14^TH TPT-WG MEETING
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PRE-PLENARY MEETING
SEOUL 19 OCTOBER 1998

DRAFT AGENDA

1.    Introductory Comments/Adoption of Agenda

• Note that Australia has submitted following papers for TPT-WG 14:

- Proposal to Implement Phase 1 of Proposed New EC Project
- Commercial Messages Project
- Draft Collective Action Plan (plus Attachments A and B)
- Requirements for Paper Documents (plus Attachment A)

2.    Proposal to Implement Phase 1 of the Proposed New EC Project

• Consider and discuss proposal

-        potential cooperation with the SCCP and link up with its UN/EDIFACT project

• Economy participation (local coordinator plus list of business participants)
• Consider draft Request for Proposal (RFP)
• Nominate project Steering Committee
• confirm meeting time

3.    Commercial Messages Project

• Consider recommendations in discussion paper

- project concluded.
-       Lessons learnt plus business contacts rolled into new project

4.    Draft Collective Action Plan

• Economy response to the 3 questions
• Consider and discuss draft collective action plan
• Consider action priorities and potential cooperation with customs, quarantine and finance authorities.
• Lead economy and participating economies for each action priority.

5.     Requirements for Paper Document

• Economy updates for matrix
• Issues paper on paperless trading which was submitted to the Task Force was a catalyst for a Task Force proposal for Leaders to endorse a region-wide paperless trading initiative.
• Consider recommendations in discussion paper

6.    APEC Electronic Commerce Task Force Work program

• Consider and discuss report on Task Force meetings
• Consider TPT-WG input to matrix on EC activities/work
• Final Task Force meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 19-21 October

-    Draft APEC Vision Statement on EC and blueprint
-    A Proposal for paperless trading in the APEC region
-    Impediments survey

7.    TPT-WG internet web site www.apectptwg.org.au

• Presentation on the web site
• Consider and discuss issues in discussion paper

8.    New Project Steering Committee

• consider and discuss proposal for implementation of Phase 1
• discuss the role of a local project coordinator
• discuss tendering process
• discuss potential cooperation with SCCP through its UN/EDIFACT project
• arrange for out of session discussion by e-mail or facsimile

9.     Any Other Business

10.   Draft report of meeting.

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