DEWRSB
The Tender Box
EOI 2001/10
Ground Floor Reception
12 Mort Street
Canberra City ACT 2600

Dear Sir /Madam

This is a submission by ebXML Australia as a summary response to the EoI 2001/10
E-Commerce Initiative published by the On-line Services group of the Department 
of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business [DEWRSB] on 4 May 2001.

EbXML Australia was established in September 1999 as an unincorporated association of
Australian Business.  "It is part of an international group ebXML http://www.ebxml.org
established by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business 
[UN/CEFACT] http://www.unece.org/cefact and the Organisation for the Advance of Structured 
Information Standards [OASIS] http://www.oasis-open.org."

EbXML members support the development of Extensible Markup Language [XML] standards and 
projects to accelerate the adoption of Electronic Commerce particularly by Small and Medium 
size business Enterprises [SMEs]

EbXML Australia members meet on a monthly basis. This EoI was discussed at the meeting of ebXML
Australia members on Fri 01/06/2001 when the members agreed in principal to submit a response 
to the EoI.  

This response was prepared and reviewed by members of the ebXML DEWRSB EoI 2001/10 Working Group.

In the timescale available this response is not a detailed business plan but an overview of why 
ebXML Australia is not only the most suitable organisation but probably the only entity in 
Australia capable of assisting DEWRSB achieve the objectives defined in the EoI.

This response provides an indication of the levels of expertise, commitment, experience and 
resources available to ensure that the long term objectives of this EoI are fulfilled.   

Yours faithfully


Keith FINKELDE
Chair
EbXML Australia


CONTRIBUTIONS: 
	Garry GRANT	Australian Customs Services	05/06/2001
	David DOBBING 	Data Logistics			05/06/2001
	Stevan GILLMORE	Aiyom				03/06/2001
	Stephen GOULD	Halisa International Network	03/06/2001