This year was the fourth year of the Hong Kong RFID Awards and looking back it is interesting to see changing trends not only in the RFID technology itself but in how it is being applied in industry, government and academia. And this year we saw three distinct trends emerging in the competition submissions.
Item level tagging is coming of age with some very innovative applications such as managing jade pieces in display cabinets that have no electricity supply!
We saw the first application of RFID across an entire supply chain from sourcing raw materials in China to delivery into retail store in Europe indicating a broadening of application.
And as in previous years, the technology providers continue to surprise us with their innovations in terms of capability, size, cost and performance; the introduction of an ultra thin antenna being such an example this year.
These are the signs of a technology becoming accepted into everyday use in industry, government and academia. The Hong Kong RFID Awards provide a competitive environment in which to drive innovation in RFID technology and its application while bringing down costs and increasing performance.
The Hong Kong RFID Awards may be local but the benefits it generates are truly global. 

I am most pleased to see the very high quality submissions in the awards this year.  The participants have not only stretched the boundaries of the RFID technology with their innovative ideas but also are creating new and added value for business operations.  This cross-over between innovation and entrepreneurship is the "right to win" in this knowledge-based economy.  My sincere congratulations and best wishes to the winners of the awards.

 

 

I was delighted to be one of the judges of the Hong Kong RFID Awards again this year. The outstanding quality of the projects serves as proof of the healthy and encouraging development of the EPC/RFID technology and its applications in Hong Kong.  I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners on their achievements as demonstrated by the innovative applications presented by their projects.  I wish this annual event of the industry a great success and hope it will continue to be an important platform to recognise and encourage the adoption of the EPC/RFID technology in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta region.

 

Of course, my applause goes to the award winners. However, to me it is not just the titles of the awards. It is all the uncompromising efforts of our innovators and entrepreneurs prove once again that Hong Kong is vibrant with creativity and business ideas flourishing in the advance of the RFID technologies. Thanks indeed to all the contestants for their amazing ideas of RFID in good products and business applications. The pride belongs to you all!