e-Commerce

The German Electronic Invoice Forum (FeRD)
3/27/2025

Develop standards for electronic invoicing and associated document exchange and business processes.

The Global Language of Business (GS1)
2/20/2025

Develops and promote standards-base solutions to address challenges of data exchange

The National Forum for Electronic Invoicing and Electronic Public Procurement (FNFE-MPE)
3/31/2025

Promotes the development of standards and best practices for electronic invoicing in France and Germany

Trusted Electronics Communications Forum (TECF)
11/04/2015

Developed and promoted standards for technology, best practices, and prosecution against phishers *Inactive since 2004

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)
11/04/2015

Promotes and facilitates international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of procedures and information flows.

Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards Association (VICS)
11/11/2015

Promoted the flow of product throughout the retail supply chain *Merged with GS1 US in 2012 to form the GS1 US Apparel and General Merchandise Initiative

Web Application Security Consortium (WASC)
11/11/2015

Developed and promoted security standards for the World Wide Web *Inactive

Web Quality of Experience Workgroup (WebQoE)
11/11/2015

Developed and promoted standards for improved online customer experience *Inactive

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
11/11/2015

Promotes the adoption of e-Commerce in the healthcare industry (U.S.).

Worldwide Consortium for the Grid (W2COG)
11/11/2015

Promoted networking technology to support Network Centric Operations (NCO) *Inactive