CEN (WS/eCAT)
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CEN Workshop on 'Multilingual eCataloguing and eClassification in eBusiness' (WS/eCAT)
Multilingualism in the European Union is often seen as an obstacle for the European economy in terms of competition and of the opening up of new markets, but is has also political dimensions relating to consumer protection, freedom to move, etc.
Products and services are sold in the language of the target market. eCommerce and eBusiness can only function well, if the virtual marketplaces and all their major elements (product classifycation schemes, user interfaces, product catalogues, etc.) are multilingual from the outset.
The Workshop eCAT was set up in 2002, on the initial proposal of TermNet and Infoterm, by the European Standards Commission (CEN) with the support of the European Commission, to address these concerns.
From 2002 to 2006, the Workshop eCAT produced six CEN Workshop Agreements dealing with various aspects of eBusiness Cataloguing and Classification.
For further information covering that period, see: http://linux.termnet.org/english/projects/eCAT_Documents.php
In 2008, the Workshop eCAT was re-launched for a proposed period of two years. Two projects are being carried out within this Workshop under the chairmanship of the Director of Infoterm, Dr. Christian Galinski:
- CEN WS/eCAT-ePPS on “Electronic Product Property Server in support of product description and classification in eBusiness”. The ePPS project will deliver a CWA on “Guidelines for the design, implementation and operation of an electronic product property server”.
- CEN WS/eCAT-CC3P on “Classification and Catalogue systems for Public and PrivateProcurement”. The project will deliver a CWA containing an analysis of the main classification systems used in Europe for public procurement and some used in the private sector.
For further information, see: http://www.cen.eu/cenorm/sectors/sectors/isss/activity/wsecat_epps.asp
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Last update: 2010-02-09
