Race Newsletter Dec 2010

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rFId in euop was unaniously ag as th nw oial aningfo th eU rAce Ntwok rFId pojt. Th ision was appov at thGnal Assly ting in Stokhol who ag that a o usfinly na woul assist in th pi ojtiv of th pojt tonal th aoption of rFId thnology y Smes aoss th euopanounity.Th Gnal Assly ag that th pojt ha a ajo pogss inth poliy issus suouning rFId in euop an that th ti was nowight to stngthn th oialisation of th pojt.

RACE GOESCOMMERCIAL!- NEw BRANdINGAGREEd

Awi anging pogawas isuss an a nu

of ky pioitis stalish.Ths pioitis inlu:-

Th stalishnt of an annualonfn an xhiition

Th vlopnt of an optionalusinss assist poga offto stats

Th possiility of an rFId ineuop puliation ai

spifially at th Sme ounityA stong govnnt liaisoninitiativ with a tagt of attatingpsntativs to a govnntwokshop in mah 2011

A tanslation svi to nsu thatth rFId in euop ssag gtsto th wist possil Smeounity

Th vlopnt of th rFId ineuop wsit whih will sult in

it oing th finitiv sit forFId in euop

Th stalishnt of a ang oftaining pogas an atialsthat oul iplnt in anyof th stats

Poution of a ang of winas

Poution of a ang of aktpots

dvlopnt of poutitois

rgula supplis akt plainitiativs

An, in aition, a ajoship uitnt apaign

priorities

MmbDb

managnt boa chaianIan Sith announ in Stokhol

that ship ha o than

oul uing th onth of

Oto. W gan th onth

with 76 patns an n with

177. H liv that w oul

ah a iniu of 250 y th

n of ya 2 of th pojt

n of mah 2011.

This rFId in euop nwsltt

ovs uh of th positivisussion fo Stokhol,

th initiativs ag an th

oppotunitis fo s to

nfit fo any of th.

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A big thank you goes to the hostsat RFID NORDIC (Ove Canemyr and Gunnar Ivansson)for hosting and for inviting the Race Network members to participateto an exceptional evening at the Stockholm City Hall. Thanks also goto those RACE members who have invested the time and energy to travelto Sweden and to actively participate in this General Assembly meeting.

on the 20th Octoberat the Stocholmsmassan

h Autun 2010 rAce ntwok rFId

Gnal Assly was hl on

Oto 20th at th Stokholassan,

th itys xhiition nt. It tunout to a vy sussful vnt,

highly appiat y th ship.

Th foat of this GA was onuiv

to o intation twn s

an th livly psntations fo rFId

NOrdIc s on ont rFId

ass an suss stois w

xtly intsting an usful.

As well as exciting presentations,there was also significant timereserved for discussionsand decisions.

GENERAL ASSEMBLYW a now halfwaythough th rAcepojt in its untshap. At th sati w a in thginning ofsothing nw. OueU sponsoship nssping 2012 so nowis th ti to finnw ways of ovingfowa on ou own,without eU founing.

Th Stokhol ting a th statingpoint fo this nw oa aha. W w 40patiipants fo 16 ountis this ti ana nu of wis isions w a, ofwhih on was th hanging of th nafo rAce to rFId in euop. rAce willhowv still ain so fa as ou eU ontatis onn.At th ti of th ting w ha 173

gist s fo 22 ountis,

whn this nwsltt is pint th nu

will poaly na 200. You will fin

tail infoation fo th tingan ou aitions fo th futu in this

nwsltt. You will also fin infoation

aout ou nin Woking Pakags (WPs)

an ongoing ativitis.

An issu los to y hat as chaian

of th Gnal Assly is ouniation

an xhang of xpin twn ou

s. To stiulat this I will invstigat

th possiilitis to stalish a isussion

fou link to ou nw wsit. If you hav

xpin fo siila fous you a ost

wlo to ontat with you ias anthoughts. Also, if you hav any knowlg

aout appopiat softwa I oul us so

onations.

Th nxt Gnal Assly ting will

in Pagu in mah. dtails aout th

ting will o lat on. At th ting

th ti has o to hoos a nw

haian fo th Gnal Assly, as this is

a 12 onths anat. If you a intst

o want to noinat a aniat plas lt

know!

bst gas fo a snow whit Stokhol

Gunna Ivansson

chaian Gnal Assly

rFId in euop

[email protected]

HALF TIMETHINkING ABOuT THE FuTuREGa iva, Ca Ga Amby


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brANdING Fo rAce ntwok rFId to rFId in euop. by unanious ision of th GA,rAce ntwok rFId is -an.

dIScUSSION FOrUm A isussion aa will iplnt on th nw w sit fo s to xhang ias an to shaxpins. m. Ivansson will oat th fou as hai of th GA. Th ain topis of isussion willinitially : Psnt th nfits of rFId misllanous Q&A on rFId hot topis expin shaing Involvnt of anufatus, supplis, uss

WebINArS Ian Sith suggst that th psntations liv at th GA y rFId Noi spaks (suss stois)shoul psnt in th fo of winas on th nw w sit an that oths shoul ollt tohlp spa th wo. Th GA appov th onpt an an ation plan will vlop in th nafutu.

GOVerNmeNT LIAISON duing th G.A. m. Sith xplain th tasks an goals of th poga. H now sks onpsntativ p ounty. Th following s hav alay volunt to th ontat point foWP9 at national lvl: Ilan: Pat dooy Potugal: manul Laanja Swn: Ov cany

Italy: Paolo bizzi dnak: Hnik Ganau Spain: Ana Ay czh rpuli: Vlaislav Zvlil Gany: Alxan Hill G: Katina Paatai UK: Ian Sith

mo aniats fo th ountis not yt psnt a wlo to ontat m. Sith: [email protected].

memberSHIP rntly, all rAce s iv a ltt asking th to noll thi own s whnv thy laan xisting assoiation, suh as AIm, UeAPme, rFId Noi, t. A siplifi nolnt pou has na to th nw w sit to sp up th appliation poss.

bfo th GA ting in Stokholassan, 76 o an assoiat s w offiially gist in thra Ntwok. With th mb appoval to autoatially noll s of patiipating oganization, thship iiatly wnt up to177 s . This ajo inas is opos of nw snoll fo rFId NOrdIc an AIm UK.

