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Middle East RFID Association Gets Ready for Business
"We are the first such organization in the Middle East," Aghayan says. "By bringing together experts in the field, facilitating exchanges between them on this platform and connecting with experts outside the region, we can offer lots of benefits."
Many companies and vendors in the region face an unclear regulatory environment, Aghayan explains. The Middle East RFID Association wants to help governments in each country set regulations for RFID. For instance, many nations need to determine which frequencies are available for the technology's use.
The greater Middle East area lacks a regional organization like the European Union, Aghayan says, which is helping to set uniform regulations in the countries it represents. In some nations in the region, she notes, the telecommunications authority is in charge of setting rules, while in others, it is the general regulator.
"We will look at each and every country individually," Aghayan states. "We are finalizing the procedures on how we want to approach governments with our recommendations."
Aghayan's organization is affiliated with the International RFID Business Association (RFIDba), a nonprofit trade group focused on RFID education, training and certification. Harry Pappas, RFIDba's CEO, is also the chairman of the Middle East RFID Association.
The association's board of advisors includes Daniel Engels, Authenticrypt's chief technology officer; Patrick King, Michelin's global electronics strategist; Stephane Pique, GS1/EPCglobal's European director of EPC RFID; Kenneth Porad, the program manager for Boeing's automated-identification program; George Scott-Campbell, Q-Post's director of IT services; Talar Shahsuvaroghlu, an environmental scientist with AECOM; Ben Zoghi, a professor and director of Texas A&M University's RFID Oil & Gas Solution Group Consortium; Adrogue Ignacio, Elysium Sārl's CEO; and Edwin Chikhani, the CEO of DepCo Systems.
Many companies and vendors in the region face an unclear regulatory environment, Aghayan explains. The Middle East RFID Association wants to help governments in each country set regulations for RFID. For instance, many nations need to determine which frequencies are available for the technology's use.
The greater Middle East area lacks a regional organization like the European Union, Aghayan says, which is helping to set uniform regulations in the countries it represents. In some nations in the region, she notes, the telecommunications authority is in charge of setting rules, while in others, it is the general regulator.
"We will look at each and every country individually," Aghayan states. "We are finalizing the procedures on how we want to approach governments with our recommendations."
The association's board of advisors includes Daniel Engels, Authenticrypt's chief technology officer; Patrick King, Michelin's global electronics strategist; Stephane Pique, GS1/EPCglobal's European director of EPC RFID; Kenneth Porad, the program manager for Boeing's automated-identification program; George Scott-Campbell, Q-Post's director of IT services; Talar Shahsuvaroghlu, an environmental scientist with AECOM; Ben Zoghi, a professor and director of Texas A&M University's RFID Oil & Gas Solution Group Consortium; Adrogue Ignacio, Elysium Sārl's CEO; and Edwin Chikhani, the CEO of DepCo Systems.
