This article was originally published by RFID Update.
November 12, 2004—A study commissioned by the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry in Taiwan found the otherwise tech-savvy nation serious lacking in its embrace of RFID. According to the survey of 256 companies sampled across the manufacturing, transportation, logistics and distribution centers, and medical care industries, only 8% have actually integrated RFID. Perhaps more significantly, more than half of those interviewed did not even know what RFID is. The study predictably recommends a concerted government effort to encourage RFID development in Taiwan. Assuming that advice is taken, the country will be added to a growing list of Asian countries vying to be the region’s RFID leader; South Korea, Singapore, India, and China all have RFID initiatives underway.
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