ETSI’s Collaboration with Academia and Research communities

RFID and Telecommunication Services WORKSHOP

25 May 2004, ETSI, Sophia Antipolis

Livia Rosu LunguranInternet Business Development & External Relations, ETSI

ETSI has established a wide spectrum of Co-operation Agreements

Numerous agreements with global and regional standards bodies, fora, research projects, etc., etc.

See the ETSI web sitefor the latest list and summaries of current

agreements

http://webapp.etsi.org/AgreementView/AgreementSearch.asp

ETSI fosters close collaboration with the research & education communities

WHEREAS: Globalisation confronts development research and

education with new challenges, reflected at a later stage in standardization initiatives

ETSI recognizes: The enthusiasm of the research and education looking

towards the future and identifying new work The role of research in developing future ICT standards The need to strategically co-ordinate and integrate

common areas of interest by means of joint projects The importance of expertise sharing

RFID and Telecommunication Services

DO: Combine the benefits of the silicon chip and radio

frequencies to provide increased levels of product and asset visibility across the supply chain

Offer companies compelling opportunities to improve their business processes

Target a wide spectrum of industrial, academic and institutional players active in the RFID technology and/or applications-related research and innovation

WILL DO: Allow technology companies to commit themselves to

the rapid development and adoption of worldwide global standards

Allow companies to securely and confidently implement RFID technology

Why Today? Why at ETSI?Why together?

To match: the exciting potential of innovative research with the need for standardisation and interoperability of

products and services

To bring together: the broad ETSI membership, which consists of today's

innovators and the academic research community, the thought leaders of

the future

To ensure: the regulated and synchronized impact of the technology

on the industry groups markets worldwide deployment of interoperable solutions quality of standards