Committees

Technical activity and specification development within GlobalPlatform is carried out by three committees - the Card Committee, Device Committee and Systems Committee. Collectively, the technical committees address all issues that relate to the main components of the smart card infrastructure and are populated by representatives from GlobalPlatform's Full and Participating Member organizations. Each committee manages its workload by forming working groups, which are assigned to discuss and progress specific technical deliverables. The working groups regularly report back to the main committee on key decisions and outcomes. This approach allows members to channel their expertise and knowledge into targeted work initiatives. It also allows GlobalPlatform to benefit from the output of debate and collaboration between some of the best technical minds in the smart card industry.

Each technical committee and its working groups progress work activities through meetings and conference calls which are scheduled as required throughout the year.