RFID in Japan

35 Japanese companies including Sony Broadband Solution, DNP, Hitachi, Fuji Xerox, Ohji Seishi together established a non-profit organization for standardizing RFID sutudent ID cards. It will likely be based on FeliCa, which is the technology used for Edy and SUICA cards.

Potential applications of standardized RFID student ID cards:
- access control (campuses, labs, libraries)
- attendance
- using shared PCs
- digital money and transportation (includes off-campus services)
- attendance of online courses
- authentication for student discounts and issueing certificates

via Nikkei Shimbun, Sept 18, in Japanese

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