FUNd rAISING It was suggst th ntwok shoul akt an sll so of th pots that it pous in o to aisfuns that will finan futu ativitis. Th ntwok ns to go oial an ust stat planning itsfutu sustainaility ol. Th GA appov th initiativ.

bUSINeSS ASSIST Th ra Ntwok rFId is onsiing th vlopnt of a nw businss Assist poga fo Smes.PrOGrAmme Th poga woul sk to tify rAce-lal xpts who will avis Smes on th ptinn of rFIdin thi usinss. Th onpt is to ultiatly ait avisos in ah m Stat. Th fist will hopfully intifi y th nxt GA ting in Pagu (Sping 2011), whn th poga will offiiallylaunh.

LOcAL LANGUAGeS It was ag that rAce n volunts in ost m Stats who woul ppa to tanslatssntial pojt infoation into thi loal languag fo onwas issination. Th following initialvolunts w iv: G: Thoo Vasiliais Potugal: Otavio Lopz Swn: Luas Ahlst Italy: Paolo bizzi dnak: HnikGanau Spain: Ana Ay czh rpuli: VlaislavZvlil Gany: Alxan Hill Fan: Philipp rohou.

Th pojt is sking aitional volunts fo th issing languags. If you woul lik to hlp plasontat: Katina Paatai [[email protected]]

rAce mAGAZINe An intsting ia was th ation of a rAce agazin to wily istiut aoss th rFIdounity in euop an yon. Th istiution woul tak pla onlin (ailing lists, w sit). Thhoi of having a oial (inluing avtising) o sipl itoial agazin woul hav to a.m.cany will vlop a fist pototyp of th agazin an psnt it fo appoval. Th anagnt offinans is a sujt that will also n aful onsiation.

SuMMARY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY dECISIONS


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ConferenCe &solution showsprinG 2011

Ou fist intnational onfn an solution vntwill hl in Pagu in th czh rpuli at th nof mah. It will piaily it to th illionsof sall iu ntpiss aoss euop who a ofous th tagt of ou pojt an who oulstan to nfit fo th aoption of rFId. It will n us finly it will onoial an offoutstaning valu fo ony.Th histoi ity of Pagu is an appopiat vnu fo suh anhistoi vnt whih will host th Gnal Assly alongsi thvnt.

Govnnt psntativs fo all 27 m Stats will invit fo thi own on ay onfn whih will kp thupat on th gowing nu of poliy issus lating to rFId;oial oppotunitis an th ging Intnt of Things.

Th vnt is ing o-oinat y las of Wok Pakags 6,7an 9 ( Ov cany, Katina Paatai an Ian Sith) with fullsuppot fo Vlaislav Zvlil of Intnt vi v.p.s.Pagu. Thyhav sign a poga whih will nal all visitos toattn thi full onfn an s th rFId solutions with just

on ovnight stay in Pagu.On Thusay oning mah 31st th woul aoning Gnal Assly ting an a possil sllsakt-pla is also ing onsi.

HERE IS A dRAFT OF THE ANTICIpATEd pROGRAMME:

As you an s th plan is to liit th aount of tithat popl n to away fo thi offis:main onfn lgats 2 ays (on ovnight)Govnnt 2 ays (on ovnight)exhiitos 3 ays (two ovnights)

Appopiat soial funtions a plann fo th lgats on othth Tusay an Wnsay vnings.

dAY 1 (Tusay mah 29th)moning buil th exhiitsAftnoon exhiition Opn

main confn half ay sssionevning dlgat rption

dAY2 (Wnsay mah 30th )exhiit Opn All daymain onfn Opn All dayevning Govnnt rption

dAY 3 (Thusay mah 31st )moning businss Assist Aitation

Pogamoning exhiit OpnAftnoon exhiitos pull outGovnnt Wokshop rFId an IOT All dayAll onfn sssions los 16.00 hs

rFId in euop now has 200 s aoss

euop who all want to s th rFId akt gow,says managnt boa chaian, Ian Sith.

It has to ak sns to stag ou own intnational

vnt; to attat ou unt an potntial us-

tos an to gin th assiv awanss an

uational poga whih will nouag th

gowth. W want to fil th sssions an ak

spak psntations availal via Winas to

vn lag auins; w want to tanslat ky

ssags fo th vnt an gain euopan ia

attntion an ognition, h a.

W want rFId in euop to xiting an to

fatu th wist possil ang of sussful

woking solutions; an w want it to pov a

fantasti ntwoking oppotunity fo s

an visitos alik.

Th ain th of th confn will inlu

psntations of rFId suss stois in vaious

stos an appliation oains. Plas sn us

you suggstions on as stuis to psnt

to th confn an noinat uss who an

show th tun on invstnt that thy hav

ahiv. Suggstions shoul fowa to :

[email protected]. Thy shoul inlu ontat tailsan a if outlin of th stoy.

Th poga will also ass so of th

isonptions that Smes hav to rFId an ais

to aoption.


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AN OuTLINE pROGRAMME HAS BEEN dEvELOpEdANd IS CuRRENTLY BEING FINALISEd

day 1 - The promise of RFIdSssion 1 Th asisBasic Introduction to RFID Separating Hype from Reality

Its all about Identification and RFID is part of it

The Identification Legacy and the Role of RFID

Technologies and the Product Portfolio

The Importance of Standards and Regulations

Privacy and security addressing the issues

Software and Enterprise Infrastructure

Are You Ready for RFID The 5minute Diagnostic

Sssion 2 rFId Appliations & donstations(Tanspotation of Its)Sssion 3 rFId Appliations & donstations(Invntoy managnt)Ask th expts - Qustions & Answsrption an Ntwoking

day 2 The promise for Eroe

Sssion 1 rFId in euopRACE networkRFID providing a focus for Europe

EU & Governmental efforts to implement RFID in Europe

Sssion 2 rFId Appliations & donstations (Taaility & Taking)Sssion 3 - rFId Appliations an donstations (Suity of Its)Sssion 4 Viwing th OppotunitisIs this the appropriate time to invest in RFID technology?

