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European Commission Initiatives

This document provides an overview of the Cluster of European RFID projects, RFID standards mandate, RFID policy actions, and international cooperation efforts. It also discusses the importance of interoperability and standards, privacy considerations, frequency spectrum allocation, and the European Commission's threefold strategy for RFID development.

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European Commission Initiatives

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  1. European Commission Initiatives … on RFID and the Internet of Things Dr Florent Frederix Head of Sector RFID European Commission ETSI Workshop on RFID and The Internet Of Things, 3rd and 4th December 2007

  2. Content • The Cluster of European RFID projects (CERP) • RFID standards mandate • RFID policy actions • RFID and international cooperation RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  3. Running projects addresssing RFID applications (1/2007) The cluster of RFID projects Health EMF-NET Philips STREP AMI-4-SME ATB Bremen STREP CONCLORE BIBA STREP CE-RFID Metro CA Traceability of livestock JRC Product Life-cycle PABADIS’PROMISE Uni Magdeburg STREP Coordination DYNAMITE VTT STREP PROMISE Sintef IP Indisputable Key Sveriges Provnings IP MinAMi STMicroelectronics IP SMMART TURBOMECA IP Technology POLYAPPLY STMicroelectronics IP CoBIs SAP STREP StoLPaN Motorola STREP OpTag Innovision STREP SMART Intrasoft STREP Business environments Security PRIME IBM IP BRIDGE GS1 IP STOP SAP STREP U-2010 Uni Luxembourg IP CERP TraSer MTA Sztaki STREP RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  4. Description of CERP Projects (1) CERP RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  5. Description of CERP Projects (2) CERP RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  6. Description of 2008 CERP Projects CERP RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  7. RFID standards mandate • Why do we need standards and interoperability? • What can be the topic of a mandate? • Identifiers • Applications • Privacy enhancing technology • Frequency spectrum • The global picture • The RFID standards mandate STANDARDS RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  8. Interoperability and standards, why? • Closed vs. open systems • Up to now, RFID usage has been confined to close system usage • Expected potential can only be realised in an open system approach • Role of the Commission • Stimulate/support global harmonisation of RFID standards • Contribute to set RFID standards • Role of Industry • Actively participate in global standardisation activities STANDARDS RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  9. Interoperability and standards • Unique identifiers • EPC - Global • ITU ? • Open systems • U-code, …. • Open standards - Application domains ? • Transport • Pharmaceutical • Financial • …. STANDARDS RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  10. Privacy: Dangerous deployment scenario? Privacy ? STANDARDS Will privacy laws stop the RFID 'big brother' effect? RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  11. Privacy: A save deployment scenario? • 1. Build in privacy compliance • Define minimal level of needed PET • Invest in new secure technologies • Define certification and/or ‘security seal’ • 2. EU’s legal framework • The Data Privacy and ePrivacy directive • Reports of “Working Party 29” • 3. Enforce legal framework Will privacy laws stop the RFID 'big brother' effect? STANDARDS RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  12. Frequency spectrum • Spectrum allocation • Reallocating spectrum is a long process • Consensus exists in Europe to promote aglobally harmonised spectrum • EC decision on UHF spectrum harmonisationmeets today’s requirements • Sufficient for initial RFID deployment • Future adoption • Longer term spectrum requirementshave to be explored now • Industry offered already their help for the analysis STANDARDS RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  13. ♪ SD MMC SD MMC The global picture Car/Railway Mobile Office/Factory SIM Intranet Information SD MMC IC Card Ubiquitous Personal Information Public expectation Digital contents E-Tower Game Machine DVC STB Map Information TV PC Audio DVD STANDARDS Home Outdoor Street/Shop Telephone RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  14. RFID standards mandate STANDARDS Contact: Antonio Conte – DG ENTR RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  15. RFID policy: Need for Legal Certainty • Data protection, privacy and security • Guidance on practical implementation of RFID under existing legal framework • Governance of resources • Model of an information retrieval network for RFID tags in the emerging “Internet of Things” • Radio spectrum • Short-term and longer-term spectrum requirements • Standards • Working towards international standards • Working towards European standards • Environment and health • Raising public awareness of existing legal framework POLICY RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  16. Actions at European Level: A threefold strategy • Technology development • ICT-FP7 (RFID in 4 ‘challenges’ out of 7) • Cluster of European Research Projects (CERP) • Awareness and multi-stakeholder debate • RFID Expert Group: from June 2007 to March 2009 • Regulatory measures • Self-regulation • Codes of conduct and exchange of best practices on data security and privacy aspects of various RFID applications • Legislation • Recommendation to public authorities (2007) • Input from RFID Expert Group, “Art. 29 WP”, other initiatives • Further possible legislative steps (after 2008)? POLICY RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  17. Key Milestones • 28 June 2007 • Establishment of RFID Expert (Stakeholder) Group • Balanced representation of all relevant interests • May 2008 • Recommendation • Principles that public authorities and other stakeholders should apply wrt RFID usage • Amendment of ePrivacy Directive • Add appropriate provisions wrt RFID • By end of 2008 • Communication about the future embedded, networked RFIDs (“Internet of Things”) • Particular attention to security, privacy, trust, governance • Assessment of policy options, incl. legislation • 2006 – 2008 • International dialogue • USA, Japan, China, Korea, Russia… POLICY RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  18. EU Institutional Roadmap • European Parliament • Participation of MEPs in RFID Events • “STOA Experience” Exhibition, Strasbourg, 18-21 May (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/events/workshop/2007_experience/default_en.htm) • German ‘European Policy Outlook RFID’ document • Council of the EU • Competitiveness Council 22-23 November • TTE Council, 29-30 November • Portuguese Presidency of the EU • Conference “RFID: The next step to the Internet of Things”, Lisbon, 15-16 November (http://www.rfid-outlook.pt/) • European Economic & Social Committee • Exploratory Opinion adopted on 11 July POLICY RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  19. Data protection and security recommendation roadmap Adoption May 08 Inter-Service Consultation Apr 08 Impact Assessment Mar 08 Fev 08 Public Consultation Jan 08 Dec 07 POLICY RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  20. RFID and international cooperation • RFID EU-US lighthouse project • Action plan endorsed by US federal government & EU Commission • Governmental dialogue • China (2005) • Japan (2006) • South Korea (2007) • FP7 thematic networks • GRIFS: • GS1 / ETSI / CEN • ASIA, EUROPE, US • CASAGRAS: • AIM UK / Univ of Tokyo / U-it (Seoul) / Univ of London / NRC (US) • Awareness raising RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

  21. More information • http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/rfid/index_en.htm • http://www.rfid-outlook.pt/ http://www.rfid-outlook.de • http://www.rfidconsultation.eu/ • http://www.rfid-in-action.eu/cerp • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ • Florent.frederix@ec.europa.eu Thank You RFID and The Internet Of Things, ETSI, December 2007

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