A raising number of companies feel that RFID may become a cornerstone in their ICT strategy. However, there is a lack of practical knowledge: Are there best-practice cases in my sector? Which return on investment can I expect? And what about IT security and privacy?Guidelines are important tools to answer these questions. However, many existing documents do not match the specific requirements of their readers. In the preceding workshops a detailed model referring to the specific addressees and their needs was elaborated which will now be used to evaluate today’s RFID guidelines. The workshop will also elaborate recommendations about how business associations and public institutions can improve existing guidelines and how future documents should be shaped. The final report which will summarise the results of all three workshops will be published in February 2008. The workshop will take place prior to the European Union conference “On RFID: The next Step towards the Internet of Things” in Lisbon (www.rfid-outlook.pt, 15. and 16. November 2007). As being part of the Cluster of European RFID Projects (CERP) CE RFID will be presented at the conference by the co-ordinator Dr. Gerd Wolfram, MGI METRO Group Information Technology who will talk about the future roadmap for research projects.

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