What Is the Role of RFID in Civil Registration?

Published: September 22, 2010

How can radio frequency identification be used for the maintenance of civil registry documents?

—Name withheld

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I have not heard of RFID being employed in civil registration, or for the maintenance of documents in a civil registry. That said, the technology is being utilized more and more to track boxes of documents, and to authenticate documents. It would certainly make sense for government agencies that need to manage vital documents to consider using radio frequency identification.

If any readers are aware of RFID being utilized in this way, please post information below. In the meantime, here are some relevant articles on using the technology for tracking documents:

Bahrain Government Agency Tracks Files With RFID

RFID Helps FDA Caseworkers Track Important Paperwork

Recall Corp. Uses RFID to Recall Cartons

Real Estate Files Found With RFID

Firewall Protection for Paper Documents

—Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID Journal