Business Assist getting started in RFID

Vendors and partnerships opportunities for RFID in Europe

Trade Associations and RFID

Applied Research and Development lifting the level

Ask th expts - Qustions & Answs

Prague- The City of onehundred spires has beenthe political, cultural andeconomic centre of theCzech state for morethan 1,100 years andoffers a fantastic backdropto our first InternationalConference in 2011.


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Th nw sit is also assil fo th ol on, whih ov ti will isontinu. Fo th ti ing, th us-as ataas (WP3) ainson th ol w sit so that ercIm an ontinu vloping/aintainingit. Appopiat links to th data bas will uilt on th nw sit foquik an asy loation of th ataas pags.

Ou Gnal Assly ting in Stokhol ag that w will kp alos statistial tak to s who is visiting th sit, wh thy a oingfo an what thy a looking at. rgula analyss will pulishoth on th wsit an in th quatly nwsltt.

It was also ag in Stokhol that to nsu that th sit is kpt up-to-at, ah wok pakag la will sponsil fo his own ontntanagnt, whih will kp all s fully info of ongoing wokan futu pospts.

W a untly stalishing a s only stion to th wsit; vy will alloat a sipl log-in whih will nal you to gt fullinfoation of vything that is happning within th pojt. Thchaian of th Gnal Assly will tak on th ol of oatinga isussion fou. Th fou is untly ing vlop an will launh on Januay 3.

newweBsite

Goes liVeOu nw wsit: www.a-ntwokfi.og is up anunning. A pss las is untly ing tanslat intoGk, Swish, danish, czh, Fnh, Potugs, Italian,Spanish an Gan an will snt to Smeoganisations aoss euop an to th ajo inustialan thnial pss at th ginning of Januay.It is plann that within six onths th nw rFId ineuop sit will hav o th finitiv euopan sitfo rFId. To su w n infoation ano-opation fo ALL OUR MEMBERS!

THE NEw RFIdpORTAL INGREECEA nw rFId potal has n vlopy th -usinss laoatoy (eLTrUN),AUeb, supvis y d. KatinaPaatai (la of WP7)http://www.fipotal.g. Th ainojtiv of this nw potal is to infoGk oganizations an Smes aoutrFId thnology an onstat th

nfits though al rFId ass foG an all ov th wol. A siilaffot, ut spifially fous on thtail sto, is http://fi-tail.g,launh y Tinity Systs, a of th ntwok.

Th Stokhol assly ag that on of th ostipotant ols fo rFId in euop was toouniat to th wist possil ang of Smesaoss th ounity who w at any iffntlvls of knowlg, know-how an unstaningof rFId. W will intou a ang of uationalwinas whih will pulish on th wsit anhopfully hlp ipov th awanss anunstaning of th nfits that rFId an off.


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"rFId in euop" an itss a playing th olof ky stakhols in thajo eU poliy latinitiativs - th rFId PivayIpat Assssnt (PIA), thoon euopan rFId signan, th onlusion of Phas1 of th rFId manat(m436).eah of th topis has nsign to ak rFId oassil to oaappliation aas thoughouteuop liinating onnto th puli, whil alsofailitating rFId appliationoplian with euopan

data Pottion Lgislationfo th nfit of all.

Ths initiativs a signto hlp euopan mStats ahiv th onoian soial nfits that aassil though rFIdappliation aoptions.euopan Govnntsintst in th intnationaloptitiv position of thination an wishing topovi thi itizns th

wi nfits of rFId annow ass inpnnteuopan xpts an kystakhols though a "rFIdin euop" GovnntLiaison initiativ.

"rFId in euop" WokPakag 1 ontinus to ivfowa th rFId PIA with theuopan data PottionAuthoity. Wok Pakag 5 islaing th wok on thoon euopan rFId sign,

whih ais at assuing thpuli though la ansipl notifiation of thpsn of rFId systoponnts an at th sati poviing infoation asto wh an fo who

futh infoation an aqui. Wok Pakag 4ontiuts to foingintnational liaisons withspt to rFId stanas anntly onlu a suvyon rFId pivay, suity anhalth. All ths ativitisinvolv th fullstontiution foappoahing 200 s ofth "rFId in euop" ntwok.

Th pojt patns a alsoknly awa of thipotan of vlopingpoliy aas lat to thIntnt of Things (IoT). Ant suvy of euopan

IoT sah pojt patnsiniat that rFId is on ofth pinipl IoT nalingthnologis. dvlopingeuopan IoT poliy will liklyhav so fft upon futurFId appliations thoughouteuop. It is ipotant to thsuss of euop thatm Stats patiipatfully in hlping shap IcTpoliy inluing IoT an rFId.

many of th "rFId in euop"

s a also involv inhlping tin euopanIoT poliy. This is anothason fo euopanGovnnts to tak fullavantag of th rFId ineuop pojt, its spiallyfo Govnnt Liaisonativity an th on aywokshop fo Govnntsan Govnnt agniswhih will pat of th rFIdin euop confn anexhiition in Pagu at thn of mah 2011. This willpovi th ial oppotunityto tap-into th xptis anath of xpin ofany of euop's las anstakhols.

A ajo initiativ to ngagwith govnnts in at last10 stats has nlaunh y rFId in euop.Ian Sith, th managntboa chai, also has upth Wok Pakag 9Govnnt Liaison initiativ,an h outlin plans tos of th StokholGnal Assly.

H is untly stalishing aouniation pak, whihwill go to all govnntsan govnnt agnis,outlining what rFId ineuop is, what it is oing

an how w an hlp govnnts unstan thoppotunitis that rFId offs.In aition, a ang of govnnt wokshops a plann;so of ths will national an oths will hopfully attatpsntativs fo any stats. Th fist nationalwokshop will onvn y th bitish Govnntsbusinss Innovation an Skills dpatnt in Fuay 2011in patnship with AIm UK an rFId in euop. Th fist

m Stat wokshop will hl in Pagu in mah.Patiipants in this wok pakag will sking to vlopa fawok an st of livals fo ating m Statfun national nts fo rFId.Th following hav volunt to psnt thi ounty ansk ollaoation with thi govnnt/govnntagnis in th oing onths:-Ilan Pat dooySwn Ov canyPotugal manul LananjaItaly Paolo bizzidnak Hnik Ganauczh rpuli Vlaislav ZvlilG Katina baataiSpain Ana AyGany Alxan HillUK Ian Sithm Sith is sking oth volunts fo within th rFId ineuop ship to join his oitt fo th aining17 stats. Volunts shoul ail hi at:[email protected]. Th bitish Govnnt hav ontiut anoutlin of thi rFId vision, an siila statnts a ingsought fo oth govnnts in euop. Th bitishstatnt as:

The UK Government views RFID as an excellent tool forraising productivity and promoting sustainable growth in theeconomy. As the governments principal action in re-balancingthe UK economy entails addressing fiscal deficit, the businessbenefits of the use of RFID are seen as important, toaddressing tough economic challenges, particularly in theretail sector: Consequently, the UK Government is keen toimprove and encourage the take-up of RFID technology: Itwishes to work closely with the European Commission inaddressing barriers to take up such as privacy and securitymatters.

