기업간 전자상거래 활성화를 위한 전자카탈로그 표준화 추진 방향

Current Status and Future Direction of Electronic Catalogue Standardization

&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper deals with the standardization of electronic cataloge. Internationally, since late 1930s, World Customs Organization have been developing through the standardization of Customs Systems(Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System). In Korea, standard electronic cataloge were developed and used by businesses.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;For the facilitation of B2B Electronic Commerce, standardization of electronic message, electronic cataloge, payment and settlement, and components and goods are said to be essential.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Though electronic commerce has increased with the development of the Internet(Internet Business) since 1997, the major obstacle for the widespread use of electronic commerce was the problem of interoperability.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;In Korea, EAN Korea and Korea CALS/EC Association, as a competent organization to standardize electronic catalogue, has participated in the electronic cataloge Standardization meeting to reflect Korean stance, has launched electronic catalogue standardization activities in Korea, and built the Korea national electronic catalogue (ebXML) central registry and repository.