The National Smartcard Project

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The National Smartcard Project

• Vaughan Cooksey
• WP 10 11 Project Manager
• IDeA e-Champions
• 22nd January 2004

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Agenda

• What is a Smartcard?
• Smartcards and the Citizen
• National Projects
• The National Smartcard Project
• Take-up and Marketing
• Questions and discussion

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What is a Smart Card?

• A Computer
• processor
• memory
• communications
• Interfaces
• Contact
• Contactless

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Already Out There

• Proof of Age - Citizencard
• Library Membership Tickets
• Employee ID Cards
• Concessionary Bus Fares
• Car Park Cards
• Young people cards e.g. Connexions

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Smart Card Applications

• Education
• Recording attendance
• Enabling cashless catering
• Leisure
• Access to facilities
• Health incentives
• Libraries
• Books, DVDs, Videos etc
• Payment, photocopying

• Transport
• Contactless ticketing applications
• Concessionary travel
• Tourism
• Increasing tourism activity
• Payment
• Discounts
• Marketing

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Smart Card Applications

• Generic applications
• Gaining access
• Citizens
• Employees
• Recording an entitlement
• Updated immediately
• Tokens
• Paying for products or services

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Multi-Application Smartcards

• One card many applications
• Dual chip allowing contact and contactless
  applications
• Transport (contactless)
• E-Purse (Contact)
• Authentication (both?)
• Individual applications (both)
• Interoperable across districts, regions and
  countries
• Constrained by chip capacitybut this will
  disappear 2004/05

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Advantages for Citizens

• Wallet space
• Convenience
• Confidentiality
• Security
• Faster transport applications
• Discounts

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National Projects Programme

• National projects will seek to develop common
  standards and generic solutions
• National projects will create products ready
  for take-up by local government
• National projects will contribute to delivery of
  e-Government targets by 2005
• National projects will build on the work of LGOL
  pathfinders and other pilots

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National Smartcard Project

• Creation of framework proposal
• Agreed to develop 11 work packages
• Lead organisation for each work package
  identified
• First draft proposal submitted to ODPM in June
  2002, final draft submitted October 2002
• Overall funding approx 4.1m approved March 2003
• Project commenced April 2003 to complete by
  March 2004

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Objective

• The National Smartcard Project is intended to
  bring together the knowledge and expertise of a
  number of local authorities and Central
  Government departments, including Pathfinders
  authorities, to provide a framework and
  foundation that will drive ongoing development
  within the Smartcard market

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Work Packages
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Project Products
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Project output

• A Smartcard Starter Pack which will be located
  on-line at www.nationalsmartcardproject.org.uk
• An interactive on-line questions and answers
  approach
• A number of pilot sites rolling out NSCP
  Smartcards by 31st March 2004
• Working with Mid Suffolk District Council and
  Chester City Council as New Starters.
• Bolton Next
• Recommended Smartcard standards and road map
• Card management software

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Project take-up

• Deliverables map at www.nationalsmartcardproject.o
  rg.uk
• Opportunity for authorities to register an
  interest
• Presentations being made to LGOL Partnerships
• Newsletters (three issued so far)
• Research being conducted on behalf of NSCP
• Reference group meetings

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Getting involved

• Please complete the questionnaire in your pack
• Come along to the reference group meetings
• Sign up on the web site
• Add your name to the newsletter list
• Come along to our regional meetings in January,
  February and March
• Talk to us!

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More information www.nationalsmartcardproject.or
g.uk national.smartcard_at_bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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National Smartcard Project - Questions