Slovenia Supports RFID, if Privacy, Health Conditions Are Met
Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak pledged on Thursday his support for radio-frequency identification (RFID), provided the system can be made to meet health and privacy standards.
Speaking at a meeting of EU telecommunication ministers in Luxembourg, Vizjak added that Slovenia wanted the use of RFID to be regulated.
It supports research and wants privacy concerns to be considered and implemented in all of the development phases of the project.
The minister also stressed Slovenia's concern for "equal funding of pilot projects to facilitate implementation of RFID in health".
The debate was one of the first at EU level on a system that allows the creation of a world wide web of integrated digital networks to connect goods.
It served as an exchange of opinions on the next steps in drafting a framework policy on the use of RFID in Europe. The member states are expected to hold a debate on the technology in Berlin this month and in Portugal in November.
RFID is an automatic identification method that allows storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders.
The dropping prices of transponders are increasing their usage, and the market is expected to grow at a 45% rate in the EU and 60% globally.
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