Welcome to the website of the New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group


The New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group is a non-profit, membership based incorporated society. Our vision is for New Zealand to achieve superior economic and competitive performance through the adoption of RFID and EPC technologies. Our mission is to make the process of evolution (or revolution) faster and make the result optimal. We will work with industry and individuals to educate, research, pilot and implement RFID to provide valuable leanings for our members.

Newsflash

New RFID UHF regulations
The new version of the EPCglobal Guide to UHF RFID Regulations has been posted on our website.
Read them here.
 
Latest news
Study: RFID inventory tracking at Auckland Hospital
The current issue of the NZMJ contains a paper presenting the safe introduction the introduction of RFIDs (radio-frequency identification) for
tracking of inventory within an Auckland ICU
. This paper raises the entire issue of medical devices (which are technology integral to modern practice, both patient diagnosis and care) and the importance of practitioners having a broad understanding of technologies to enable them to work with staff who assess and mitigate the risks associated with the new technologies.

Read the full article: "Interference with the operation of medical devices resulting from the use of radio frequency identification technology"; by Bryan Houliston, David Parry, Craig S Webster, Alan F Merry.

Read the full editorial of the New Zealand Medical Journal.
 
After Fives July 2009
The New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group is pleased to announce the July ‘09 After Fives function, presented in association with The Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
This After Fives event will feature a presentation by Assistant Privacy Commissioner Blair Stewart: ‘Tracking Down Good Privacy Practices for RFID’. An excellent opportunity to be updated and network with colleagues in the industry.

Date: Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: The School of Business
The Owen G Glenn Building
The University of Auckland
12 Grafton Road, Auckland (Map Attached)
RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - by Monday 7th July, 2009

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806-960 MHz band replanning
A review of the non-cellular usage of the 806-960 MHz band of radio spectrum has been summarised in a discussion document that proposes changes to some spectrum allocations in the band.
Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce has released a discussion paper seeking input into a proposed reallocation of radio spectrum in the 806-960 MHz band.
Read the full story here.
 
European Commission Issues RFID Privacy Recommendations
May 13, 2009—Industry and consumer organizations around Europe welcomed an official "recommendation on the implementation of privacy and data protection principles in applications supported by radio-frequency identification." Issued this week by the European Commission (EC), the document outlines data privacy objectives suggested for use in the organization's 27 member states.The recommendations will assure that that everyone involved in the design or operation of RFID-technology respects the individual's fundamental right to privacy and data protection, contained in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

The document, which spells out ways to protect consumers but also allows for flexibility, should help promote greater implementation of RFID technology.
Download the recommendations document here.
 
Tracient technology used in major Italian fashion RFID-project
New Zealand company Tracient provided it's technology for an important study, carried out by the University of Parma's RFID Lab and backed by major European garment manufacturers. Tracient Technologies provided its Padl-R UHF RFID handheld RFID to perform manual tag reads.
Read the full article in RFID Journal.
 
POLL: Will the economic downturn halt or increase RFID implementations ?
 

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