotC / Ongoing
PTS related projects / Review of PTS related projects using the Framework for Evaluating Pathfinders and the Suggested Guidelines for Pathfinder Initiatives.
o Electronic SPS Certificate
o Electronic Certificate of Origin
o Electronic Negotiation / Lead Economies:
o Australia / New Zealand
o Singapore/Chinese Taipei/Korea
o Korea / Ongoing
APEC’s Strategies and Actions towards a Cross-Border Paperless Trading Environment / Assess progress on their implementation. / PTS FotC / Ongoing
Paperless Pathfinder / Development of a broader Pathfinder that integrates PTS initiatives. / PTS FotC / SOM III 2009
Identification of possible collective actions and targeted capacity building activities to support specific objectives of the Pathfinder. / PTS FotC / Ongoing
Interaction with outside organizations
Business Sector / Strengthen the public-private partnership in the adoption of e-commerce tools and further develop and implement joint-projects conducive to the use and development of e-commerce.
o PPP Dialogue: Public-Private Partnership Dialogue
o ECBA: APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum
o GBDe: Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce
o ICC: International Chamber of Commerce / Member Economies / Ongoing
Other Organizations/Stakeholders / Share experiences and expertise regarding policy formulation and expand collaboration with international organizations in paperless trade.
o UN/CEFACT: United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
o PAA: Pan – Asian E-Commerce Alliance / Member Economies / Ongoing
Interaction with CTI and other APEC fora
Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) / Possible Joint Meeting with the SCCP and its SWWG to discuss further work with the ECSG and its PTS. / PTS Chair / ECSG Chair / COMPLETED
Support to the leading role of the SCCP and its Single Window Working Group (SWWG) in the Single Window Initiative by providing expertise on e-commerce processes. / Member Economies / Ongoing
Work with the business community (importers, exporters, buyers, sellers, brokers, forwarders, etc.) to develop commercial B2B standards for the Single Window Development. / Member Economies / Ongoing
Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) / Provide expertise on the area of e-commerce to the CTI’s work through ECSG on implementing the paperless trading actions and measures included in the Second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II). / Member Economies / 2009-2010
Other fora / SCSC, others. / Member Economies / Ongoing
Expected outcomes / deliverables for August – December 2008
APEC E-Trade and Supply Chain Management Training Course / Implementation of the Phase II of the project: Financial Supply Chain Management Training. A two-day training course will be scheduled in September 2008 inBeijing, China. / China / Korea - Hong Kong, China / COMPLETED
Development of APEC Guidance for Electronic Commerce, using the Best Practice of E-Government Procurement Systems / Implementation of the project. A two-days Conference will be held in Beijing, China. / Russia / China - Vietnam / COMPLETED
APEC Data Harmonization towards Single Window Paperless Environment / Implementation of the project. A back-to-back two-day high level conference for policy-makers and three-day technical workshop will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. / Thailand / China - Chinese Taipei / TBD
PTS Projects 2009-2010
Assessment and Best Practices on Paperless Trading to Facilitate Cross Border Trade in APEC Region / Implementation of the project. It includes pre-symposium preparation (field study/assessment, questionnaire), two-day symposium in Beijing, one-day forum and one-day workshop in Taipei and post-symposium output (recommendation or guideline and final assessment report). / China - Chinese Taipei / Peru – Korea - Thailand / 2009
Study on the e-document archiving to realize paperless business in APEC / Elaboration of the study. The project includes research, workshop and guideline development. / Korea / China – Vietnam - Russia / 2009