Single Window Development and Implementation Experiences from Hong Kong Ulf Persson ([e-mail]) Senior Product Manager, Axway

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Single Window Development and Implementation
Experiences from Hong KongUlf Persson
(upersson_at_axway.com)Senior Product Manager,
Axway
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Trade Facilitation / Single Window Background -
Business drivers

• Competitive environment
• Government to Business (G2B) and Business to
  Government (B2G)
• The need for business collaboration within and
  between governments and enterprises, different
  industries such as trade facilitation, transport,
  logistics, etc.
• Technology initiatives
• XML (ebXML), Web Services etc.
• Open e-business organisations within the region
• Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development
  (CECID), Pan-Asian e-Commerce Alliance (PAA),
  ebXML Asia Committee (eAC)...

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Trade Facilitation / Single Window initiatives
in Hong Kong since 2000
DTTN
GETS
EMAN/CUSTOMS
Time
2000 Electronic MANifest/Hong Kong Customs
2002Government Electronic Trading Services
2004 Digital Trade and Transportation Network
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Single Window Development and Implementation A
look forward DTTN - the Single Window for
Trade Facilitation in Hong Kong
UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE
FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS, TECHNIQUES
AND METHODOLOGIES 18 20 October 2004, Geneva
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Business model

• The development and operation of the
  non-exclusive DTTN has been awarded to
  Tradelink(http//www.tradelink.com.hk/)
• Tradelink has set up a subsidiary Digital Trade
  and Transportation Network Limited, which will
  be owned
• 51 by Tradelink
• 21 by Government
• 28 by industry associations
• Establishing DTTN Standards Group

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Design and development process
Source Study for the Development of a Digital
Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to
Support the Development of Hong Kong as an
International Logistics Hub, Final report
November 2002
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Structure and services
Source Study for the Development of a Digital
Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to
Support the Development of Hong Kong as an
International Logistics Hub, Final report
November 2002
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Technology and Interoperability
Source Study for the Development of a Digital
Trade and Transportation Network (DTTN) System to
Support the Development of Hong Kong as an
International Logistics Hub, Final report
November 2002
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Architecture
Access Channels
DTTN
Secure Message Over HTTP
Gateways
Communication Gateways FTP, SMTP, HTTP
DTTN Web Portal Services Applications
Trade Partner Management
Customer Care
Load Balancer and Hardware Software
Secure Message Over SMTP
Reporting Analysis
Message Routing
Tradelink Client Support
User Profile Manager
Web Browser
Message Processing
Storage Services
Security Services
Gateways
E-mail Client
Message Transformation
Other Services
ebXML Secure E-mail
ebXML Secure HTTP
Business Activity Monitoring End-to-End Logging
and Tracking Services
Secure FTP
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Participants and Clients
Sellers
Carriers Carriers Portals - GTNexus - INTTRA
Buyers/ Buying Offices
Freight Forwarders
Value- Adding Service Providers -Tradelink
DTTN Core Messaging Infrastructure
Communications Gateway
Security Services
Web Services
53,000 import / export traders
Government Agencies (via ASP)
Regional/ Global Service Providers bolero.net
TradeCard PAA
Document Exchange Transformation
User Management
Reporting
Terminals
Insurance Institutions
Banks Financial Institutions
Inspection Agencies
132,000 Pan-Asian traders
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What are the costs to using DTTN?

• Low-Cost Community Infrastructure
• Charges based on each successfully transformed
  and delivered document
• Initial connectivity, annual customisation fees
  will apply
• Final pricing details to be determined closer to
  launch

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What are the business benefits from DTTN?

• Cut operation costs through reduced delays,
  double handling / data entry minimized errors
• Save time and cost for document delivery
• Better financial management, for example credit,
  cash flow
• Easy, cheap fast to interconnect with trading
  partners
• any-to-any protocol document transformation
• Retain existing business against competition
• more timely and accurate, with value-added
  services
• Significant business and efficiency opportunities
• just-in-time supply chain management
• e-access to more trading partners

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Lessons learned gt Guiding Principles

• Neutrality
• Non-exclusivity
• Transparent, accountable responsible operations
• Minimum intervention to any participants
  business processes relationships
• Facilitate respect market forces
• Easy to access use

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Future plans for the Single Window

• Project kicked off in Q3 2004 - Ongoing design
  and development
• Applications
• Business Processes
• Message Repository
• Infrastructure
• Etc.
• Target to launch the DTTN in Q4 2005 upon
  completion of 13-month development phase

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Single Window Development and Implementation
Experiences from Hong KongUlf Persson
(upersson_at_axway.com)Senior Product Manager,
Axway
UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE
FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS, TECHNIQUES
AND METHODOLOGIES 18 20 October 2004, Geneva