Background
eBIF was launched in 2005 to serve as the European platform for considering interoperability solutions related to eBusiness, and making strategic recommendations on standardization activities required to achieve this. Current participants include IT vendors, end-users from industry, SME representatives, public administrations, the European Commission, and representatives of key standards consortia.
Since the launch of eBIF much has been achieved and many things have changed. In order to enable eBIF to optimally support its stakeholders within the new context, its role and position are under review. One of the outcomes may be that from 2010 onwards eBIF acts as a coordination group on eBusiness in support of the CEN-CENELEC ICT Forum.
Report of the meeting on UN/CEFACT and UBL convergence - Brussels, October 2008
In 2009, eBIF worked on the project 'Global eBusiness Interoperability Test bed methodology'.
The project is now closed. 
CWA 16093 - Feasibility Study for a Global eBusiness Interoperability Test Bed (GITB) is published.
Meeting information
New meetings will be scheduled as soon as possible after agreement has been reached, presumably between April and June 2010.
Contact points
Chair
Mr Peter Potgieser, RBS
Advisor
Ms Françoise Bousquet, ZFIB Conseil
Secretary
Mrs Barbara Gatti, CEN
Access to eBIF documentation is restricted to eBIF members. Please contact the eBIF Secretary if you have any enquiries regarding this documentation.