Denmark and UN/CEFACT

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Denmark and UN/CEFACT an early adopters
perspective

• Adam Arndt (adar_at_itst.dk)
• Danish National IT- and Telecom Agency
• Head of Delegation for Denmark

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The story so far...

• Early adopters - Danish eProcurement Project
  started in 2003 (?)
• Ambition to drive digitization of trade in
  Denmark using the public sector as a lever.
• February 1st 2005 Law stating that all invoices
  to the public sector have to be sent
  electronically.
• Originally based on UBL because it was seen to be
  closer to market than UN/CEFACT.
• Updated 2006/07 - CEFACT still not there yet
• Since 2005/06 focus on getting CEFACT there

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The Danish Government in CEFACT

• Government joined late 2005
• NITA has Head of Delegation
• Average forum participation 2 persons since
  Vancouver
• Active in TBG1 and TBG6 - possibly more soon
• Leadership in multiple projects
• Increasing interest and involvement from both
  government and privatesector

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Resource allocations

• Total annual budget of approx. USD 1.500.000
• Split over multiple areas of effort
• National implementation (3 man years 500.000)
• Infrastructure project (3 man years 500.000)
• UN/CEFACT (0,50 man year 40.000)
• UBL (0,25 man year 5.000)
• NES (0,25 man year 40.000)
• CEN BII (0,50 man year 50.000)
• PEPPOL - EU pilot project (1 man year 20.000)

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Denmark and CCTS, UMM and NDR

• Previously national NDR without CCTS and UMM
• New national reg/rep with CCTS 3.0 in mind
• will be available for reuse as open source
• Revising national NDR
• maximum compatibility with UN/CEFACT NDR 3.0

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Denmark and CEFACT syntax

• Use international syntax where possible
• CEFACT preferred where it exists
• Functionality valued over origins
• Intention to use CEFACT syntax for Tendering now
• After enrichment with CEN BII business
  requirements
• Intention to use CEFACT syntax for new areas
• Transport, Payment,
• General switch to full CEFACT syntax projected in
  2012

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Thank you for your time!
Adam Arndt Head of Delegation for
Denmark adar_at_itst.dk Learn more about CEN/ISS
workshop at www.en.ds.dk/bii Learn more about
NES at www.nesubl.eu Learn more about OIOUBL
at www.oioubl.info