The current situation and development trend of IC card applications in China
Release time:2018-04-10 09:58:17
The current situation and development trend of IC card applications in China
The IC card industry and its applications in China began in the early 1990s, with the launch of the Chinese government; Gold Card Project; And it has a history of more than ten years since its development. In the short span of over a decade, China's IC card industry and applications have grown from scratch, from small to large, and quickly gone through the start-up stage, with an astonishing speed of development. Especially in recent years, China's annual card issuance has exceeded one billion, making it the country with the fastest development of IC card applications in the world. Currently, IC cards have been promoted and applied in over ten government departments and industries in China.
1、 Chinese ICApplication status of card market
The annual issuance of IC cards in China has maintained a rapid growth trend, with an increasing number of new application areas added each year, and industries with more mature applications maintaining a considerable growth rate
Data statistics: Smart Card Professional Committee of China Information Industry Chamber of Commerce (the same below)
The advantages of IC cards are suitable for the needs of many application fields in China, playing an important role in many projects such as identity recognition and electronic payments. The telecommunications sector is a leader in launching the application of IC cards in China, playing a very important role in promoting the application of IC cards in the country. The shadow of IC cards can be seen not only in high-end mobile phones, but also in ordinary public phones (SIM cards, UIM cards, public IC cards, and PIM cards), which undoubtedly promotes the development and growth of the industrial sector. The telecommunications department has also developed the earliest domestic IC card standards and specifications for telecommunications IC cards, which have served as a reference for other application fields in terms of technology selection, manufacturer qualifications, and other aspects.
For many years, the annual issuance volume of telecommunications IC cards has been the highest among Chinese IC cards; Large scale households; The annual issuance volume of IC cards accounts for the vast majority of the national IC card issuance volume, which is undoubtedly related to the sustained growth of the Chinese economy and the particularity of the telecommunications market. Public telephone cards have dominated the world from early magnetic cards to IC cards, and the speed of technological updates is very fast. Today, public telephone IC cards have also taken on various forms, including regular IC cards, regular account cards, and account IC cards. The development speed of mobile phones in China has been very rapid in the past decade. Currently, China has become the world's largest mobile phone market, with an annual growth rate of 40-50 million households. The rapid development of mobile phones has also driven the development of the mobile phone card market. In recent years, the number of mobile phone cards issued has also been increasing year by year,
China's social security card is another major CPU card after mobile phone cards, which has played a positive role in promoting the development of CPU cards in recent years. At present, the number of insured people in China has exceeded 100 million, and there is huge market potential. However, the current social security application market in China is still very immature. Firstly, the level of informatization in the social security field is far less widespread than in finance, telecommunications, and other industries, and the professional level of staff is also uneven; Secondly, China's labor and social security system is a traditional yet emerging field with a relatively short history of consolidation, and internal integration still requires a certain process; Funds are also an important factor that hinders the social security department from activating the social security card; There are many media for social security cards. Currently, the types of social security cards in China include paper cards, magnetic cards, barcode cards, storage cards, and CPU cards. Although the Ministry of Labor and Social Security requires that the social security (personal) cards launched nationwide be CPU cards, the projects implemented in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security have only gradually taken shape in recent years. This not only indicates that the market is still in the start-up stage, but also foreshadows the trend of the future market.
As of the end of 2005, more than 120 cities in China had implemented urban public transportation IC card charging systems. The public transportation sector is an important application area for contactless IC cards, which has played an important role in promoting the development of China's contactless IC card (RFID) industry. At present, there are over 70 million public transportation IC cards issued in China.
As a special single-chip computer, CPU cards have shown increasing vitality, and currently, their main application industry is still in the field of mobile phones. In addition, most of China's major government projects use CPU cards as the main medium, such as social security cards, tax control cards, radio and television cards, tour guide cards, etc. With the acceleration of EMV migration in the global banking sector, China's transition from bank magnetic cards to bank CPU cards will also accelerate in the coming years, which will play a very important role in the development of China's CPU card market and provide huge business opportunities for industrial sectors.
Among the large number of IC cards issued every year, storage cards still occupy the main market share. In environments where security requirements are not very high in most places, simple and low-priced storage cards are often the preferred products, with logical encryption cards being the most important. The demand for logic encryption cards in the market is increasing every year. As the price and cost continue to decrease, the lowest end memory cards will show an increasingly shrinking trend.
Most of the IC cards issued in various application industries in China are contact IC cards, which are mainly used in prepaid public telephones, mobile phones, social security, banks, traffic police, campuses, industrial and commercial taxation, etc. Non contact IC cards are mainly used in urban public transportation, highway toll collection, access control, canteens, property management, etc. Non contact has grown rapidly due to its convenience in transactions, fast speed, and wide range of applications. Since the comprehensive launch of the second-generation resident identity card (IC card) replacement in China in 2005, contactless IC cards have entered a new peak of development.
