Smartcard Revolution

Stella YiuRanveer Singh

Andrew Ip

The Octopus Card

The technology which changes the culture in Hong Kong

•No coin society

•The most successful E-cash system in HK

•First ePayment system with contactless design (beep it)

•Beyond payment: access control, reward system

The technology which changes the culture in Hong Kong

•No coin society

•The most successful E-cash system in HK

•First ePayment system with contactless design (beep it)

•Beyond payment: access control, reward system

Octopus Card is in fact

• Subset of Smartcard: integrated circuit embedded in plastic card

• ETC card, HKID card, Mondex• Multiple purposes beyond e-payment

Smartcard’s involvement in Education

• Student ID card (photographic ID)• Attendance system• Library card• Charge card for purchase in school (bookstore,

canteen, school fee)• Door access system• Intra-school GPS system• Reward point system for behavior management

Benefits of using smartcard in school

• Single system for varying purposes• Centralized record system, all types of

activities available for review• Real-time update of transaction/records• Less paper used – environmentally friendly

Disadvantages of using Smartcard in Education (school)

• Affordability - high investment and maintenance cost

• Required trained expertise to operate and maintenance

• Security bleach on integrated system -> total access

• Lost card = Cease of all related services• High cost in replacement or expansion

Future use of smartcard in Education

• Data storage – advancement of USB thumb drive/hard disk

• Advanced user identification – Biometrics /DNA / face recognition as student identification– http://www.technorati.com/videos/youtube.com

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• Mobile communicator – phone/web browser for use in mobile learning

Q&A / Feedback

Reference1. "Octopus." from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus.

2. "Octopus (Hong Kong) Home Page." from http://www.octopuscards.com/consumer/en/index.jsp.

3. "Schools use smart cards to track students." Vancouver Sun from http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=7b27f22e-f184-4c33-805d-901af10422d5&k=86171&p=1.

4. "Videos / Smart Card + Face Recognition " Technorati 2007. from http://www.technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DazXK8O_1WYE

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