RFID goes primetime in Beijing Olympics

Philip Wong | Aug 07, 2008

Radio-frequency identification technology or RFID will be facing it first major test during the Beijing Olympics, taking care of ticketing for the estimated 3 million athletes, journalists and spectators. Despite the Chinese government's current uptight security measures, the RFID chips embedded in the Olympics ticket will be not carrying any personal information. Instead, they'll be linked to a remote database, designed primarily to combat counterfeits, facilitate check-in, etc.

Following the recent food scare originating from China, the local authorities will also be using an RFID-based food management system to maintain close tabs on food production, processing and deliveries. The arrangement may be a lot more significant than the above mentioned, considering the well-being of close to 10,700 international athletes and the daunting logistics to pull off the feat across 31 competition venues throughout the country.

Via EE Times | Photo credit: www.beijing2008.cn

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