12 March 2010

European Commission supports global RFID standards

Published:: 11 February 2008
Channel:: Retail

GS1, ETSI and CEN, three major standards organisations, have launched the Global RFID Interoperability Forum for Standards (GRIFS), a support action project funded by the European Union. Its aim is to improve collaboration and maximise the global interoperability of RFID standards.

GS1, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) will be leading the two year project. It will initiate a forum that will continue to work and develop through a Memorandum of Understanding and continuous co-operation between key global standard organisations active in RFID.

GRIFS will work to characterise the variety of standards activities taking place globally: To align RFID standards development globally; to create a number of liaison activities to disseminate information about the importance of global standards; to put in place the 'Global RFID Interoperability forum for Standards' (GRIFS) comprising global stakeholders; and to ensure continuous close collaboration between standards activities.

This will create synergies, increase co-operation and avoid duplication of developments in order to minimise unnecessary business expenses caused by the development of incompatible localised standards, and maximise the use of standards development resources.

The project is funded by the European Commission's Framework Programme 7 for Information and Communication Technologies.

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