I'm writing an article for Green Futures magazine on what RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tags and pervasive computing could mean for sustainable development and am collecting interesting examples and hypotheses.
It's a very general article designed for the interested though not necessarily expert reader, so it will be skimming the surface taking in opportunities and risks, social, economic and environmental issues.
If you know of someone else I ought to talk to, let me know.
Update: for an example of what I'm looking for see this post on RFID tags on drugs bottles from we make money not art
Tim...
Do talk to Tim Wilson of www.historicfutures.com on this topic.
Our shared view would be that RFID is just the tip of the iceberg on traceability...
RFID enables the physical location of products, but what matters more is their embodiment of externalities. This requires a trace of products AND processes AND processors AND policies.
It them requires this information to be placed in the hands of the true decision-maker - the end consumer.
Historic Futures software permits this.
Fashion label ROMP are the first to actually DO it.
PS. See my piece on value-chain integrity at www.glasshousepartnership.com for a deeper exploration.
Tim
Posted by: Tim Kitchin | March 04, 2005 at 10:42 AM
Tim
Thanks for the pointer to Tim at Historic Futures. I've just been on the phone to Tim, ahem, Greg at ROMP about what they are doing.
Tim
Posted by: Tim Aldrich | March 04, 2005 at 03:04 PM
Good for you!
ROMP really deserves to succeed. Where they lead...
t
Posted by: Tim Kitchin | March 08, 2005 at 12:12 PM