E-Commerce Development in Hong Kong - Part 2: epolicy and einteroperability

E-Commerce Development in Hong Kong - Part 2: epolicy and einteroperability Thomas Lee 李猷達 Center for E-Commerce E Infrastructure Development (CECID) 電子商貿基建研究中心 The University of Hong Kong 香港大學 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei

Recap Part I

ereadiness rankings 2003 10th in the world 1st in Asia Extracted from the 2003 e-readiness rankings paper by Economist Intelligence Unit 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 3

egovernment rankings 2003 egovernment Leadership ranking of HK 7th in the world 2nd in Asia after Singapore Mature Delivery Extracted from the 2003 egovernment Leadership Report by Accenture 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 4

Digital 21 IT Strategy Digital 21 IT Strategy initiated in 1998 Reviewed about every 3 years http://www.info.gov gov.hk/digital21 To build HK s s information infrastructure and put in place the right environment for e-business e to prosper 2001 Digital 21 Strategy To create a world-class e-biz e environment in HK To ensure that HKSARG leads by setting examples To help HK s s workforce adapt to the info economy To enhance the info literacy of HK community To leverage HK s s strengths and fully utilize new technologies 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 5

Technology Infrastructure Cyperport To create strategic cluster of IT companies for new technology development Campus with state-of of-the-art information infrastructure e.g. high-speed internet connection, multimedia lab Invites major int l l technology players as anchor tenants Science Park Technology R&D Incubation of IT start-ups 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 6

Agenda Innovation and Technology Fund egovernment Interoperability Framework Digital Trade and Transportation Network Potential Improvements for Government 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 7

Innovation and Technology Fund HKSARG Established HK$5B (US$64M) Innovation and Technology Fund Managed by Innovation Technology Commission Invites applications from industry, academia, associations Vetting committee formed by industry specialists 1999-2002: 338 out of 1,394 applications approved for funding of HK$854M Example: CECID ITF projects ebxml infrastructure: HK$9.5M (US$1.2M) Business interoperability platform: HK$14M (US$1.8M) 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 9

World Penetration of CECID Open Source Software Recorded downloads from 50+ economies Well tested in many local and international deployments Many local and international vendors and users have adopted open-source software Why invest in something that benefits foreign businesses? Long-term R&D excellence on international stage Lead development and adoption of leading edge e-commerce technology Potential export of e-commerce e products and services 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 10

ebxml open-source software www.freebxml freebxml.org 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 11

ebmail for SME 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 12

eprocurement with ebxml 2 1 Goods Delivery delivery Goods Purchase on web MTR Corporation Users Internet MTR Corporation Hermes ebxml Messaging Service over HTTP/S Automatic transmission of electronic invoice Hermes Saggio Online Procurement Website Intranet System ebxml Message Gateway ebxml Message 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei Gateway 13 3

Dangerous goods declaration with ebxml Shipping Agents Paper submission 1 Web submission 2 Internet Marine Dept Hermes MSH 3 XML submission ebxml Message Service over HTTPS on VPN Hermes MSH 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 14

egovernment development Coordinated by Commerce, Industry, Technology Bureau and Information Technology Services Department 2004 Digital 21 DRAFT mentions about the consideration of merging g ITSD into CITB and establishing Govt Chief Information Officer (CIO) Target: 90% of public government services delivered in electronic mode by end 2003 e-option of public services Achieved 86% as of June 2003 ESD Life Portal to deliver e-govte services By end 2003, 80% govt procurement tenders through electronic means Recent examples of prominent e-servicese Submission of electronic cargo manifests One-stop change of address to different departments Multi-application Smart ID Card 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 16

egovernment Interoperability Framework To provide client-centric centric joined-up government services to the public One-stop e-govt e services,, e.g. change of address in different govt depts Seamless flow of information across depts: XML is the key Two main parts for implementing joined-up services Technical interoperability Collection of agreed technical standards, e.g. Web Services, Information interoperability XML Schema design and management guidelines XML standardization Available at: http://www.itsd itsd.gov.hk/itsd/english/infra/ /infra/eif.htm 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 17

Examples of joined-up services Common change of address One single online form to notify 12 depts of address change Business Entry Portal Present: a dozen govt and public bodies provide business info on 20+ websites One-stop access to public/private-sector sector-provided business info Property Information Hub Delivery property-related related info from different depts to businesses and general public Integrated Criminal Justice System To improve flow of criminal information (arrest, identification, prosecution, trial, correction, rehabilitation, and release) across multiple depts 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 18

Information interoperability XML Schema Design and Management Guidelines for Implementation of Government Joined-up Services (XML Guide) Enhance information interoperability using XML Formulate design methodology to ease XML Schema design and produce quality and consistent schemas Establish management framework to concertedly align data elements and create Common Schemas for reuse across projects To minimize repetitive data alignment, schema definition, and data conversion efforts for different projects 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 19

Different XML definitions interoperability problems <PostalAddress> <Line>Room 301<Line> <Line>HKU Main Bldg</Line> <Line>1 Pokfulam Road</Line> <Line>Hong Kong</Line> </PostalAddress PostalAddress> <property_address> <flat>301 301</flat> <floor>3</floor> </floor> <building>hku Main Bldg</building> <street_no>1</street_no> </street_no> <street_name>pokfulam Road</street_name> <district>pokfulam Pokfulam</district> <area>hk HK</area> </property_address> <PhysicalAddress> <Room>301 301</Room> <Floor>3</Floor> </Floor> <Building>HKU Main Bldg</Building> <StreetNumber>1</ </StreetNumber> <Street>Pofulam Road</Street> <District>Pokfulam Pokfulam</District> <Area>HK HK</Area> </PhysicalAddress PhysicalAddress> 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 20

Import Licence Exporter Importer Issue Transport Name Address Name Address Date Lic. No 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 21

<xs:complextype name="foreignphysicaladdressdetails.ct"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="street" type="foreignphysicaladdressstreettext.ct"/> <xs:element name="city" type="foreignphysicaladdresscityname.ct"/> <xs:element name="country" type="countrydetails.ct"/> </xs:sequence> </xs:complextype> Coding XML Schema 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 22

Formal Standardization Process Our Project-Based Standardization Finance Transportation Construction Trading All Common Business Processes Dangerous Goods Declaration Weather Information Publishing Data Models Core Components Business Information Entities Purchase Order Advance Shipping Shipping Manifest XML Messages Common Schemas Notice 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 23 This could take years! Evolutionary approach

Digital Trade and Transportation Network To offer a neutral e-logistics e platform To provide a stable and reliable environment for development of value-added added services Catalyst to promote e-business e adoption, esp. by SMEs 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 25

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DTTN architecture Interoperability - open standards 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 27

Major benefits Improve operational efficiency Enable new business opportunities Integration with global initiatives Integration with Mainland China Improve IT literacy of the logistics industry Challenge: how to enable 98% of 75K logistics companies to use DTTN? 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 28

Potential improvements for HK Govt our view More active participation in international e-commerce initiatives To establish local e-commerce e standardization council To promote private and government investment in e-commerce e R&D To encourage the use of home-grown e-commerce technology 14-15 Oct 2003 easia Forum, 14-15 Oct 2003, Taipei 30

Thank you Email: ytlee@cecid cecid.hku.hk URL: http://www.cecid cecid.hku.hk