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Recommended Citation: Shelfer, K M and J D Procaccino. Smart Cards In Europe and The United States: Old World vs. New, and Which is Which? In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2000, v 17 (Philadelphia): §914.

Smart Cards In Europe and The United States: Old World vs. New, and Which is Which?

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Katherine M. Shelfer    [a1] [a2]
College of Information Science & Technology
Drexel University    [u1] [u2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

J. Drew Procaccino    [a1] [a2]
College of Information Science & Technology
Drexel University    [u1] [u2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

This paper focuses on one specific form of information technology, the smart (chip) card. Smart cards involve a variety of issues of varying complexity and scope, as evidenced by the experiences of the countries who have employed the cards. However, the European acceptance of smart card technology is far greater than that of the United States. This paper examines the rapidly emerging and developing market for smart card applications, specifically in comparison to its use in Europe and United States. In this paper, the emphasis is on the various applications and market factors related to the use of these cards. Our discussion will focus primarily on smart card technology in the form of a credit card-sized mechanism. However, the technology could be applied to a wide variety of common items. These could potentially include a key chain, a decorative pin, a locket or a belt buckle. In fact, most anything found in a person's wallet could, and potentially will, be stored on a smart card including "driver's license, insurance information, credit cards, bank accounts", various other forms of identification. For this reason, IT students benefit from at least a rudimentary understanding of the potential impact and use of smart card technology.

Keywords: smart card, Europe, technology, barriers, United States

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