August 2, 2006: Australian Demonstrator Project Report

The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) funded partialy the National Demonstrator Project managed by GS1 Australia and CSIRO. This RFID implementation across a whole supply chain is the first of its kind in the world. Its goal was to demonstrate the benefits of RFID technology and the use of the entire EPC Network in the Supply Chain.

The report was launched at Impetus, the GS1 Supply Chain event on the 25th of July 2006 in Melbourne.

  Download the PDF report on GS1’s website

  Read RFID Trial Down Under on RFID Journal online, by Jonathan Collins.

September 7, 2005: Pilot founded by the Federal Government

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) has provided funds for a National Demonstrator Project for RFID/EPC technology, systems and standards, with results available as early as June 2006.

The pilot project, the first of its type in the world, will be jointly managed by CSIRO and GS1 Australia, with a grant from DCITA’s Information Technology On Line (ITOL) fund. The project will be around EPCgloabal.

Read an article titled "National pilot for RFID/EPC technology" on Ferret.com.au or on GS1’s website.