GOvERNMENT

LIAISON

wORk pACkAGEupdATESHELpING

SHApE

EupOLICY

WP9 Leader - Ian Smith


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WOrK PAcKAGe 1:bUSINeSSmONITOrING,POLIcY LIAISON& cOLLAbOrATION

drAFTING THePIA FrAmeWOrKTh ain ojtiv of Wok Pakag 1 of th rAce NtwokrFId is to intify ais to th aoption ofrFId, in patiula fo Smes in euop, an ty to ovo th though th suppot of salss poliyiplntation asus. An ipotant pat of this wok is afting th Pivay Ipat Assssnt (PIA)Fawok, a ount qust y th 2009 euopan coissions ronation on pivay anata pottion in rFId appliations. Th Fawok povis guian on how to valuat th pivayipats of rFId appliations an tak appopiat asus pning on th sults of th valuation.Aft living a fist aft fo viw y th Atil 29 Woking Paty in mah 2010, th Inusty is nowfinalising with th coission th PIA Fawok that ns to nos y th Atil 29 WokingPaty.

In aition, th Wok Pakag povis a quatly upat infoing th ntwok of any lvant issusisuss y poliy aks an stakhols at th euopan lvl. Ths upats a ant to issinatup to at poliy infoation that will us in th ongoing iplntation of th st of th WPlivals. Thy also ing togth puli poliy lat ativitis of rAce NtwokrFId an ass eUpoliis, an wh appopiat national initiativs in th eU an non eU poliy vlopnts that alvant to rAce NtwokrFId. Th nxt upat will istiut lat this onth.

wORk pACkAGE updATES

PrOJecT dATAbASeIS GrOWINGTh ataas was a availal to th rAce-ntwokrFId s at th n of Apil 2010fo gistation of thi rFId Appliations in euop. At th n of Nov naly 20 rFId

appliations hav n gist in th ataas. Thos twnty appliations psnt svneuopan ountis (Austia, Italy, G, Spain, Fan, Swn an th UK). Thy inlusval inusty stos: Aonautis, Fashion, Logistis, Stl, railways, rtailTh ang ofappliation is also wi fo Asst ontol, Invntoy, maintnan to Taaility.

If you wish to viw thos appliations an /o gist an rFId appliation plas lik on this link:

http://usass.a-ntwokfi.uIf you hav any qustion plas ontat WP3 La, Launt Gonzalz

eail: [email protected]

WOrK PAcKAGe 3:APPLIcATIONSANd PrOJecTdePLOYmeNT

rFId mArKeT PLAce fo SmeS!Th UeAPme piss in bussls a a akt pla fo psntativs of Sme Assoiations, nwthnology ntwoks, sah instituts an th euopan coission on monay Nov 22n.

Th ain ai of th akt pla was to answ th ost fquntly ask qustions fo sallntpiss is th rFId thnology that Smes ight nfit fo? Will it pay off? How long willit tak to install th syst? Will th ntpis own hav to a softwa spialist? How longwill it tak to avtis th syst? Wh an Smes fin inpnnt avi?

UeAPme, of ous, is euops ajo fation fo th sall iu ntpis ounity witho than 80 affiliat oganisations aoss euop psnting 12,000,000 Sme usinsssploying o than 50,000,000 staff.

Th w psntations of atual rFId appliations; vio lips showing how th thnology oul appli. Th spaks on intou xpts who isuss th oial pay-off foinvstnts; spifi ns of Smes; an psntations fo th coission itslf showing how itsuppot th us of rFId: Th coission fun pojts, Aspi an rOI Sme w also inattnan to psnt th wok of thi pojts.

On thing was a o than la: Th is a la tun on invstnt (rOI) fo th us ofrFId y Smes. mostly alay within 6 onths, ut sotis in as littl as 24 hous!

WOrK PAcKAGe 6:INdUSTrYSecTOrS ANd SmeAWAreNeSS

Laurent Gonzalez

Emilie Danel

Ove Canemyr


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eSTAbLISHING mArKeTPOSITION OF rFId IN eUrOPeTh ain goal of wok pakag 2 is to stalish th akt position fo rFId in euop inopaison with th oth pats of th wol an to oll out a oaap of thnology anappliations fo th na futu on whih to onntat an fous thnial vlopnt anusinss ffots.

This oaap shoul hlp opanis, povis an politiians to follow th stat of th at forFId to wilss thnologis in gnal.

As pat of th ntwoking th th fat stakhols shoul involv in a JTI pogsspot fo rFId in th ain th Intnt of th futu". Togth with an opn wplatfo th Sme svi povis an also fat to inas th euopan usinss stngth.

Th WP ais to laify thontxt of th unt

stat of th at gaingthnology an aktonitions fo allstakhols suh asuss, povis,politiians an th puli,awing upon aktanalysis an lvant eUpojt outos. by oaapping th ns anavailal thnologis foth futu, stakholsiv an opn as offuth vlopnts an

ntpis. Th akt analysis highlights th position of euop in th fil of rFId an points outnxt stps to follow in th wolwi vlopnt of rFId.

1. Th ain WP sults up-to-nowTh sults of WP2 hav alay inlu th poution of two pots. Th fist pot is asuaization of xisting rFId akt analyss an aitional infoation (Task 2.1), to figu outth akt position of euop in ontast to th oth pats of th wol. Th sult of th analysisapaitats th asis fo a thnology an appliation oaap (Tasks 2.2), whih shows th stat ofat, th sah an th xpt vlopnt of th raio Fquny Intifiation thnologyan all oth signifiant thnologis lat to rFId.

