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Introduction. Eduard Weijgers. Advancing XML/EDI, Brussels 1st December 1999. E DI X ML P rocurement E nabling R eal T rade S tandards. Experts. Experts. European Union funded Electronic Commerce demonstration project. Focus. European Health Care Supplier Sector.
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Introduction Eduard Weijgers Advancing XML/EDI, Brussels 1st December 1999
Experts • European Union funded Electronic Commerce demonstration project
Focus • European Health Care Supplier Sector • Approximately 630,000 health care professionals in Europe • About 200,000 health care SMEs in the EU • Electronic Commerce IS within their reach!
Goals • Implement, demonstrate and validate the new standard and concept of XML/EDI in existing ECommerce services in the European Health Care Supplier Sector. More practical: Create, implement and support a new service for SMEs
Results • Deploy and validate XML/EDI services with a critical mass of SMEs: • 70 SMEs within three countries • Demonstrate the benefits of XML/EDI not only in Business to Business (B to B), but also in Business to Administration (B to A) in the Health Care Sector
Results • Transferability and applicability of the tested service in different sectors demonstrated • Close co-operation with Standardisation Authorities/Initiatives (CEN/ISSS) to jointly demonstrate and evaluate XML/EDI standards: XML/EDI Workshop
Practical • Automate the process of the: • order • order confirmation • dispatch notification • invoice • With the use of Internet, browsers and XML • Making use of existing EDIFACT messages
Model browser browser Invoice confirmation Invoice Order confirmation Order Order entry Access to Web Catalog Store orders Store invoices supplier buyer Prodat, Pricat Data Entry
Major Results • A new and innovative Web based ECommerce Service for SMEs will be available and exploited • Contribution to the XML/EDI standardisation activities • Continued in EXPERTS II…:
EXPERTS II • additional functions and features (security functions, multilingual aspects, post-sales mechanism) • products as well as services • embrace various other sectors (llaboratory equipment, defense, chemicals and food sector)
Project Data • Start 1/1/99 • End 31/12/99 • Info Consult - Austria • University of Sunderland - UK • Tie - NL • Electronic Commerce Platform - NL
Information www.productview.net/experts Contact: kevin.ginty@sunderland.ac.uk