Become a Member

If your organization has a strategic interest in influencing the technical development of the most widely deployed and accepted smart card platform and infrastructure in today's global marketplace, wants to stay on top of industry-shaping developments in this arena or simply wishes to bolster its image through association with GlobalPlatform, why not apply for GlobalPlatform membership? Members of the organization benefit from many significant advantages:

• Strategic Influence - Members have the opportunity to influence specification development to align with and facilitate the strategic direction of their own organization.
  
  
• Advance Insight - Members gain a competitive advantage through advance awareness of technology developments to address emerging requirements.
  
  
• Technical Privileges - Members are entitled to preferable terms on some GlobalPlatform technical documents and tools.
  
  
• Access to Expertise - Members have direct access to GlobalPlatform experts, who can educate them fully on the benefits of deploying or offering GlobalPlatform solutions.
  
  
• Access to Exclusive Member Website - All GlobalPlatform members have access to privileged information available on the member-only website. This information is not available to the general public and includes technical documentation, access to technical tools, meeting minutes and advance meeting materials, internal and external presentations.
  
  
• Networking Opportunities - Members gain access to an expansive network of industry contacts, providing networking and business development opportunities and an unrivalled resource pool of industry expertise on smart card technology and implementation issues.
  
  
• Industry Positioning - Members become part of a thought-leading smart card community, demonstrating their commitment to the development of an open and interoperable smart card infrastructure.
  
  
• Marketing Support - Members benefit from joint marketing and PR opportunities initiated and managed by GlobalPlatform.