The 'United Nations Centre for
Trade facilitation and Electronic Business', ('UN/CEFACT') has a mission to improve the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively - and so contribute to the growth of global commerce.
UN/CEFACT is an inclusive organization that welcomes participation from
United Nations Member States, intergovernmental agencies, sectoral and industry associations recognized by the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) as well as the private sector, from which much of UN/CEFACT's technical expertise comes from.
UN/CEFACT facilitates the development of e-business standards that can cross all international boundaries and help lower transaction costs, simplify data flow and reduce
bureaucracy.
Work outputs of UN/CEFACT activities include
ebXML,
UN/CEFACT's Modeling Methodology (UMM) and
UN/EDIFACT.
A cornerstone of the "UN/CEFACT approach" is the
Core Component Technical Specification (CCTS).
Picture of the future of a holistic UN/CEFACT-based e-Business stack: "From EDI to UN/CEFACT - An Evolutionary Path towards a Next Generation e-Business Stack": In the course of the NCEB2006 conference (5th International Conference on e-Business), an evolutionary path towards the most promising solution in e-Business and e-Government that is developed by UN/CEFACT is presented.
External links
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UN/CEFACT
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Recent specifications such as CCTS
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"From EDI to UN/CEFACT - An Evolutionary Path towards a Next Generation e-Business Stack"
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Information about the potential of UN/CEFACT
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SAP Developer Network: How to solve the business standards dilemma