UBL-CNLSCReport

UBL Chinese Localization Subcommittee10 May 2004

Agenda

Charter People Challenges Planning & Status

Charter & Deliverables

To foster the adoption of UBL in the Greater China region by localizing UBL into Chinese language, marketing UBL in the local regions and proposing extensions to UBL according to the region specific legal and business practices.

Charter & Deliverables

Translation of UBL specifications and associated documentation into the Chinese (including the definitions of the data elements)

Construction of Chinese-specific lookup tables for UBL element and attribute names

Harmonization of UBL specifications with existing related China national standards

Generation of publicity for UBL in the Greater China region

Proposal of UBL extensions to accommodate Chinese-specific legal and business practices

Building and maintaining a web site to provide information about UBL in the Chinese

People

William Chan, China National Registry of Product and Service Codes, China; ICO Limited, Hong Kong

Patrick Yee, Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development, Hong Kong

Thomas Lee, Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development, Hong Kong

Colleagues from China National Institute of Standardization LIU Bisong WEI Hong LIU Ying ZHANG Jianfang CHEN Huang

Challenges

Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese Characters

Different systems in 3 regions: China, Hong Kong and Chinese TaipeiTax, legal, business practice, etc.

Efforts, resources, coordination required to promote UBL as national standards in China

Planning & Status

Translation Start with Simplified Chinese first Translated BIEs in UBL-Reusable-1.0.xls into Simplified Chine

se Translation of other UBL materials already included in

2004 plan of CNIS Will convert to Traditional Chinese

Extension Will work with tax and legal experts

Promotion Delivered a presentation in Web Service China 2004 in Beijing Will set up a web site