IIChinaICProblems in the card market
Although China's IC card market has shown rapid growth every year, the IC card application market in China has not yet fully matured. Lack of professional personnel and failure to operate according to market norms are phenomena in some application markets and the fundamental reasons for unequal competition among enterprises. A transparent, efficient, fair, and service-oriented supervisory department is the prerequisite and foundation for the success of the IC card project. Failure to follow market rules will inevitably affect the construction and future sustainable development of the project. At present, some departments still have inadequate concepts and understanding of IC cards, or there are still misconceptions, reflected in the lack of understanding in overall planning, business processes, and promoting industrial development in information technology work. For example, there are significant differences in understanding of IC card projects in some places, and there is a sense of local protectionism. Some even regard the construction of IC card projects as political achievements, while ignoring that IC card projects are a long-term informationization; Convenient project;.
Compared with general information construction, the construction of IC card projects has its particularity. IC cards involve thousands of households and are an information tool that directly connects the government and citizens. Especially in the construction of projects related to one card for multiple uses, coordination becomes the top priority as it involves many government departments. No problems are allowed in any link, and the construction of the system must also be planned for the next few years. In order to build a good project, the government needs to make efforts in various aspects, actively promote popular science knowledge to the public, cultivate professional talents, attach importance to the construction of information security, choose capable enterprises to undertake projects, achieve data sharing and business cooperation among various departments, and effectively solve the problems of interest distribution and resource utilization among all parties involved in the project.
3、 IC in the next five yearsProspects for Card Application Fields
After more than a decade of development, China's IC card market has entered a stage of adjustment. Although there are still some problems, the overall development trend is moving towards a good situation. Looking ahead to the IC card market in China in the coming years, the prospects will be even brighter. This will be reflected in the following aspects:
1. In the field of mobile phones, mobile phone cards will still be one of the mainstream products in the market. In terms of shipment volume, there will be at least 2 billion cards in the next five years, and the number of cards delivered to end-users will also show an increasing trend. Especially with the advent of the 3G era, there will be significant growth.
\t 2、 In the field of second-generation resident identity card replacement: according to the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, by the end of 2008, the basic replacement will be completed, that is, 900 million cards will be replaced. The second-generation resident identity card has over a hundred application areas, including banks, hotels, stocks, postal services, airports, social security, employment, and more, in addition to its application in public security.
\t 3、 In the banking and financial services industry, although the motivation for EMV migration is insufficient, its prospects are still quite broad. At present, more than 900 million bank magnetic cards have been issued in China. With the further strengthening of China's national strength and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the number of outbound tourists has increased sharply. Although the risk transfer of EMV migration is becoming more and more prominent, the number of cards that meet the EMV2000 standard will still have a breakthrough growth within 5 years, and by 2010, the number will reach tens of millions.
\t 4、 In terms of student ID cards and campus cards in the education system: Currently, the Ministry of Education and local governments at all levels are exploring the issue of unified standards for student ID cards and campus cards in the education system. If unified standards are achieved, it will further promote the development of the education industry, and the number of cards issued will be in the billions.
\t 5、 In terms of urban traffic cards: urban traffic cards will develop towards regional all-in-one cards, such as extending from the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta to surrounding areas.
\t 6、 In terms of labor and social security cards: With the continuous improvement of China's social security system and the existence of industry standards for labor and social security cards, their issuance volume will increase significantly within five years. The social security card in Shanghai has been extended to townships and migrant populations.
\t 7、 In terms of identity recognition and access management cards for government agencies and enterprises, this type of card is an important measure to ensure system and information security while sharing information and information infrastructure. It is based on PKI technology to address the requirements of information authenticity, integrity, and non repudiation, ensuring system and information security, and enabling users with different identities to share information and obtain what they need. The demand for this type of card will increase day by day. Of course, this type of card can be in the form of a smart card or a USB KEY.
8. The development of IC cards towards the field of radio frequency identification (RFID): Since the 7th National IC Card Application Work Conference in 2004, the National Gold Card Office has officially included RFID technology and electronic tag applications in the key work of the National Gold Card Project, and has begun to organize application pilot projects. After more than a year of research and discussion, and after relevant industry and local applications, pilot work has been launched in departments and places where conditions permit, actively and steadily promoting the construction of RFID application demonstration projects. Targeting industrial production processes and safety production management, promoting the development of productivity; Serve“ Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers; Promote the industrialization of agriculture (agricultural products); Anti counterfeiting and dynamic management of important items; Supply chain and modern logistics management; Digital tourism industry and modern service industry, etc.
Looking at the future IC card application market in China, various fields of application will emerge one after another, such as various identity recognition cards represented by ID cards, mobile phone cards (2G, 3G), digital TV (set-top box) and digital broadcasting cards, PBOC 2.0 cards, or single card multi-purpose charging cards based on PBOC 2.0 standards (city access cards, gas cards, water, electricity, gas cards, etc., tax control cards, etc.). The overall market will generate sales of over 3 billion cards. This is not only a joyous occasion for applications, but also a historical opportunity full of unlimited business opportunities for industrial sectors.
The IC card market in our country is facing the best period of another development peak.