1. WG 4 Awareness & Promotion
of Electronic E-Invoicing
Lynn Nicholson, Awareness & Promotion WG4 Chair
12 December 2011, Brussels
Content
Objective in Phase III
The E-Invoice Gateway (“EIG”)
What We Have Done
EIG Operator
Profile
Benefits
Business Plan
Overview
Vision Framework
Key Functions
How You Can Become Involved
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2. WG4 Objective
Business Objective: Improve existing services
delivered by EIG in order to increase awareness and
better promote e-invoicing across Europe
Meeting the Goal: The CWA has focused on drawing
up the outline of a future operational structure to be
implemented by the managers of the EIG after the
lifetime of the CEN workshop
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The EIG
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3. What We Did
Canvassed industry for operator
Developed business plan (CWA)
Continued to develop content of Gateway
Launched our Community of Practice
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EIG Operator
Profile
Experienced in:
The management of commercial or public web platforms
Working with a public entity like CEN
The realization of funding opportunities
Ability to:
Maintain open and neutral nature of portal
Provide funding for 3 years
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4. EIG Operator
Benefits
Operate the leading portal for impartial e‐
Independent Invoicing information
Inherit a group of national experts who provide
National Experts impartial information to EIG users on an
interactive basis
Drive forward our e‐Invoicing CoP. The idea is
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Community of
that through sharing information members learn
Practice from each other.
Fully Operational Benefit from the work and knowledge developed
Platform in e‐invoicing workshop
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Business Plan
Overview
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5. Business Plan
Vision Framework
Core ideology
Core values Core purpose
We stand for: To provide stakeholders of the
Independence European SME landscape whom are
evaluating, planning or need to know
Confidence more for an e‐invoicing project with
Knowledge information.
Get Stay up‐
Get Informed
Started to‐date
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Business Plan
Key Roles
Management
Secretary
Technical Support
Editorial Support
Country Information Managers
Board / Steering Committee
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6. Work With Us
Enlisting on EIG
Talking About EIG
Contributing to Content
Becoming a Country Information Manager
Become Operator of EIG
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Join us at :
http://www.e-invoice-gateway.net
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