UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES 18 – 20 October 2004, Geneva Single Window Development and Implementation Experiences from Hong Kong Ulf Persson Senior Product Manager, Axway

UNECE UN/CEFACT Trade Facilitation / Single Window Background - Business drivers  Competitive environment  Government to Business (G2B) and Business to Government (B2G)  The need for business collaboration within and between governments and enterprises, different industries such as trade facilitation, transport, logistics, etc.  Technology initiatives  XML (ebXML), Web Services etc.  Open e-business organisations within the region  Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development (CECID), Pan-Asian e- Commerce Alliance (PAA), ebXML Asia Committee (eAC)...

UNECE UN/CEFACT Trade Facilitation / Single Window initiatives in Hong Kong since Digital Trade and Transportation Network Time EMAN/CUSTOMS GETS DTTN 2000 Electronic MANifest/ Hong Kong Customs 2002 Government Electronic Trading Services EDI EDI/XML ebXML EDI/XML ebXML EDIINT ebXML

UNECE UN/CEFACT Single Window Development and Implementation A look forward: DTTN - the Single Window for Trade Facilitation in Hong Kong UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES 18 – 20 October 2004, Geneva

UNECE UN/CEFACT Business model  The development and operation of the non- exclusive DTTN has been awarded to Tradelink (  Tradelink has set up a subsidiary “Digital Trade and Transportation Network Limited”, which will be owned:  51% by Tradelink  21% by Government  28% by industry associations  Establishing DTTN Standards Group

UNECE UN/CEFACT Design and development process Source: Study for the Development of a Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to Support the Development of Hong Kong as an International Logistics Hub, Final report November 2002

UNECE UN/CEFACT Structure and services Source: Study for the Development of a Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to Support the Development of Hong Kong as an International Logistics Hub, Final report November 2002

UNECE UN/CEFACT Technology and Interoperability Source: Study for the Development of a Digital Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to Support the Development of Hong Kong as an International Logistics Hub, Final report November 2002

UNECE UN/CEFACT Architecture Access Channels ebXML Secure HTTP ebXML Secure Client Web Browser Tradelink Client Support Secure Message Over SMTP Secure Message Over HTTP Secure FTP Load Balancer and Hardware & Software DTTN Gateways Message Transformation Message Processing Message Routing Business Activity Monitoring End-to-End Logging and Tracking Services Communication Gateways FTP, SMTP, HTTP DTTN Web Portal Services & Applications Security Services Trade Partner Management Storage Services User Profile Manager Reporting Analysis Customer Care Gateways Other Services

UNECE UN/CEFACT Participants and Clients DTTN Core Messaging Infrastructure Sellers Carriers Carriers Portals - GTNexus - INTTRA Buyers/ Buying Offices Freight Forwarders Terminals Insurance Institutions Banks & Financial Institutions Inspection Agencies Value- Adding Service Providers -Tradelink Regional/ Global Service Providers * bolero.net * TradeCard * PAA Government & Agencies (via ASP) Document Exchange & Transformation Communications Gateway User Management Security Services Reporting Web Services ~53,000 import / export traders ~132,000 Pan-Asian traders

UNECE UN/CEFACT What are the costs to using DTTN?  Low-Cost Community Infrastructure  Charges based on each successfully transformed and delivered document  Initial connectivity, annual & customisation fees will apply  Final pricing details to be determined closer to launch

UNECE UN/CEFACT What are the business benefits from DTTN?  Cut operation costs through reduced delays, double handling / data entry & minimized errors  Save time and cost for document delivery  Better financial management, for example: credit, cash flow  Easy, cheap & fast to interconnect with trading partners  any-to-any protocol & document transformation  Retain existing business against competition  more timely and accurate, with value-added services  Significant business and efficiency opportunities  just-in-time supply chain management  e-access to more trading partners

UNECE UN/CEFACT Lessons learned –> Guiding Principles  Neutrality  Non-exclusivity  Transparent, accountable & responsible operations  Minimum intervention to any participant’s business processes & relationships  Facilitate & respect market forces  Easy to access & use

UNECE UN/CEFACT Future plans for the Single Window  Project kicked off in Q Ongoing design and development  Applications  Business Processes  Message Repository  Infrastructure  Etc.  Target to launch the DTTN in Q upon completion of 13-month development phase

UNECE UN/CEFACT Single Window Development and Implementation Experiences from Hong Kong Ulf Persson Senior Product Manager, Axway UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES 18 – 20 October 2004, Geneva