UBL in UK eGIF

UBL achieved a significant boost in the UK recently with the
release of Version 5.0 of the Technical Policies and
Specifications portion of the UK Government's e-Government
Interoperability Framework (eGIF).  The full document, dated 25
April, can be found on the web site of the UK Office of the
e-Envoy.

Specifications available for application in various areas of the
eGIF are rated in order of decreasing recommendation as "Adopted,"
"Recommended for consideration," "Under review by an ad-hoc
group," or "For future consideration."  In the category of
specifications for "e-commerce purchasing" and "e-commerce
purchasing logistics," no specifications are currently given the
status of "Adopted," and the only ones that achieve the status of
"Recommended for consideration" are UBL, ebXML messaging, ebXML
Reg/Rep, and ebXML Core Components.

Jon