China RFID white paper
Jul 20th, 2006 by Yue
On June 9, fifteen Chinese ministries jointly issued China’s first RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) White Paper. The paper provides key insights into the future development of the RFID industry in China. Beause of its importance, the US Information Technology Office (USITO) has just finished translating it to English (here is the Chinese version).
The paper summarizes the current state of China’s RFID technology and lays out China’s development strategy for the upcoming years. It proposes developing new international standards and identifies key RFID applications.
It also shows that the Chinese government has been the main driver behind RFID adoption in China. That commitment will continue. RFID gets prominent mention in China’s current Five Year Plan, covering 2006 through 2010. China wants to become a dominant player in the market, including home grown technology IP and production of RFID tags, reader and software.