33rd UN/CEFACT Forum
33rd UN/CEFACT Forum
Introduction
The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and e-business (UN/CEFACT) organizes its 33rd Forum at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 5 April 2019.
Forum weekly schedule covering all groups’ meetings
Consult the list of all attending experts.
Press release on the 33rd UN/CEFACT Forum available.
UN/CEFACT semi-annual Forums consists of meetings of and between UN/CEFACT expert groups which develop trade facilitation policy recommendations, eBusiness standards and their supporting technical specifications, in a process of close collaboration between governments and the private sector. Highlights from the weekly schedule include:
- International Trade Procedures launching a new project on Disaster Relief Recovery and hosting a conference on integrating MSMEs into the international supply chain;
- Single Window progressing the revisions of Recommendation 33 ;
- Transport and Logistics finalizing the UN/LOCODE’s revision of Recommendation 16 and progressing its Data Pipeline project, Smart Container project and eIMO-FAL project ;
- Accounting and Audit launching a project on a Reference Data Model and hosting a conference to encourage harmonization between standards in the domain ;
- International Supply Chain Orchestration studying the use of APIs with UN/CEFACT deliverables;
- eGovernment looking into new technologies and eIdentity and supporting a conference on new technology trends ;
- Environment progressing its Waste Management and Waste Analysis project ;
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrifood finalizing its eQuality certificate project, progressing its Sustainable Textile and Leather Traceability project and studying updates to its eLAB, eCROP and eCERT standards;
- Travel and Tourism to work on its Destination Travel Information and Experience Programs projects;
- Methodology and Technology to finalize the release of UN/EDIFACT 19A and UN/CCL 19A as well as finalize the Envelope/Header project.
You can find information on previous Forums here.
Conferences
Forum weekly schedule covering all groups’ meetings
UN/CEFACT Conference on "Expanding the Horizon for MSMEs in International Trade Role of e-Services"
1 April 2019 (14:00 - 17:30)
UN/CEFACT Conference on "Latest Technology Trends Impacting eBusiness, Internet Trading and Trade Facilitation"
3 April 2019 (9:00 - 12:30)
UN/CEFACT Conference on "Impact of New Technologies on Accounting and Audit"
5 April 2019 (9:00 - 12:30)
Presentations
- Newcomer's Session
- Forum Assembly
- SWD Core Principles for the operation of Single Window
- T+L Digital Transport and Logistic Forum
- T+L Data Pipeline
- T+L IATA ONE Record
- T+L IMO FAL Revision
- T+L Smart Container Status Update
- T+L Standards Strategy From Data elements to APIs
- ISCO Open Shipping Event API
- eGovernment Domain Discussion
Secretariat Contacts
Mr. Lance Thompson
Chief, UN/CEFACT Support Unit
Economic Cooperation and Trade Division
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Amélia Delle Foglie
Programme Assistant
Contact e-mail: [email protected]