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Gérald i
Head of Unit – Networked enterprise &
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
of Things 2008, Zurich - 27 March 2008
“With the unwitting help of its users,
the generative is on a path to
a lockdown, ending its cycle of
innovation—and facilitating
unsettling new kinds of control.
IPods, iPhones, Xboxes, and TiVos
represent the first wave of -
centred products that can’t be easily
modified by anyone except their
vendors or selected partners. As
tethered appliances and applications
eclipse the PC, the very nature of the
—its “generativity,” or
innovative character—is at risk.”
“Our world and our lives,
are being shaped by the
conflicting trends of
globalisation and identity.
The information technology
revolution, and the
restructuring of capitalism,
have induced a new form of
society, work society.
It is characterised (…) by a
culture of real virtuality
constructed by a pervasive,
interconnected, and
diversified media system.”
“RFID is kind of the
amoeba of the
wireless
computing world”
Kevin Ashton
Europe and the of Things
• munication on RFID
COM(2007) 96 of 15 March 2007
• Commission mendation on privacy, data
protection and information security aspects of RFID
usage (July 2008)
– Public consultation
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RFIDRec
• RFID Expert Group (June 2007-March 2009)
• Commission policy document on the of
Things (< December 2008)
• EU Presidency Conferences – from RFID to IoT
– Berlin, 26-27 June 2007
– Lisbon, 15-16 November 2007
The “Future ” Challenges
• Distributed architecture of the
• End-to-end characteristics of the architecture
• Open architecture of the
• Neutral access
• Clear layering
• Resilience to work disruption
From an EU perspective, any further redesign of the
architecture of works will have to res