Interoperability issues – between platforms and with National Single

Windows

Hangzhou , 17rd October 2018

Aleksei Bondarenko,Eurasian Economic Commission

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CONTENT

Challenges and trends

E-commerce and SW in UN/CEFACT recommendations

Interoperability issues and models

Next step forward

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CHALLENGES AND TRENDS

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CHALLENGES

Obstacles to Cross-border B2B electronic commerce:

• Different legal base and ICT readiness of cross-border partners;

• Trade formalities and cumbersome administrative procedures;

• Paper documents still predominate. Lack of mechanisms of the mutual recognition of the electronic documents;

• Trade formalities legislation not always aligned with B2B E-Commerce legislation. SW mechanism develops separately from B2B E-com Platforms.

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TRENDS

Main trends in Cross-border B2B electronic commerce:• Governments support the E-commerce platforms;• Mega trans-borders projects appeared (”One belt, One road” and

etc.)• Trade platforms and trade facilitation eco-system creation.

Interoperability level between B2B trade and service platforms increases;

• International trade Digital transformation (AI, ML, Big data, Blockchain and etc.);

• Single Windows Interoperability agreements (for example EAEU-China agreement on trade facilitation);

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Rec 33 – Single Window RecommendationRec 34 – Data Simplification and Standardization for International TradeRec 35 – Establishing a legal framework for international trade Single WindowRec 36 – Single Window Interoperability

Rec ?? – Single Submission Portal

SINGLE WINDOW RECOMMENDATIONS

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SINGLE WINDOW INTEROPERABILITY

http://www.unece.org/tradewelcome/un-centre-for-trade-facilitation-and-e-business-uncefact/outputs/cefactrecommendationsrec-index/trade-facilitation-recommendations.html

The purpose of this Recommendation is to highlight the issues and offer options for the establishment of Single Window interoperability, whether the national facility is operated by the public or the private sector, and to give examples of best practice.

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SWI is one of the prerequisite for successful paperless cross-border e-commerce

CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE AND SINGLE WINDOW INTEROPERABILITY

| 10STATE-2-STATE SINGLE WINDOW INTEROPERABILITY MODEL

| 11EURAISAN ECONOMIC UNION MEMBER STATES CASE

NSW

INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM

NSW

NSW NSW NSW

| 12ASEAN SINGLE WINDOW CASE

B2B SINGLE WINDOW INTEROPERABILITY MODEL

| 14PAN ASIAN E-COMMERCE ALLIANCE CASE

Source: PAA official web site

B2B SINGLE WINDOW INTEROPERABILITY MODEL

CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE PLATFORM

| 16SINGLE WINDOW INTEROPERABILITYMIXED MODEL

| 17SINGAPORE NATIONAL TRADE PLATFORM CASE

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NEXT STEP FORWARD | 18

SW & E-COM

Legal

Org

Tech

Sem-antic

STUDY ON ISSUES OF INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE

AND SINGLE WINDOWS

WHITEPAPER

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CONCUSIONS | 19

Trade facilitation (TF) ecosystem is developing

Different elements of TF ecosystem moving separately by many actors

Interoperability one of the main issue for TF eco-system creation

UN/CEFACT activity is very important for cross-border global interoperability

SW Domain has an extensive experience in the field which can be expand into E-com

Whitepaper on interoperability between Cross-border E-commerce platform and SW

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QUESTIONS? | 20

Thanks for your attention!

Aleksei Bondarenkobondarenko@eecommission.orgEurasian Economic Commission

http://www.eurasiancommission.org/