Current Projects

Independent Project Managers 'Ramping up'

'Paper-Free' Cross Border Trade Facilitation

Foundation member

United Nations Network of Experts in Trade Facilitation (UN/NExT)

Chair

Australian Industry Group

Australia-Taiwan ICT Cluster

'SmartTrack' Project Consortium

Recent Events

May 2009: Presenter

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP)

"Regional Policy Forum on Trade Facilitation and SME's in Times of Crisis", Beijing, China

May 2009: Chairman

Launch of the Australian - Taiwan ICT Cluster at CeBIT Sydney

March 2009: Presenter

UN/ESCAP UN/NExT Launch Bangkok, Thailand

January 2009: Presenter/Resource APEC Symposium

Bangkok, Thailand

January 2009: Presenter

Nominated as a Foundation Member UN/ESCAP UN/NExT

Bangkok, Thailand

September 2008:

Head of Delegation - Australia

UNECE-UN/CEFACT

Annual Plenary HoD's

Geneva, Switzerland

September 2008

Invitee participant

Global Conference on the Public & Private partnership ICT Developments

Geneva, Switzerland

 

 
 
 

AEC-Managing Director

Ian Watt- National and International Roles include:

  • CURRENT:
    • Founding member United Nations "Network of Experts in Trade Facilitation" (UN/NExT) United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP) (2009)
    • Head of Delegation for Australia Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT) (2005)
    • Chair Australia-Taiwan ICT Cluster (2009)
  • PAST:
    • Head of Delegation for Australia to United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (2005-2008)
    • Chairperson of the UN/CEFACT business process analysis working group (TBG14) (UN/CEFACT) Developing the International Supply Chain (Buy/Ship/Pay) Reference Model (2006-2008)
    • Chairperson (founding) and project manager of the UN/CEFACT Global Modelers Reference Initiative (MRI) (UN/CEFACT)(2005-2008)
    • Chairperson IT-033 e-Business Architecture and Data Exchange. (Standards Australia)(2005-2008)
    • Chairperson IT-034 Automatic Identification and Data Capture
      Techniques.(2005-2006) (Standards Australia)
    • Chairperson and founding director Radio Frequency Identification Association of Australia (RFIDAA). (2005-2007) (MMV Vic. Govt)
    • Member CITeC: Communications IT and eCommerce Standards Sector Board (Standards Australia)(2005-2008)