Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the use of an object (typically referred to as an RFID tag) applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification and tracking using radio waves. Some tags can be read from several meters away and beyond the line of sight of the reader. Most RFID tags contain at least two parts. One is an integrated circuit for storing and processing information, modulating and demodulating a radio-frequency (RF) signal, and other specialized functions. The second is an antenna for receiving and transmitting the signal. There are generally two types of RFID tags: active RFID tags, which contain a battery and thus can transmit its signal autonomously, and passive RFID tags, which have no battery and require an external source to initiate signal transmission.[Source: Wikipedia]
RFID is a core technology for the "Internet of Things".
Radio frecuency identification (RFID) is addressed in the ICT work programme 2011/12 (p. 80, 111) under the following challenges/objectives:
> Challenge 6:ICT for a Low Carbon Economy
Objective ICT-2011.6.6 Low carbon multi-modal mobility and freight transport
a) ICT for low-carbon multi-modal freight and logistics
Objective ICT-2011.10.1 EU-Brazil Research and Development cooperation
a) Microelectronics/Microsystems
