XML

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XML E-COMMERCE SPECIALINTEREST GROUP (XZIG)

• 1745 - 1930 Wed 23/05/2001
• Stream E-commerce
• Topic Content ROC Roadshow
• QANTAS Theatre - AAPT Building
• 259 George Street
• SYDNEY 2000

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Agenda

• 1745 Introduction Stevan GILLMORE
• Progress with OIC
• Progress with XML
• 1815 DEWRSB EoI 2001/10 Stephen GOULD
• 1845 Review DEWRSB Survey 2 3
• 1915 Content OIC LZIG Roadshow Phil HUNNISETT
• 1930 Networking

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Background OIC

• Formed in 1994
• Forum to raise awareness of Electronic
  Information Technology (EIT) issues like
  E-commerce the Internet
• 3 years quarterly lunch lectures
• 1994 Gary JACKSON past MD Microsoft, Sybase and
  Cisco
• 1996 Senator Richard ALSTON - Federal Minister
  for Communication
• 1997 Dean BROWN - South Australian Minister
  Information Technology
• 1997 1st member project - EAIM
• 1999 2nd member project won 1st prize in IT
  for SME Category of Global Bangemann Challenge
  - 86 Competitors
• 2000 formation EIT Special Interest Groups

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Progress with OIC

• 1 Development Tender Information Management
  Service TIMS over last 12 months by OIC
  members - now over 20 subscribers
• 2 Forming Work Groups to raise awareness of key
  problem areas such as
• LCWG Local Government Roadshow Work Group - Now
  a company
• ERWG EDIFACT Review Work Group
• EAWG E-mail attachments Work Group
• 3 LCWG working with Government Departments to
  raise awareness of benefits for Small Business
  of utilising the Internet more effectively
• 4 Formation 2 member consortia companies

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Progress with XML

• OIC members actively participating in
• OASIS Organisation for the Advancement of
  Structured Information Standards which is
  sponsored by a number of organisations including
  Sun Microsystems and IBM http//www.oasis-open.org
  
• ebXML - an organisation to develop applications
  that can promote XML Standard Schemas. OIC
  Members believe that the Name and Address
  Specification by the Syndicate of Councils could
  be proposed to ebXML as an XML standard
• ebXML has now concluded its 18 month life span
  as an un-incoproated association of businesses
  charged with developing XML schema
  specifications. ebXML was sponsored by by
  UN/CEFACT and OASIS
• The OIC sponsored Tim McGRATH the ebXML Australia
  technical expert to the final meeting of ebXML in
  Vienna earlier this month

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XML Approved Specifications

• Approved specifications include
• a ebXML Technical Architecture,
• b Business Process Specification Schema,
• c Registry Information Model,
• d Registry Services,
• e ebXML Requirements,
• f Message Service
• g Collaboration-Protocol Profile and Agreement
• These specifications are available on
  http//www.ebxml.org

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ebXML Technical Reports

• Accepted ebXML technical reports include
• a Business Process and Business Information
  Analysis Overview
• b Business Process Analysis Worksheets
  Guidelines
• c E-Commerce Patterns
• d Catalog of Common Business Processes,
• e Core Component Overview
• f Core Component Discovery and Analysis
• g Context and Re-Usability of Core Components
• h Guide to the Core Components Dictionary
• i Naming Convention for Core Components
• j Document Assembly and Context Rules
• k Catalogue of Context Drivers
• l Core Component Dictionary
• m Core Component Structure
• n Technical Architecture Risk Assessment.

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Progress with TIMS

• OIC members have been researching and developing
  the Tender Information Management Service TIMS
  since 1999.
• The prototype was first released in Jul 2000.
• The objectives of TIMS include providing Market
  Intelligence on Tenders for members and
  subscribers. This market intelligence includes
• A New Tenders published by session
• B Tenders published during the week
• C Current tenders by submission due date
• D Historical analysis of Tenders
• Each sections analysis the tenders by
• 1 Industry
• 2 Application
• 3 Type of Tender
• 4 Country/State
• The TIMS schema is being submitted an XML
  Standards for Tender information

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Trends with E-Tendering

• A review of the Electronic Tenders published
  over the last 9 months provides the following
  statistics
• 1st qtr 2001 4th qtr 2000 3rd qtr 2000
• Federal Gov 30 17.54 27 12.44 33 18.75
• State Gov 74 43.27 95 43.78 67 48.07
• Local Gov 23 13.54 36 16.59 24 13 .64
• Land, Housing 5 2.92 3 1.38 0
  0.00
• Health 2 1.17 11 5.07 8 4.55
• Education 5 2.92 12 5.53 17
  9.66
• Utilities Energy 8 4.68 17 7.83 8
  4.55
• Commercial 15 8.77 13 5.99 16
  9.09
• Associations 9 5.26 3 1.38
  3 1.70
• TOTAL 171 217 176

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DEWRSB EoI 2001/10

• Expression of Interest as E-commerce initiative
• Issues to consider
• 1 No RFT or Contract
• 2 No budget
• 3 Public/Private Partnership
• But we know there is significant funding
  available from organisations interested in a
  return on E-commerce

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Scope of EoI

• 4 main stages
• A Directory physical and technical infrastructure
  and operations - Peak bodies and other industry
  groups seen as source of local directories.
• B Marketing, promotion and recruitment of clients
  and service providers.
• C Development of products and services.
• D Issuance of ABN DSCs and other digital
  signature certificates.