2. Nxt stps/ations an th ans to ahiv thOn th asis of th thnology an appliation oaap it is popos that a univsal w as

itoy of pouts, thnologis an povis shoul st up. Th itoy givs anystakhol th possiility to hav an asy look-up svi fo ahing potntial patns, poviso vtials.

This singl akt nty point fins a platfo fo solution povis (Smes) in euop. Thisplatfo shoul hlp opanis whih povi thnology to inlu an intgat vyquikly in th ntwok.

Th nxt stp is to plan a joint thnology initiativ on rFId, whih is a tain n of sovignsustainal thnology vlopnt. It is not only ivn onoially y th inusty ut is also apolitial issu aus of th spifi onns aout th thnology. Th ipotant stps foplanning a JTI will giv sah an inusty th apaility to fining ns of founing anipovnt of thnology. Th sult of this task shoul to ing th ain plays in euoptogth to fun this JTI (gional govnnts, eU, inusty) to ppa fo wolwioptition an to tak th la in know-how.

3. call fo ation y th rAce NtwokTh ntwok patns a suppos to us th thnologis an onpts, whih a fin in thoaap an ouniat thi xpins in th ntwok. This xhang of knowlg aninfoation will hlp to intify th ost ipotant thnologis in th akt an suppot thntwok s an uss to slt th ost appopiat thnologis fo thi quints.

WOrK PAcKAGe 2:TecHNOLOGYrOAdmAP ANdmArKeT ANALYSIS

Niko Hossain


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cOmmON TermINOLOGYrePOrT & PrIVAcY SUrVeYcOmPLeTedTwo ajo ilstons hav ntly n ahiv y WP4. Fistly th rFId oon tinology

pot vlop y WP4 s is now assil though th rAce rFId in euop W

pag.

Th oon tinology fin y WP4 taks a nw an novl appoah pouing a gui

ai at assisting n uss an Smes in patiula to al to quikly pik thi way though th

sotis onfusing w of jagon. confusion ov th us of tinology suh as a o

intogato fo xapl n no long a pol.

http://www.a-ntwokfi.og/sits/fault/fils/iags/n_uss/rFId_dfinitions_an_Tinology_5_vsion_1_0.pfFuth aitions an visions to th WP4 oon tinology pot a plann. In th

WP4 oon tinology has alay n snt to eTSI an ITU oganizations thnial goups

whih a assoiat with rFId an Intnt of Things in an attpt to gain futh onstutiv

onts an fak.

Th son ajo WP4 ilston was th opltion of a RACE member survey on RFID privacy,security and health. Th suvy was vlop y WP4 an in los ollaoation with an suppotfo WP1.Th suvy was sign to gain ipov unstaning of rAce attitus

an opinions with spt to ths ipotant poliy aas of rFId an, also itial to th Intnt

of Things.

Th initial suvy was onlu in ti fo th sults to psnt at th last rAce Gnal

Assly (GA) ting in Stokhol ut it was i to xtn th suvy to allow th any

nw rAce s to hav an oppotunity to also patiipat. Th sults an onlusions will post on th rAce W sit an pot in th nxt nwsltt.

Plas ontat Tvo Pi o Patik Guillin to patiipat in WP4 o fo futh infoation.

WOrK PAcKAGe 4:HArmONISATIONOF reLATedPrOJecTS

rAce PeOPLe NeW ANd OLd.A ontat annt was suitt to th ec last onth, to flt th volving oposition of

th rAce ntwokrFId o ship. Th s hav lft th ntwok an th nw

s hav n appoint.

AVANTA, psnt y Tvo Pi has pla InfoationsFou rFId as WP5 la.

InfoationsFou rFId, foly psnt y Ana Hu, has n g into GS1 an lftth ntwok in August 2010 as a sult.

Patik Guillin of eTSI has su his ol of WP4 la in o to allow Tvo to onntat

on his nw utis as WP5 la.

AIdc UK, foly psnt y Pt collins who was in hag of WP7-dissination, has gon

into liquiation. AIdc Gloal, psnt y Tony Funss who was on of th founing s

of rAce, will fill th pty sat. manwhil, Katina Paatai of AUeb has apt th la of

WP7.

rFIds of dnak, psnt y Hnik Ganau, has also gon into liquiation. Hnik popos

to pla this outgoing o y th thati ntwok h is iving in his ounty un

th na of rFId i danak.

Finally, maisa Jinz has lft GS1 an has n pla as WP1 la y h puty, eilidanl. W woul lik to tak this oppotunity to thank maisa again fo h valual ontiution

to th ntwok an to wlo eili as ou nw WP1 la.

As a sult of ths hangs, all nin wok pakags now hav a la an th rAce onsotiu

has tun to a full ship of 25 o patns.

WOrK PAcKAGe 8:PrOJecTmANAGemeNT

Patrick Guillemin

Philippe Rohou


11/1811


cHANGe OF LeAder - bUTNO cHANGe OF dIrecTION- Pogss on eU rFId Sign

WOrK PAcKAGe 5:PUbLIcAWAreNeSS

Trevor Peirce

What a th ain pioitis of WP5?1. dvlopnt an sign of th oon euopan rFId signWok Pakag (WP) 5 has sval ipotant futu ontiutions to ak to thoon euopan rFId sign as f to within th euopan coission rFIdronation, 2009. Fo th outo of th ec ting on th oon euopan

rFId sign of th 30th Spt 2010 ,WP5 has pla a pioity on suppoting th ec invloping a aniat oon euopan rFId sign an, in nsuing that all th otfns a onsi. Ths fns inlu sign quints an also th tans-f of sign ownship to th ec, oing vything possil to nsu that vyon hasf, full an ay ass to th sign sign.

2. dvlopnt of a oon euopan rFId sign Guilins fo using signag anls fo th intn us of th rFId signWP5 has fo th outst a plann lival to ount o spifially how th signis to ploy fo th nfit of rFId appliation opatos an, thoughonsistnt appliation of th sign also th euopan puli. WP5 has ntly n ask yth ec to vlop a guilin fo using signag an ls, whih is sothing vy

los to th xisting ag WP5 lival. As th rFId ronation ipats upon alleuopan rFId appliations WP5 has popos to vlop a 'guilin' whih will ith as-sist rFId appliation opatos itly o, initly y poviing th founation to futuwok onut y inusty sto psntativ oganizations to vlop thi own gui-lins. WP5 s will iv a aft oon euopan rFId sign Guilins fo usingsignag an ls fo viw an ont. This wok has a high pioity along withth sign sign as th is an ipotant lationship twn th sign sign an th in-tn us of th sign, as will fin in th guilin.

