Copy of SMART CARDS

Fig 1. NOL cards (RTA Dubai, 2012)

Fig 3. Student ID card (University of Michigan, n.d.)

Fig 2. A credit card (National Museum of American History, n.d.)

Advantages of using Smart Cards

How does a smart card work?

The IT Fundamentals explained...

"Credit-card sized piece of plastic that has a microchip embedded in it" (Blythe, 2004).

Fig 4. A debit card (Chaffey College, n.d.)

PROGRAMMABLE

• Consists of Microchip + Memory Processor

Fig 5. Components of a smart card (Jamrozy, 1999)

• Speed
• Portability
• Reliability
• Large amounts of data storage

Future Prospects

Fig 12. (MIT, n.d.)

• Can compress large amounts of data
• E-Purse
• Multi-application!

And There's MORE...

• Solution to security threats? PIN Code readers/ Photo ID/ Fingerprint Scans
• Implement microchip onto other hosts: Necklaces, watches, rings, etc.

CONTACTLESS

What makes a Smart Card

'SMART'?

Data can be read and written onto the chip - variety of functions

Fig 7. Contactless smart card (University of Chicago, 2000)

Chip sandwiched between layers of plastic

15% of smart cards are 'contactless' (Smart Payment Association, 2010)

Two categories

Hybrid/Combi Card

CONTACT

Fig 6. A contact smart card (University of Chicago, 2000)

Chip located on surface of card

Disadvantages of using smart cards

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• Environmental Impacts
• Security threats
• Damages easily
• Theft

University of Wollongong in Dubai

Introduction to the Smart Card Industry

Why do we use Smart Cards?

• Transport and travel
• Purchase goods and services
• Communication
• Identification
• Store important data (Biometric)

THE SMART CARD INDUSTRY

Fig 9. NOL Cards (RTA Dubai, 20120

Fig 8. Using the NOL card on the public bus (RTA Dubai, 2012)

And the RTA NOL card

The Road and Transport Authority Dubai

And the NOL Card

• State-owned company
• Offers services such as taxi, public bus, water taxi, public metro
• Introduced the NOL card
• Derived from the Arabic word ‘Nawl’ meaning ‘fare’
• Versatile contactless smart card

Presented by:

• Hanisha Kumar
• Stacey Lobo
• Aliakbar Gulshan
• Husain Ezzi
• Bob Akonjom

SMART CARDS

Redefining our future

Fig 13. Man using the

London Oyster Card (Blythe, 2004)

Fig 11. Dubai Metro NOL card reader (RTA Dubai, 2012)

Fig 10. Dubai Metro (Massachussets Institute of Technology, 2011)

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