WA1: Technical monitoring, assessment and advice.

• This Work Area involves monitoring and analyzing current and emerging technologies used in the trade and logistics areas. This Work Area encompasses active engagement with technology leaders, developers and early adopters on a global scale, by contributing to events on technology developments related to trade and by contacting authorities, standardization organizations and academia.

WA2: Implementation challenges and good practices.

• The Work Area on implementation challenges and advice facilitates and supports the implementation of relevant advanced technologies on business, interoperability, legal and technical levels. The Advisory Group shall contribute by identifying and advising on business, legal and technical implementation issues related to technology and sharing best practices, with a specific focus on support to decision making.

WA3: Support strategic dialogue with key external stakeholders.

• Creating the content for UNECE website of the Advisory Group (maintenance, content and design, including possible use of social media and videos);
• Contribution to relevant events within the UN and in other organizations to disseminate the work of UN/CEFACT and the Advisory Group (in line with the internal UN/CEFACT Representation Guidelines);
• By sharing knowledge and expertise through partnerships, the Work Area will reach out to trade and logistics management organisations and technical communities to exploit the benefits and to minimise the chance of working separately on the same issues;
• Capacity building in the use of such advanced technologies in Trade and Logistics.

WA4: Proposals for new development.

• The Advisory Group shall identify areas where new standards or guidance material are necessary and propose such work items to be launched within UN/CEFACT under the Open Development Process (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/17) procedure for project development.