Card Europe - Card Europe was created in 1994 as a not-for-profit organisation to promote the wide-spread use of smart cards.ACT Canada - Advanced Card Technologies (ACT) Canada is an international association for the advancement of card technologies; reaching out through seminars, conferences, information exchange work groups, research and many other programs
Global Chipcard Alliance - The goal of the GCA is to promote the common business interests of corporations which in some way are involved in the smart-/chipcard industry. The GCA was founded October 9th, 1996.
JavaCard Forum - Home of the JavaCard Forum group which works to establish the standards and compatibility of JavaCard Smart Cards.
Smart Card Alliance - After the merging of the Smart Card Industry Association and the Smart Card Forum into the Smart Card Alliance this non-profit, smart card oriented organization aims to serve as a single voice for the smart card industry in the United States.
GlobalPlatform - GlobalPlatform combines the interests of smart card issuers, vendors, industry groups, public entities, and technology suppliers to define requirements and technology standards for multiple application smart cards. GlobalPlatform manages and further develops the Open Platform specifications originally created by Visa International.
PC/SC Workgroup - Created in May 1996 to address critical technical issues related to the integration of ICCs (or Smart Cards) with the PC.
Smart Sign Project - Project aims to integrate smart card technology with Public Key Infrastructures into open, unrestricted and interoperable solutions.
