Peter YuileAustralia

ELETRONIC COMMERCE IN TRANSPORT

WHEN YOU THINKTRANSPORT -

THINK TECHNOLOGY

Importance

E-commerce is one of the new technologies having a significant effect on the operation of transport.

It completely changes the context for the transport industry.

It can contribute to improving safety and security.

Importance

The failure of the transport industry

to take up e-commerce impacts on

all other parties in the logistics

chain, and has a consequential

impact on national and regional

economies.

APEC Initiatives

E-commerce activities in APEC

Coordination through E-commerce Steering Group

Paperless Trading InitiativeCommitment by LeadersPaperless Trading Individual Action Plans

TPT-WG

Originated Paperless Trading Initiative.

Human Capacity Building Projects.

Research Projects

Practical Implementation Projects.

TPT-WG

Program to assist the implementation of e-commerce.

Pilot e-commerce training.

Electronic Port Manifest Project.

Paperless Trading Demonstration Project.

Electronic Port Discussion Group Pilot Project.

Roles for APEC

Piloting and implementing e-commerce solutions?

- only when Government is directly involved.

Standard setting? - handled by UN fora.

- encouraging regional take-up.

Roles for APEC

Reducing requirements for paper documents.- APEC Paperless Trading Initiative

Awareness raising and training for small firms.- Extensive APEC work program in collaboration with private sector to assist SMEs

Summary

E-commerce in transport is important.

APEC and the TPT-WG have made important contributions.

We need to address the right issues, and should intensify efforts to achieveAPEC’s goals.