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Australian Report On Progress Towards the Paperless Trading GoalsIn APECˇ¦s Blueprint for Action on Electronic Commerce
organisation on the ABR before trading with them online. The information about business entities which is held on the ABR Online is publicly-available information from the Australian Taxation Office, and is based on data provided to the ATO by the businesses themselves. The ABR Online will be available on the BEP site for use by businesses from May 2000. It is proposed that by September 2000 businesses will also be able to make online changes to their own details held by the ABR.
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Framework for National Cooperation on Electronic Commerce in Government Procurement
This significant national initiative was a world first. It supports businesses, large and small, as they trade directly with Governments and with each other in a consistent, secure and low cost electronic environment. It was developed by the Australian Procurement and Construction Council (www.apcc.gov.au ), which consists of representatives from Australian Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments.
The National Framework guidelines assist business in the development of an internet presence for trading with both Government and other business organisations. The National Framework adopts common international e-commerce standards so that compatible systems can be developed by Australian Government agencies to enable common information to be shared where appropriate and to streamline business transactions across state and territory boundaries within a secure and low cost environment. The development of an open trading model based on international standards will encourage the involvement of multiple electronic commerce providers. It will also foster the creation of an environment where businesses are not locked into proprietary standards.
While initially devised to assist businesses wishing to trade with Governments, one of the most exciting aspects of the National Framework is that it will also help businesses to trade with other businesses within a secure and consistent environment, right across the region. It also provides SMEs wishing to take part in e-commerce the opportunity to present their products and services to governments on a comparable basis with other national and multinational suppliers, at relatively low cost.
Australian Electronic Business Network
The Australian Electronic Business Network (AeB.N) (www.aebn.org.au ) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation established by the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments in partnership with industry to encourage the use of e-commerce among small- and medium-sized enterprises.
The AeB.N activities revolve around:
• providing electronic business training programs;
• publishing information for small business to assist them in using e-commerce (the publications Taking the Plunge, Worldwide Awareness, Where to Go and How to Get There are available at both www.aebn.org.au and www.noie.gov.au);
• access to web-based information and training resources marketed under the AUSe.NET brand; and
• demonstrating and piloting e-commerce business systems and solutions.
The generic web-based training material developed by the AeB.N is being delivered under the brand name of AUSe.NET products and services in workshops by a variety of business partners across industry sectors. These partners include Australian Industry Group, Australian Retailers Association and Monash University Centre for Electronic Commerce.
Australian Industry Group is an independent, representative organisation of Australian industry. It has over 11,500 members, both large and [next page]