전자문서 표준화 현황 및 추진방향

Current Status and Future Direction of Electronic Message Standardization

&nbsp;&nbsp;For the facilitation of B2B Electronic Commerce, standardization of electronic message, electronic catalog, payment and settlement, and components and goods are said to be essential.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper deals with the standardization of electronic message. Internationally, since late 1980s, UN/EDIFACT has developed 55 specifications through the standardization of EDI electronic message. In Korea, 237 EDI-based standard electronic messages (37 in trade, 37 in sea transport, 31 in exchange finance, etc.) were developed and used by businesses.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Though electronic commerce has increased with the development of the Internet since 1997, the major obstacle for the widespread use of electronic commerce was the problem of interoperability. With the focus on resolving the problem of interoperability, UN/CEFACT and OASIS jointly launched the 18-month XML and Internet based ebXML project and completed the project with success. The ebXML project will be continued jointly by UN/CEFACT and OASIS with an appropriate division of work for further development.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;In Korea, Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce, as a competent organization to standardize electronic message and ebXML in Korea, has participated in the ebXML Standardization meeting to reflect Korean stance, has launched ebXML standardization activities in Korea, and built the Korea national ebXML central registry and repository.