3.dsign of th Puli sign suvyI hav also launh WP5 into ppaing fo a puli sign suvy, (plann ith aly 2011o i ya 2011) with th ai to tst that th goals xpss in th rFId rona-tion a t y th sign aoss euop, poviing fak to stakhols an ipo-

tant input to th sign stanaization poss whih is u to stat aly in 2011. WP5 hasag with th ec that th puli suvy shoul involv a iniu of 10 euopan oun-tis an inluing Fan, Gany an th UK. I an oth WP5 s a intst toha fo anyon willing to ontiut to th sign puli suvy.

What oth initiativs will th WP5 inlu?In aition to th ativitis outlin in th pvious paagaphs I a also ppaing othoon euopan rFId sign lat WP5 initiativs thoughout 2011. Ths WP5 initiativsa gnat y poposals of WP5 s o, th ec an, sotis y yslf wh Is gaps in th poss. 2011 poiss to an xiting ya fo WP5. Join in WP5 ativitisan pat of tooow's euop.

Plas ontat ([email protected]) to patiipat o fo futh infoation.


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WOrK PAcKAGe 7:dISSemINATIONmAJOr rOLe

FOr dISSemINATIONdissination will hav a ajo ol to play in tining th suss of th ntwok. On of thain ojtivs of WP7 is to poot th nw rFId in euop ntwok intity.In th oing onths WP7 will fous its ativitis hin th oganization of a ig euopan rFIdconfn to hl in Pagu in Sping 2011. Th confn will ai to involv an attat alag nu of stakhols fo aoss euop, inluing rFId thnology povis, oganizationsan Sme opanis intst to invst in rFId, govnnt offiials, aais t. A vaity ofintsting issus on rFId will isuss suh as al-lif rFId ass, rFId infastutu, invstntisions, sults fo sptiv rFId pojts, pivay an suity issus. You a invit to sn usyou suggstions on ass to psnt to th confn an noinat uss who oul psntthi xpins an sults fo th us of rFId!

In aition to th confn, rAce has launh its nw rFId potal (www.a-ntwokfi.og)with upat ontnt (sussful appliations fo any inustis, infoation nws an vnts,

rFId thnology upats, links to lat pojts t.). In aition, oth rFId wsits hav nlaunh y ou rAce s in sval ountis. Ou ai is to nih thi ontnt with usfulnws, infoation an as stuis. Futh, WP7 will issinat nws on rFId an th ntwokativitis though a quatly nwsltt an pss lass. W ount on ontiutions y all thntwok s with intsting nws an atial on rFId to issinat though thshannls.

Last ut not last, WP7 will stalish a ataas of ky euopan stakhols (oganizations, Smeopanis, itizns, govnnt offiials, aais t.) whih will povi a ans of fftivouniation an issination to vyon intst in rFId thnology. You suppot to thisativity will also appiat.

by woking togth with all th rAce Wok Pakag las, s an th eU, WP7 is gathingontu!

Plas ontat itly ([email protected]) fo any futh infoation o to ontiut to th

ntwoks issination ativitis!

cOmmUNIcATION & dISSemINATIONTh ain ais of WP 7 a to:

couniat th initial intity of th ntwok itslf estalish issination plans & ativitis (euopan onfn, pss & ia wok,

wsit)

Pou quatly ltoni nwsltt estalish a ataas of ky euopan stakhol goups

Th ain WP sults up-to-now Upat of th nw rAce wsit (http://www.a-ntwokfi.og/) Ppaation an aangnt of th rAce onfn on rFId eltoni nwsltts Assl ouniation ontats in o to at a ataas with rFId povis Launh of aitional rFId potals aoss euop with th ai to ouniat th rAce

goals (.g. http://www.fipotal.g/)Nxt WP stps/ationsrAce WP7 has th following pioitis as nxt stps:

estalish an xtn th rFId ataas of stakhols, pojts an ntitis confn oganization an planning with th ai to involv an attat any

spaks who hav suss stois to sha rFId suvy ppaation an iplntation with th goal to valuat euopan

Oganisations pptions gaing rFId thnology an ouniat th sults to allth patiipants

Woking in patnship with all rAce wok pakag las an patns an xisting eU rFIdinitiativs an pojts, th rAce ntwok ais at stalishing a ataas of ky euopanstakhol goups (Govnnt, citizns an businsss) whih will povi a ans ofouniation an issination to th wist possil list of intst patis.

Katerina Pramatari


13/1813

40% of Gk sponntspot thy plan to invst inrFId in th shot to it,with 15% of th planningto o so in th na futuTh stuy was onut in G y

th eLTrUN/ScOre sah goup

(www.ltun.g) in th pio Oto-

Nov 2010 with th ai to onito

th intst an pptions of Gk

oganizations to invst in rFId

thnology.

98 sponnts in total patiipat in

th suvy; 30 of th oplt a

ha-opy qustionnai uing a

wokshop on Nw thnologis fo th

wahous, hl in Athns on Ot. 22

2010, whil th st (68) oplt an

on-lin qustionnai.

Th ajoity (48%) of th sponnts

w itos/ceOs o fi owns an

34% of th snio an il

anagnt. Th ain inustis

psnt w logistis (21%),

tail-wholsal (19%), fast-oving-

onsu-goos, foo an vag

(16%), svis (6%) an halth sto

(6%). Th ajoity (60%) of th

opanis w Smes.

Th gat ajoity (71%) of sponnts

ag that rFId thnology will avalu to thi opany, whil 40% lan

towas invsting in rFId in th shot to

it. Of ths 15% plan to o so in

th na futu, u to th gowth

oppotunitis that an initial invstnt

in rFId oul yil (73%).

Oth asons fo invsting in th na

futu a to gain fist ov avantags

(45% of th patiipants) an to spon

to th high optition of th inusty

(30% of th sponnts). 67% of

sponnts iniat thy woul lay

thi invstnt in rFId until th osts

of th thnology hav n u.

