2024年1月17日(水) 17:00-19:00 にWebinar 【データ連携基盤と製造業DX（第9回）－Catena-X Global PoC / Cofinity-X Japan PoC参加企業募集説明会－】を開催いたしました。
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| Category | No. | Question | Answer |
| Participation | Q1 | What will we do if we participate in Catena-X's global PoC? we would be happy if you could let us know for example the schedule and amount required. | Not Catena-X gloabl PoC - Dataexchange in the Catena-X dataspace via Cofinity-X |
| Q2 | Will the participating companies exchange data between companies with whom they have a business relationship? Will data be exchanged between OEMs, Tier 1, Tier 2... or between companies participating in the PoC? |
Existing business relationships | |
| Q3 | Will non-Japanese companies such as European OEMs participate in the PoC? We would appreciate it if you could tell us which companies are participating. | no | |
| Q4 | Is it possible to join the PoC even if a company is not from automobile/manufacturing industry (IT etc.)? | No. Current focus is automotiv. App Provider can get certified by Catena-X and Consultancy Partners can contact Anna for futur collaboration. | |
| Q5 | What is the difference between Global PoC and Japan Poc? Is it just the region? Or is the content also different? |
Global PoC is a Catena-X plan. Cofinity-X supports PoCs for all interested customers and their existing supply chain relationships. | |
| Q6 | What is the Framework agreement about? | Cofinity-X legal contract | |
| Q7 | What are the Agreements required to participate in a PoC? | The Cofinity-X framework agreement. Happy to share with interests | |
| Q8 | Is there anything that a company should prepare in advance when joining a PoC? A guide like a checklist would be helpful. | Slide provided in the pdf | |
| Q9 | Does the PoC go through the basic Catena-X onboarding process? | Yes. Registration in the Catena-X ecosystem | |
| Q10 | Does the participant have any obligations by participating in the PoC? | 2FTE 3 hours per week - Business & Tech | |
| Q11 | Will there be a simplified agreement process to use Cofinity-X just to join this PoC? Or is it necessary to go through the common agreement for Cofinity-X? | No. The Cofinity-X legal framework agreement needs to be signed. | |
| About the PoC | Q12 | Is there a basic scenario prepared for the PoC (exchange data based on a specific BoM etc.)? | In the conducted PoC BOM as planned - Traceability, was used. |
| Q13 | What kind of data will be handled in the PoC? Is it dummy data? Actual transaction data? | Depending on Participants | |
| Q14 | Are there specific items to be verified in the PoC? Or is it an individual verification for each participating company? For example, - From a business point of view, is it profitable to participate in Cofinity-X, and are the functions of Cofinity-X sufficient for a participating company? - From a technical point of view, can the company successfully implement the connector and connect it to the business system, exchange data with other companies, and use the application? - From a developer's perspective, will the application work? etc. |
The goal is to have simple summary by the end of the PoC . Cofinity-X supports this outcome. | |
| Q15 | Do you have any experience with PoC so far? Please give us an overview of your PoC and the challenges and lessons learned from the PoC. |
Datareadiness & EDC set up are most challanging. Conducted several PoCs so far, Germany, France … | |
| Q16 | Are there any issues related to cross-border data in PoCs in other regions outside of Japan? | No | |
| Usecase | Q17 | Are there specific use cases to be handled in the PoC? | No, for the participants to decide. Cofinity-X has experience and can support Traceability 100% also with an Business Application |
| Application | Q18 | Are the applications used in the PoC already certified by Catena-X? | Yes. Every EDC and Application used needs to be Catena-X certified. Feel free to contact Anna Hees to get more information about the certification |
| Others | Q19 | Does the mention of Factory-X mean that Cofinity-X will also perform Factory-X operations in the future? | At the moment Cofinity-X focuses on the automotiv industry. Once we have proofpoints it is possible to expand to other industries. However, it is not decided. (Annas opinion) |
| Webinar Chat Questions | Q20 | Is it possible to collaborate on data with a specific company using only "EDC Connector as a Service" without utilizing third-party business applications (e.g., Trace-X/SAP Sustainable Data Exchange) on the marketplace? Additionally, can the data providing company implement usage-based or monthly billing through the connector? | Yes. Pricing depends on each provider. |
| Q21 | Could you tell me the list of the current EDC as a Service Providers and the requirements to be one of them? | Cofinity-X, sovity, DatafabriQ, T-Systems, SAP. Siemens App has an EDC build in | |
| Q22 | Is it possible to extend the Semantic Data Model published in Tractus-X or the Catena-X Standard Library (e.g., adding data items not included in the common data model)? | If you are a Catena-X member you can activly work and support the development of the semantic models. | |
| Q23 | Anna-san explained relations between Caneta-X and Cofinity-X very well. How about the relation between Caneta-X and Gaia-X/IDSA/FIWARE/DBVA framework? How should we understand their relationship in ana-san's perspective? | Catena-X is based on Gaia-X principals and connected to all other inicatives. Cofinity-X uses Catena-X standards. | |
| Q24 | I believe Manufacturing-X will be expanding from Catena-X, at that time does Coffinity-X also manage the operations of Manufacturing-X? | At the moment Cofinity-X focuses on the automotiv industry. Once we have proofpoints it is possible to expand to other industries. However, it is not decided. (Annas opinion) | |
| Q25 | Thank you very much for your explanation. How and who will ensure that everyone has the same understanding on the data definition? I am afraid, even if the name of the data is the same, the definition could be different sometimes between different companies. | I agree, Catena-X is developing one standard. There shouldn't be any changes per company. The ultimate goal is one global standard for data exchange; internally companies can handle this different. | |
| Q26 | In the PoC environment, is it possible to use own EDC Connector based on tractus-x instead of using the "EDC Connector as a Service"? Or does the connector have to be Catena-x certified before that? | Every EDC and Application used needs to be Catena-X certified. Feel free to contact Anna Hees to get more information about the certification | |
| Q27 | Even though today's explanation was about individual PoC, is it possible to join the "Global PoC" so that we don't have to involve the supply chain as yet? | Global PoC = please request Catena-X for information. Cofinity-X rule = 1 up, 1 down of your supply chain to proof data exchange | |
| Q28 | I understood that there were features related to the Eclipse connector and marketplace. But one thing is unclear. Does Cognity-X manage the meter data that goes into the Eclipse connector or dictionary the vocabulary? Or can you tell me if there is an entity responsible for it? | All data models and Catena-X standards are published on Tractus-X. Cofinity-X does not manage this library. (https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io) | |
| Q29 | What I don't know is that each company uses different words, so even if there is a connector, there is a possibility that it won't connect if we don't know which word is what. That's what I mean. | When speaking about the "connector" we always mean EDC - eclipse dataspace connector. | |
| Q30 | Have there been some cases already which Japanese suppliers join this PoC program with European OEMs in EU region? | Yes, a German OEM and a japanese Tier-1 supplier with their EU entity. | |
| Q31 | In today`s presentation you mentioned the Factory-X for a 2024 activity of Cofinity-X, would you please explain the details? | At the moment Cofinity-X focuses on the automotiv industry. Once we have proofpoints it is possible to expand to other industries. However, it is not decided. (Annas opinion) | |
| Q32 | Is it possible to have two BPNs issued in the PoC to verify the exchange within one company? | Yes. | |
| Q33 | Is it possible to join PoC for testing the connection between a CFP solution/tool and Catena-X ? | Yes, the PCF (product carbon footprint) use case can be tested |
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