Brussels, 23 January 2012 - The new CEN Workshop eBIZ will provide a framework for stakeholders and experts to develop solutions for boosting the use of eBusiness and improving the interoperability of B2B (Business-to-Business) data exchange through the supply chain of the fashion industry – including textiles, clothing and footwear.
The CEN Workshop eBIZ is an initiative of EURATEX (the European apparel and textile confederation), ENEA (Italian National Agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable economic development) and partners of the eBIZ-TCF project.
Launched by the European Commission, the eBIZ-TCF project (2008-2010), has proved the benefits of interoperability in digital communications along the supply chain, particularly in terms of reducing costs, improving efficiency, facilitating the introduction of new services and reducing the time-to-market for fashion goods.
In the framework of CEN (the European Committee for Standardization), the eBIZ Workshop will provide in the next 18 months a forum for all concerned stakeholders to reach agreement on the future of e-Business communications in the fashion industry, including interoperable e-Business communication protocols and data exchange formats.
Interested organisations are invited to attend the kick-off meeting for the CEN Workshop eBIZ, which will take place in Brussels on 29 March 2012.
More information about the eBIZ Workshop can be found on the CEN website
Press release in pdf format
Contacts details:
For CEN:
Barbara Gatti
Programme Manager
Tel: +32 2 550 0834
Email
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For EURATEX:
Mauro Scalia
Project Manager
Tel: +32 2 285 4891
Email
EURATEX Website |
About the eBIZ project
The eBIZ project (full name eBIZ-TCF) is a 2-year European cooperation project launched by the European Commission in January 2008 to boost e-business processes in the fashion Industry (Textile, Clothing and Footwear). Working with over 150 companies across Europe, the project has proved the benefits of interoperability and digital communication in the supply chain and it has delivered the eBIZ Reference Architecture for e-Business.
More information
eBIZ-TCF on YouTube