EXCITING pROSpECTSFOR RFId IN GREECE


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RFId NORdIC

SCHOLARSHIpTh rFId NOrdIc Sholaship was fist awa in 2007. m. Oll Hyo chaian of th Juy si th itia on whih awasa a at this yas ony whih oini with th Gnal Assly ting in Stokhol. Th quints inlu A NEW application of an existing RFID-based product; A NEW RFID-related product, design, technology, software, service, business model or technology strategy; A NEW evaluation method for RFID (before and after implementation); An RFID-related solution of commercial interest, together with an ROI estimate.

Th sholaship onsists of two pats. Th ost visil pat is a iploa that gants th ipint a pla in th rFId Hall of Fa, an

a ontay pat, whih is sponso y Swank.

Last ya's winn psnt a nw way of aing ath, i.. taaility, infoation to th ontinuous poution sta of ion o

pllts, using rFId. This was a fat that any sason xpts woul hav ipossil.H is a if ovviw of this yas noins an thi ontiutions, in no spial o.

Title: Trust in partner relationships for NFC applicationsby Anas bokish& clst cant Aljano at Th royal Institut of Thnology in Stokhol an th Stokhol Shool of

onois

This ontiution has a stong usinss an soial sin si, ut as hopfully vyon knows - usinss intation, oon visions

an ollaoation is not ainly fo tools o thnial vis o oganizations - it is fo iniviuals! What this ta has shown is that

Tust (an usinss as potntial) is VerY ipotant fo a ollaoativ pojt suss, as th noally a ultipl stakhols in

ths sots of pojts, suh as: Svi supplis, anks, tlo opatos, patnt stos, tanspot opanis an so on. ALL

patis ust hav a vy la usinss upsi - a possiility to otain a rOI, o nothing happns!

Title: Wireless Information Tagby Tuton chana mallik, Tao Liu, Nan Wu, Aul Jsu Pavn John - at Th royal Institut of Thnology in Stokhol

This pap als with a UHF rFId tag lik vi that ivs a isplay an in that poss utilizs a tain aount of ngy havsting,

vn fo th isplay pat. This is otain y using oial off th shlf (cOTS) oponnts, awing xtly low pow. This ay

wll sothing fo th futu to opt with an ay pla toay's shlf si pi aking vis in shops t. engy ha-

vsting ss to a thnology that is oing of ag as w spak, an vn though it will not solv th plants ngy pols it

ay wll an ipotant fato in (atty hials) wast ution, whih ay pov vy nfiial in ou futu. It ay woth

noting that so oil tinal (phons) aks lai that thy alay hav fin ngy havsting to ah aout 25% of what

is n fo th phons to un in stan-y o.

Title: System and Method for Passive Radiative RFID Tag Positioning in Realtime for both Elevation and Azimuth Directionsby mahya moasi - at Th royal Institut of Thnology in Stokhol

Th titl says it all, alost - th syst is as on a cOTS rFId a an a novl antnna sign an so intsting athatis,

an ss to vy apal of pinpointing th position of a spifi rFId tag in th insional (na) spa with high auay an

without any oving pats on th a si. It is intsting to not that h only uss on physial aial. This asss on of th

issus in wahous anagnt wh is y it?

Title: Near Miss Detection in Nursingby mikhail Sionov - Politnio i milano & Flaviamazzitlli - th mial faulty of th Univsity of Tuin

Title: The road to RFIDby Jssika Isalsson, mia-maia Nolun at th Lun Institut of Thnology.dpt. of Pakaging Logistis.

This ontiution is a gnal iplntation guilin - fo assssing th us of an lat ploying rFId in th al wol an fo th

al inustial uss. This thsis gos as fa as poviing tplats fo pojt planning in tails with tntativ pojt ti lins t. an

tail poss siptions as wll. This is a tu ooky ook fo th ons uious in ways to ak rFId gnat rOI.


15/1815

"Fo fining novl ways to loat passiv rFId tanspons inth-insional spa, an in that poss inging fothso nw thinking aoun antnna thnology."m moasi was in th Unit Stats at th ti of thawa ony an m Hyo apt th awa on hishalf

As you an a lswh ou ship has alost tipl in th last fw wks an h a just a fw of thos who hav join.All s will list on th nw wsit with ontat tails an whv suppli, a if siption of what thy a oing. cIcT-euarFId (Fr) rFId La Finlan (FN) dd di dnkfaik Foshungs- un entwiklungs GH (GY) businss efft SA (Gr) Aalto Univsity, Shool of Sin an Thnology (FI) rFIdnt bn GH (cH) rFId Appliation cnt of munih (GY)

wELCOME TO ALL NEw RACE netorRFId

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Olle Hydbom, Chairman of the Scholarship

Jury holds up the diploma for the winner

of the 2010 RFID Nordic Scholarship

NEwS FROM THEREGuLATORY SIdEEN 302 208 uHF RFId

REGuLATIONS IN EuROpEeN 302 208 V1.3.1 has n pulish in th eU OJ (euopan Union

Offiial Jounal) in su 2010. As a sult eN 302 208 V1.2.1 will xpi

y 30. Nov 2011, whil eN 302 208 V1.1.1 (10 hannl plan) has xpi

alay y th n of 2009. Josf Pishu-Pflugl

Vi-haian eTSI erm TG34 rFId

NEw RFIdpORTAL INdENMARkA nw w sit ( www.fiianak.k )

will launh in dnak latthis onth. Th ojtiv is to th

fou fo vyon intst in rFId

in dnak.

Th evin Patnship Lt. (UK) Autolog - UcLm (SP) Stphan Piqu (cH) ATb bn (GY) mAINtag (Fr) OrIdAO (Fr)

THE wINNER OF THE RFId NORdICSCHOLARSHIp 2010 Mahyar Modaresi;

Mr Mahyar Modaresi


16/186

SEEN & HEARd AT THE uEApMERFId MARkET pLACE FOR SMES,

On thing was a vy la: Th is a fast tun on invstnt (rOI) fo th us of rFId y Smes. mostly alaywithin 6 onths, ut sotis vn in on ay! expts in rFId, th euopan coissions dG InfSo as wll as p-sntativs of Sme-fations xhang thi opinions uing this intnsiv ay 22 Nov 2010 in bussls.

