2013 09-18 European Union - eProcurement conference - the Catalonian e-invoicing hub (Brussels - Belgium)

1. The Catalonian
e-invoicing hub
a single entry point to access
all the public administrations
Miquel Estapé
Open Government of Catalonia Consortium
Brussels, 18th of September of 2013

2. About Catalonia
Catalonia
 7.5 m people
 Above EU
GDP/capita
Cata
lonia
Spain
Public
Admin
+1.000 PA
Open Admin Consortium
 Shareholders: all catalan PA
 Mission: Promote e-government
initiatives using ICT to improve public
services to citizens, to increase
efficiency and savings

3. 1
million
paper invoices x yr
Savings
x
yr
€14m
days 42m
Sources:
Billentis report 2012
Spanish government report
Consorci AOC

4. Suppliers
Senders
Public
administration
buyers
Private
companies buyers
Receivers

5. Suppliers
Senders
Public
administration
buyers
Private
companies buyers
Receivers

6. Suppliers
Senders
Public
administration
buyers
Private
companies buyers
Receivers

7. Suppliers
Senders
Public
administration
buyers
Private
companies buyers
Receivers
...
Issues
Technical
Interoperability
Legal
Cost

8. Our model: doing things simple
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Suppliers
Public buyers
HUB
• e-inbox for all PA
• Interoperability
• Validation
• Invoice format
• Digital certificate
• e-signature
• Legal Registry
• Archiving
• Return invoice status info

9. 9
HUB
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EU
HUB
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HUB
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HUB
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HUB

10. Our model
Senders Receivers
H
U
B
e-Invoicing
service
Web
Delivery
point
Portal
Suppliers
Public buyers
big companies Standard SW
Small
Co
e-Invoicing
service
Small
PA

11. 70000
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
+60.000
Savings
€1m
2011 2012 2013
Evolution
11
23.000
3.000

12. 70000
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
Savings
€1m
2011 2012 2013
Evolution
12
6%
2%
0,4%

13. Metcalfe's law
The value of a network is proportional to
the square of the number of connected
users of the system
SUPPLIERS
ADMINIS
TRATIONS
VALUE = +
n2
511 213
2

14. Why the Companies should use the
service ?
Benefits Mandatory
Easy
two processes
electronic & paper
not mandatory
mutual agreement
digital signature

15. SWOT analysis
Strenghts
HUB Model
Service proven
EDI experience
Weaknesses
Not mandatory (yet)
Double processes
Co Priority: payment
Not (enough) easy to use
Low use by big PA
Threats
Crisis
(e-invoicing is not
a priority)
Opportunities
Savings
EDI
Political plan action
Legal changes - mandatory
Utilities

16. Thank you for
your attention !
Miquel Estapé
mestape@aoc.cat
Deputy Director
Open Administration of
Catalonia Consortium
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