Most universities, colleges and schools today are confronting with the
challenges towards campus modernization with shrinking funding and rising
enrollments. How to leverage on the initiatives of information technology for
quality education becomes especially strategic. Today, school administrators
are turning to ICT technology in areas of computerization, networking and/or
multimedia applications as enabler to enhance the efficiency of administration
and effectiveness of teaching.
Campus smart card is getting prevalent as a key ICT innovation for smart
campus. It provides unsurpassed convenience to school administrators in
facilitating a wide range of authentication control and facilities usage
applications. It is versatile for application as a student pass for attendance
control, smart key to gain entrance access or electronic token for payment at
canteens. Besides this, there are a multitude of services that require
micro-payment. Smart card in the form of electronic purse can be used to
enable such cashless transaction. Of which photocopying and printing
services can now be charged without the need to incur additional
administration efforts.