B, 22d nvmb

Youll fin so of th psntations h:http://www.uap.o/ImG/ppt/ec_rFId_Fiss_221110.ppthttp://www.uap.o/ImG/ppt/rAce_-_AVANTA_Gloal_-_Tvo_Pi.ppthttp://www.uap.o/ImG/ppt/rFId-rOI-Sme-aktpla.ppt


17/1817

MEET THE MEMBERS:OLF GuIdELINE FOR dEpLOYMENT

OF RAdIO FREqENCY IdENTIFICATION (RFId)

IN THE OIL ANd GAS INduSTRYOLF has stalish a nw guilin foploynt of raio Fqny Intifiation(rFId) in th oil an gas inusty.Th ojtiv of this guilin is to sua ost fftiv ploynt of rFId in th oilan gas inusty though a oonunstaning, pati, an thnologyplatfo aoption to ahiv ataintopaility twn rFId an opoatsysts. Th guilin is inlin with OLFsIntgat Opations (IO) an it onsistsof nin pats.Th fou thnial pats a assingissus lat to piaily anagnt /ision-aks, ntwok/syst ahi-tts/ainistatos, an aio, oputan appliation ngins ainly.

Pat 1 Gnal pinipls fo ploynt Pat 2 - Ahittu an Intgation Pat 3 - rFId Thnology Pat 4 - Uniqu Intifiation NuTh fiv ploynt aas a iplnta-tion spifi an ass issus lat toappliation ngins an uss within thspial fil:

Pat 5 - Psonnl HSe Pat 6 - cago caying Unit (ccU) Pat 7 - dill sting coponnts Pat 8 - moil quipnt Pat 9 - Fix quipntFor more information:http://www.olf.no/guidelines/112-olf-guideline-for-deployment-of-radio-frequency-identification-rfid-in-the-oil-and-gas- industry-article19582-301.html

IF YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING

APPLICATION THAT YOU WOULD

LIKE TO FEATURE EITHER IN THE

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WEBSITE PLEASE FORWARD

DETAILS TO : [email protected]

Lan o aout rFIdnt (th Swiss rFId coptn cnt)rFIdnt (www.rFIdnt.h) is th Swiss rFId coptn cnt,

own y bn Univsity of appli Sin (www.ti.fh-h ) an

th Tlati-IT-clust bn (www.t.h ). It xists sin may

2008 an its ain ativitis a th following:

1) consulting th Swiss rFId akt out of a nutal position

(w o NOT sll any HW o SW)

2) Oganising rFId Tainings an lssons

3) Oganising Swiss rFId evnts4) Offing rFId Wokshops

5) Patiipating in Intnational Ativitis (m of GS1, cN-

rFId/Fan, Spaking @ Intant. congsss) .. http://www.fi-

nt.h/fi-vnts/fi-xptay-aius-toulous---fan/inx.htl

As Switzlan just ill th longst Tunnl in th Wol

(http://www.alptansit.h//was/?no_ah=1) th Gottha

bas Tunnl with 2x 57k an rFIdnt onsult th Povi fo

th atual install Wokpla Safty Syst (ativ rFId on

868mhz), thy will nal intst psons to go into th Tunnl

on th south si an s th syst lif in 2011.Fo o infoation: http://www.fint.h/u-uns/inx.htl

SwISS RFIdCOMpETENCECENTER


18/18

Foun y th Fal ministy of eonois an Thnology, th pojt rAN

rFId as Autootiv Ntwok- was launh at th ginning of this ya. Th

pojt is inu y th hangs of th gnal onitions of th autootiv

inusty. Ths hangs hav n aus y th ffts of gloalization.

Iniviual usto ans, nw iv thnologis an innovations la to a

ontinuously gowing nu of pout vaiants. Thfo, autootiv

anufatus fous on thi ky optns as wll as xptis whil at th

sa ti uing thi vtial intgation of anufatu. consquntly, th

oplxity of poution an logisti ntwoks of th autootiv inusty

inass an has to ontoll.

Th ojtiv of this sah pojt is twofol. On th on han, th

ipovnt of th infoation tanspany in th ntwoks is pusu. On th

oth han, th pupos of th pojt is th optiization of poss ontol.

Thus, th vlopnt of a pou to intgat logistial an pout spifi

infoation in int an inta softwa tools fo jo ontol is nssay.

As a sah patn of this pojt bIbA b Institut f Pouktion un

Logistik GH vlops a hyi (ntal loal) appoah that ountats

ynais an oplxity in supply hains of th autootiv inusty. In o to

tst this appoah in a al wol nvionnt, bIbA vlops th rFId-hawa.

moov, so oth rFId-hawa is iplnt an tst in autootiv

TAkES pART IN THERAN pROjECT(by Dk wma)

IEEE

CONFERENCE

ON RFID

SITGES

SEPTEMBER20111st Ieee Intnational confn on rFIdThnology an Appliations (rFId-TA 2011)Ieee rFId-TA2011 povis a fou fo th

avannt of rFId thnology an pati,

an ais to stngthn lations twn

inusty, sah laoatois an univsitis.

Authos a invit to psnt thi latst

sah an appliations in all aas of rFId.

Pap suission alin: 15th mah, 2011.

Th Ieee Intnational confn on rFId

Thnology an Appliations (rFId-TA 2011)

will hl on Spt 15-16, 2011 at hotl

mlia Sitgs, loat in th hat of th

Aiguaol aina of th osopolitan town of

Sitgs, Spain. rFId-TA 2011 fos pat of th

eging Wilss Thnologis Wk,

oganiz y cnt Tnologi

Tlouniaions catalunya (cTTc) an is

oganiz un th auspis of Ieee an th

Ieee Thnial coitt on rFId (crFId).

http://ewtw.cttc.es/index.php?option=com

SEMINARS& OTHERCONFERENCES

in DenMArK!!On th 2n of d (AIm-dK, danish Inustis an

rAce) hl an rFId Sina , wh 4 rFId Suss

Stois (all full iplntations) w psnt.

(in Danish, but: https://logisys-as.clients.ubivox.com/newslet-ter/10214/5719439/3028638/ )

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