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Contract

• DEWRSB seeking to work with with an
  un-incorporated consortium similar to OASIS and
  ebXML
• Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding MoU
  signed with lead member of Consortium who is
  authorised to bind the other members
• This is in keeping with many of the initiatives
  involved with E-commerce including OASIS and
  ebXML

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OIC Role

• OIC is not seen as lead member.
• Members have developed and are developing a
  number of resources that can assist with the EoI
  including
• 1 an Electronic infrastructure that will enable
  Peak Bodies to provide local directories
• 2 Marketing and promotion expertise eg Local
  Government Surveys and Local Government Roadshow
• 3 Applications to provide options eg TIMS

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DEWRSB Sponsored surveys

• Surveys commissioned for NSW Local Government
  Agencies
• 1 Liaison contact for Internet policy issues
• 2 Interest and priorities with Internet
  Applications
• 97 out of 173 Councils responded - 56
• 2 Current software, age, Web capability and XML
  Compliancy
• 57 out of 97 responded - 54
• Local Government Roadshow to 15 ROCs could be
  foundation of marketing and promotion Stage.

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Councils linking with local SMEs

• This Local Government Roadshow could become an
  annual tour to the Local Government business
  communities to stimulate the adoption of Internet
  and E-commerce applications
• Those that participate will meet with the local
  businessmen.
• Many are mayors and councillors looking to reduce
  the costs of compliance with Government
  requirements.
• The OIC will arrange and co-ordinate the
  logistics.

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OIC LZIG ROADSHOW

• Background
• Local Government Interest Group formed after
  Tender from Council syndicate appeared on TIMS in
  September 2000.
• http//www.oic.org/P/CIOAAQJR.htm
• This tender outlined a standard file structure
  for
• 1 Ratepayers 2 Property Owners
• 3 Suppliers 4 Property Developers
• 5 Councillors 6 Employees
• Standard files structures provide framework for
  XML applications over the Internet

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Key Milestones

• 2000
• Sep - Council Syndicate Tender appears on TIMS
• Oct - Formation LZIG by Members XML Interest
  Group
• Nov - Start Information Gathering
  http//www.oic.org/3a4h1.htm
• Dec - Research LGov Web sites as ratepayer
  information provider
• 2001
• Jan - prepare plan for Roadshow to ROCs XZIG
  meeting 24/01/2001
• Feb - Dep Employment, Workplace Relations and
  Small Business DEWRSB join OIC and commission
  surveys
• Mar/Apr - 3 surveys with 173 NSW Local
  Government Agencies
• May - confirm content roadshow for 15 ROCS
• Jun - 1st ROC roadshow LG Internet based
  applications

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DEWRSB Surveys

• 3 surveys commissioned by DEWRSB
• 1 Nominated contact person for Policy rather
  than IT issues
• Normally General Manager GM, Director
  Corporate Services DCS, Director Community
  Services DMS
• 2 Councils attitude to Enhanced Community
  Services http///www.oic.org/2c3aecs2.htm
• 3 Current legacy systems
• Objectives include encouraging local Small
  Businesses to use the Internet to provide
  employment and trade with Councils electronically

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Trends within Survey 2

• 97 Councils responded Survey 2 by 09/04/2001
• 4 sections of survey 1 2 3 4 5
• Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N
• A Corporate Services 60/37 57/40 45/52 70/27 42/55
  
• B Community Services 14/83 82/15 91/6 49/48
• C Engineering Services 76/21
  89/8 31/66 66/31
• D Environmental Servs 64/33 20/77 41/56 2/95
• These metrics form the basis of the interests in
  Internet applications

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Preparation Content Roadshow

• Key issues to NSW Local Government
• 1 Is meeting project management targets important
  to Council ?
• http//www.oic.org/L/trdshuk1.htm - Yes 95
• 2 Is it Council policy to attract new business to
  the Community ?
• http//www.oic.org/L/trdaedg1.htm - Yes 89
• 3 Is Council considering E-procurement with
  Tenders and suppliers ?
• http//www.oic.org/L/trdsbcb1.htm - Yes 60
• 4 Is Council planning to link to Local Businesses
  electronically ?
• http//www.oic.org/L/trddcfe1.htm - Yes 43

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Survey 3

• 57 Councils responded to 11 questions survey to
  identify Council main applications
• 1 Whether computerised
• 2 Inhouse development or Package/Supplier
• 3 Age of installation
• 4 Web capability
• 5 XML Compliance
• This information shared with members prepared to
  sign commercial-in-confidence deed to protect
  Councils

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LZIG Participation

• 1 Membership of OIC - Project Participation
  Member 2,500
• These fees include contributions to the
  development and maintenance of the OIC Web based
  infrastructure and TIMS
• 2 Membership LZIG - shareholder in OIC LZIG
  Roadshow Pty Ltd
• 2,500 - contributions to sharing the costs of
  the roadshow preparations - sharing funding and
  rewards
• 3 Regular attendance at LZIG meetings and
  contributions to the success of the OIC LZIG
  Roadshow - OIC E-credits recognition of
  contributions to understanding issues and passing
  on knowledge

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OIC Membership options

• Membership Level 1998 1999 2000 2001
• Events newsletter 125 250 250 500
• EN notice projects 250 500 750 1,000
• EN project papers 750 1,000 1,500 2,000
• Project participation 1,250 1,500 2,000 2,500
• Membership fee fixed for 3 years from date of
  joining. Long term Intellectual Property
  Royalties for project participation

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Membership Registrations

• Membership applications can be registered on
  http//www.oic.org/3d1.htm
• E services_at_oic.org
• T [phone]
• Whttp//www.oic.org