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Project profiles - round 6
The projects funded in Round 6 cover a range of regional and national initiatives. Many of the projects have a specific focus on small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Webmail Information Network for Travel Agents
This proposal by the Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for Sustainable Tourism has been developed in conjunction with Data#3 Limited and AFTA (the Australian Federation of Travel Agents). AFTA is the peak industry body representing the interests of retail travel agents in Australia. Its membership is comprised of some 3,000 travel agents (the majority of Travel Agents in Australia). The webmail project is a B2B online information distribution and management system for the tourism and travel Industry. This system is intended to provide travel agents with an economical, effective and industry-wide alternative to the current chaotic system of faxes, mail and email that is acknowledged to be costly, time-consuming and of doubtful and varying effectiveness.
ITOL Funding: $180,000
Contact: p.sharma@uq.edu.au
Furniture Industry e-Commerce Standards
The Furniture Industry Association and EAN Australia propose to develop e-commerce standards for furniture suppliers, manufacturers and retailers. The creation of industry numbering, bar coding, e-messaging guidelines and data synchronisation support will facilitate supply chain management to deliver reduced errors, cost reduction and productivity increases. One shared, standards based approach to e-business for the industry will increase the ability for manufacturers to track and trace raw materials and products.
ITOL Funding: $98,000
Contact: mfuller@ean.com.au
XBRL Australia - Exchanging Financial Reporting information electronically
The XBRL project is supported by a large consortium comprising the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, CPA Australia, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, the Australian Stock Exchange, Solution 6, Anthem Software, Information Management Australia, Smithink Pty Ltd, WebXcentric and academics from University of Western Sydney and Murdoch University.
An international effort has emerged for the electronic exchange of financial reporting information. This initiative is known as XBRL, 'eXtensible Business Reporting Language'-and is based on XML (eXtensible Mark-Up Language), the successor to HTML. XBRL is a specification for the preparation and exchange of financial reports and data. Its implementation will revolutionise and improve the way financial information is communicated, accessed and used. It is supported by over 100 organisations worldwide, including seven of the largest accounting firms, the International Accounting Standards Board, the governing accounting bodies of various countries, financial report preparers, software developers and consultants, regulators, financial data aggregators and publishers, universities and analysts and brokers. This worldwide effort needs extensive Australian presence to ensure adequate promotion and extension for local use.
ITOL Funding: $160,000
Contact: david.hardidge@ernstyoung.com.au or tpyman@optushome.com.au
Creating the mobile E-solution for 21st century plumbers
The Master Plumbers' and Mechanical Services Association of Australia proposed proof of concept project will enable 20 Australian small-to-medium size enterprises (SMEs) plumbing businesses to have mobility of access to the Internet. This technology can be used to enhance their businesses, particularly their business to business transactions, improve bottom line performance and increase customer/supplier/employee satisfaction. In conjunction with the Green Plumbers project, this access will assist plumbers with some of the typical 'field tasks' including selecting and ordering goods online, checking on the availability of plumbing supplies and job scheduling.
ITOL Funding: $160,000
Contact: vin@mpmsaa.org.au
Invoicing and Transactions Innovations for Small and Medium Enterprises
This project is a trial implementation of an innovative Australian developed E-business solution for the presentment and payment of invoices. The system, called SNAP, will enable small to medium enterprises to access affordable e-commerce solutions. This will allow SMEs to conduct business between themselves more efficiently, collect income more efficiently, store customer records, and increase information flow to their clients.
The trial adoption of an SME automatic bill presentment and a payment solution to aid cash flow is designed to reduce the cost of invoice preparation, presentation, delivery, query, dispute resolution, and reconciliation.
The project has three partners: Thiri Pty Ltd, the ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Duesburys (Auditors and Accountants).
ITOL Funding: $43,750
Contact: beverley.forner@thiri.com
TABMA - Timber and Building Materials Association - CBX 11
The project aims to deliver the benefits of supply chain integration-improved information flows, greater control of work-flow, improved security, electronic payments and increased organisational control of business process flows-to the building and construction sector as a whole. The proposal will integrate world-class transaction technology with cataloguing tools, delivery devices (including integrated mobile computing) payments and PKI security infrastructure.
The CBX II project is designed to operate independently of any particular industry players-large or small. It provides an enabling infrastructure for e-commerce activities, not a limited, proprietary electronic procurement channel.
ITOL Funding: $160,000
Contact: collison@tabma.com.au
E-commerce solutions for the beef and lamb industries: Sourcing more profitable sires for specified production systems and markets
This project by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit at the University of New England will facilitate the further development of the successful 'Beef genetics web site' (ITOL Round 4 project). This website provides a sale catalogue listing facility for sale bulls and semen, and a capacity to use BreedObject technology to rank bulls for profitability for different commercial production purposes. The project will also allow this work to be extended and to provide similar website capabilities for the lamb industry.
ITOL Funding: $45,000
Contact: sbarwick@pobox.une.edu.au
Development of a highly functional eBusiness tool for SMEs
This project is being lead by EIDN Pty Ltd, a subsidiary company of the CRC for Waste Management and Pollution Control Ltd together with the Australian Water Association, the Sustainable Energy Industry Association (Australia) Ltd and AusBiotech Ltd, the Australian Biotechnology Association.
ITOL funding will contribute to the construction of a directory structure which is database driven and will systematically apply a global standard to provide a consistent, and scalable framework for development of e-business directory services for specific industry sectors. This project will apply to four Australian industry sectors-environment, sustainable energy, water and biotechnology. This will create comprehensive and detailed online directories with easily discoverable content. The directories will have a strong emphasis on international best practice in data capture, maintenance and usability. When the project is completed EIDN Pty Ltd intends to license the use of the database to accredited industry associations at no cost.
ITOL Funding: $80,000
Contact: ibergman@eidn.com.au