ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 2010
PRODUCING BETTER BUSINESS
OUTCOMES WITH
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE FOR TRANSPORT
AND TRADE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM


The objective of the seminar is to focus APEC government policy and business initiatives to maximise the benefits from electronic commerce in trade and transport.

To achieve this a range of presentations and open discussion sessions have been set up around the following issues;

  • APEC’s ongoing action plan for electronic commerce.
  • Looking at successful applications of electronic commerce in transport and trade.
  • Paperless trading - making it happen.
  • Business friendly policy settings for electronic commerce.
  • Dealing with current and future intelligent transport systems and electronic commerce technology.

Date:  20 April 1999

Location:  Hotel Carrera, Santiago, Chile

To be held in conjunction with the 15th meeting of the APEC Transportation Working Group

Cost: Nil

Who should attend?
The seminar is about producing meaningful solutions for the various stakeholders of electronic commerce in APEC member countries. It is expected that delegates to the seminar would include government officers making decisions on electronic commerce, transport industry users and providers of electronic commerce services to government and industry.

For non-TPT-WG members you can register for EC seminar by clicking "here".   For TPT-WG members to register for the EC Seminar and TPT-WG 15 go to "Next Meeting".

For further details please contact
Poh Aye Tan (Ms)
Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
E-Mail:ptan@email.dot.gov.au
Ph: (61 2) 6274 7579
Fax: (61 2) 6274 7744

Agenda

Please click on title to view the corresponding presentation.

Date: 20 April 1999, Location: Santiago de Chile

Time

Program

0845

Welcome and Introduction

CHAIR: Alvaro D韆z, Chilean Ministry for Economy Development and
Reconstruction
RESPONSE: Ted Cherrett, Transportation Working Group Lead Shepherd

0905

APEC 'Blueprint for Action on Electronic Commerce' – What Next - development and priority actions

- EC Steering Group, its Function and Modus Operandi
- Closer cooperation between APEC fora on work program.

SPEAKER: Poh Aye Tan, Transportation Working Group

0915

The Web - Intermodal Tracking and Beyond the Gate

SPEAKER: Ernst Radloff, Transport Canada

0935

Electronic Commerce as a Solution to Congestion

SPEAKER: Jorge Gonzales, Chilean National Chamber of Commerce

1005

Open Discussion

1020

Break

1040

Leveraging Electronic Commerce in the Integrated Express
Transport Operations

SPEAKER: James Goh, United Parcel Service

1110

Improving Container Movement by Rail Using Electronic Commerce

SPEAKER: Joan Yim, Parsons Brinckerhoff

1130

Current and Future Developments in EDI in Container Transportation in China

SPEAKER: Liang Hua, Chinese Ministry of Communications

1145

Enabling Global E-Commerce with Modern Transportation Technologies

SPEAKER: Gary Maring, US Department of Transportation

1215

Open Discussion

1230

Lunch Break

1330

Efficient Port Operations Using Electronic Commerce Systems

SPEAKER: Allen Bain, P & O Ports International

1410

SCCP and Electronic Commerce

SPEAKER: Clay Kerswell, Australian Customs Services

1425

Electronic Data Interchange - The Chilean Experience

SPEAKER: Andres Santoro del Campo, Chilean Customs Service

 

1440

Re-engineering Cargo Managements Systems in the Modern Electronic Commerce Environment - the Australian Experience

SPEAKER: Clay Kerswell, Australian Customs Service

1455

Open Discussion

1515

Break

1535

Electronic Commerce and Transport Operations - Future Challenges

SPEAKER: Peter Hopton, BHP

1605

Intelligent Transport Systems Developments and the Use of
Electronic Commerce - What next?

SPEAKER: Andrew M Schoka, Mitretek Systems, Inc.

1625

The Way Ahead for the Transportation Working Group

SPEAKER: Joanne Blackburn, Transportation Working Group

1645

Open Discussion

1705

Closing by the Chair

1720

End

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