Purpose

The main focus for Strategic Partners in this Area of Involvement is to gain a deeper understanding of how best to serve the industry on digital cargo initiatives, including ONE Record and e-Freight/e-AWB.

Digital Cargo Strategic Partnerships Summary

The initiatives defined and driven by IATA aim to address the challenges around the lack of true digital integration, by leading the industry with end-to-end supply chain collaboration on the development of innovative technologies, streamlined processes and global standards. The Digital Cargo area’s vision is to achieve a fully digitally connected and integrated air cargo supply chain, while ensuring that it is equipped with standards and guidance.  

Benefits

  • Benefit from up to one complimentary pass to the Cargo Experts Conference | New Benefit
  • Benefit from preferential Strategic Partner rates to attend, and from first selection of sponsorship / exhibition opportunities at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, Cargo Experts Conference, CNS Conferenceand any digital cargo event organized by IATA, including Hackathons
  • Network with airlines and IATA Subject Matter Experts in the area of digital cargo
  • Participate in the new standards collaboration tool
  • Advertise in various IATA publications
  • Advertise on the Cargo website at a discounted rate  
  • Receive industry notifications on a broad spectrum of areas including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Customs, Security, etc., and be informed of changes in regulations
  • Receive a complimentary premium listing in both IATA Cargolink and ONE Source 
  • Have your company featured in the IATA Strategic Partnerships online directory
  • Gain visibility by contributing to the quarterly Strategic Partnerships Newsletter, distributed to more than 14,000 aviation stakeholders
  • Use the exclusive IATA Strategic Partner Recognition Stamp (logo)
  • Secure priority booth locations and enhanced placement opportunities at IATA Events, ensuring maximum exposure to airline executives and industry leaders
  • Access opportunities to join panel discussions and deliver presentations at IATA Events, positioning your company as a contributor to the air transport industry (subject to availability)
  • Enjoy discounts across a broad range of IATA products and services, including IATA Training courses, publications, and selected advertising

> More information is available on the Strategic Partnerships Program Benefits page

Activities

Access to meetings and working groups are subject to individual group terms of reference.

 

Digital Cargo Working Group (DCWG)

The objectives of the Digital Cargo Working Group (DCWG) are to provide recommendations to the Cargo Operations and Technology Board (COTB) on the development of digital cargo standards, adoption plans and implementation guides.

Specifically, these recommendations include:

  • The development and enhancement of the ONE Record standards (in particular on the API & Security topics and also on the data model maintenance and expansion);  
  • The e-AWB / e-Freight industry adoption strategy and plan;  
  • Specific expertise with regard to digital cargo processes;  
  • The definition of a ONE Record industry-wide adoption and rollout plan (considering the legacy e-Freight infrastructure);
  • Standards, processes, guidelines and procedures for communication and operations to enable air cargo to be interactive (e.g., standards to locate, monitor, send/receive notifications, respond); 
  • Standards, processes, guidelines and procedures to facilitate the safe and efficient use of connected devices in air cargo (to track, monitor, plan and control);  
  • The development of Policy Papers, Recommended Practices, and Standard Operating Procedures to track, locate, monitor, notify and respond to real-time / near-real-time notifications by facilitating the safe and efficient use of connected devices in air cargo.  

Focus Areas

  • One Record
  • e-Freight / e-AWB
  • Digital Cargo future initiative
  • Piece-level tracking
  • Tracking and monitoring business processes and operations
  • Data sharing and management linked to Interactive Cargo
  • Interactive Cargo

Designed for

  • Supply chain operators
  • Cargo IT application providers
  • Freight forwarder and Shipper IT application providers
  • Device Manufacturers such as Cargo trackers
  • CCS / Digital Connectivity Providers
  • Technology solution providers
  • Global Distribution Systems (GDSs)
  • Shippers
  • Ground Handlers
  • International or National Organizations in Air Cargo
  • Aircraft Manufacturers
  • ULD Manufacturers