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Secure Cross-border Transaction
Services
Currently, any trade-related documents across the borders are filed by
hard copy, and transacted via mail or fax. With this service, exchange of
such documents can be conducted electronically cross border over a secured
infrastructure, and with more ease and efficiency. For example, users will
be able to apply for trade permits electronically with the received electronic
trade-related documents in participating countries with more ease and confidence.
Work is underway to expand the pilot test of document exchange to
include the exchange of other trade and logistics information such as export and
import permit information, and tracking of consignments.
Mutual Recognition
of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
A PAA Certificate Authority will be commissioned as a framework for the mutual
recognition of PKI. An infrastructure to support both end-to-end digital signatures
as well as digital signatures between service providers will be set-up.
Currently, the working group has developed a common certificate policy. This
certificate policy (CP) will serve as the minimum requirements for all the member
certificate authorities to work on. Other policies such as test assessment and the
recognition of CP standards are completed. The alliance is targeting to have at
least one Certificate Authority from each member country to be certified and
participate in the PAA by middle of this year.
Establishment of a Pan-Asian Portal
The alliance has developed a business portal to promote connectivity between buyers
from overseas with customers of the Alliance members through the consolidation of
a key customer information database including products and services.
Known as the Traders Directory, it will be developed by CrimsonLogic, and provides
ready information and leads on business for traders in the Asia Pacific. Testing with
the various countries database will be set up to connect the portal in the next two
months. By then, it will be capable of providing access to over 120,000 customers of
the alliance in the region.
Cargo Tracking Service
A cargo tracking service will be incorporated into the secure cross-border transaction
services. It will provide useful information for freight forwarders to find out the
status of their cargo. Currently, the Cargo Tracking Working Group is testing the system
involving customers from KTNET and Trade-Van. Upon completion, the service will be extended
to other alliance members.
Financial Facilitation
A working group has also been recently commissioned to examine the potential of
creating Pan-Asian E-Commerce Alliance services to introduce facilitate financial
facilitation service.
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