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Subject: Re: [ubl] Evaluation report on UNECE/CEFACT 2005 - recommendationsfor Trade
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. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com > Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/o/ > Box 266, Kars, Ontario CANADA K0A-2E0 +1(613)489-0999 (F:-0995) > Male Cancer Awareness Aug'05 http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/o/bc > Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that > generates this mail. You may a link to this group and all your TCs in OASIS > at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php
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