|
Pan-Asian E-Commerce Alliance Meets in Japan
(26 NOVEMBER 2002, JAPAN) The Pan-Asian E-Commerce Alliance
(PAA) held its 10th Steering Committee Meeting in Yokohama, Japan
from 21 to 22 November 2002. The meeting was attended by Tradelink,
CrimsonLogic, Infoshare, KTNET, Trade-Van, TEDI Club and DagangNet.
Representatives from TEDMEV of Macau attended the work group meeting
as observers.
Mr. Justin Yue, Chairman of the PAA and CEO of Tradelink said,
"We are making extremely good progress with the PAA Secure
Cross Border Transaction Service. All members are actively participating
in the pilot projects and we are also adding well known companies
such as Hyundai Motors and LG Industrial Systems to the pilot.
We are gathering valuable feedback which will be of immense help
in taking this service forward into its next stage, including
making available online title document management services. Under
our Certificate Authority Mutual Recognition scheme, we are processing
the application for recognition from GFACA of China. I would fully
expect recognition for GFACA to be granted before our next meeting
pending a few administrative procedures."
Having concluded successfully the first stage of the development
of the Pan Asian Portal (www.paa.net), the PAA Steering Committee
agreed on a list of new services that should be incorporated into
the Pan Asian Portal as its next stage of development. Ultimately,
the PAA would become a popular vehicle for business discovery
and transactions.
Other initiatives discussed by the Steering Committee included:
- Progress on the development of the cargo tracking service
initiated by KTNET and Trade-Van. Network expansion with TRAXON
and GTNexus is being developed;
- Enhancement of PAA technical infrastructure, including
an upgrade of the ebXML messaging service to version 2.0;
- A TEDI offer to share with PAA its know-how of its online
title document management service;
- The creation of a PAA publication / e-newsletter to disseminate
PAA news and services, and to promote e-commerce among regions
of PAA members.
TEDI Club hosted a dinner in honor of the PAA Steering Committee
meeting in Japan for the first time. Mr. Masafumi Kuroki, Deputy
Director-General of Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry was
the Guest of Honor. Praising the PAA as a unique creation, Mr.
Kuroki urged the PAA to redouble its effort to help the Asia Pacific
region leapfrog into paperless trade and he encouraged the various
initiatives that the PAA had launched.
At the end of the 10th PAA Steering Committee, Mr. V Mathivanan,
CEO of CrimsonLogic was elected as the new Chairman of the PAA
succeeding Mr. Justin Yue who had served as the founding PAA Chairman
for two years.
The 11th Steering Committee Meeting of the PAA will be held in
Malaysia on 20-21 February, 2003.
- O -
For press enquiries, please contact Tradelink (Corporate Communications)
on 2599 1686.
|