Business and Innovation at the hearth of CARTES & IDentification 2011

With almost 20,000 visitors CARTES & IDentification confirmed its international influence and positioned itself more than ever as the major global event for digital security and smart technologies.

Key Figures

• 35 000 sq.m of exhibition
• 430 exhibitors - 79% come from outside France
• 19 513 visitors - 69% come from outside France
• 1 300 congress attendees - 86% come from outside France
• 143 countries represented

Visitors and Exhibitors 2011 statistics

CARTES & IDentification, reflection of a dynamic market

The trade show confirms its international status with 430 exhibitors from 45 countries, and 19,513 visitors, with 69% visitors from outside France, representing 143 countries.

The 21 conferences tracks during the three days welcomed 1,225 participants, including 87% professionals from outside France.

Mobile payment and NFC applications: key themes for this year

Visitors are aware of the deployment of contactless technology and the arrival of NFC terminals for mobile payment, with many demonstrations on the stands such as the NFC car by Oberthur or the e-bike by NXP. The pavilion dedicated to mobile payment companies hosted 12 solutions providers for mobile payment, transactions management, Trusted Service Management, smartphones, tablets and other smarts mobiles objects.

Many projects in Government Security and in eHealth

The identity protection sector is booming and the technologies of identification and authentication presented by the exhibitors have been applied to many documents (biometrics passports, electronic ID, electronic driver’s license, health cards...).

E-health has been in the spotlight this year with the Smart Health exhibition which presented innovations for electronic health record, health cards, or even applications for telemedicine that improve the quality of care services and patients comfort, but it also fights against fraud and inflation in health costs.