For G20 meet RFID and high-tech security measures for Delegates

GUWAHATI: No one can enter the conference hall or other restricted areas unexpectedly as security personnel at the Radisson Blu complex are monitoring everyone through radio frequency identification (RFID) – a technology that uses radio waves. is used to passively identify a tagged object.

As the G20 Sustainable Finance Group meeting began at the hotel on Thursday, security agencies are using RFID technology to protect foreign delegates while maintaining all security protocols.
RFID is a type of passive wireless technology that allows the tracking or matching of an object or person. The system has two main components: tags and readers. The reader emits radio waves and receives signals back from the RFID tag, while the tag uses radio waves to communicate its identity and other information.
The technology was first adopted in the 1970s but has become more popular in recent years due to its use in areas such as global supply chain management.

For the first time in the state, RFID-tagged passes containing their personal data and access rights have been issued to automatically identify all delegates and other participants.
“Nobody will be allowed to enter the conference hall or other restricted areas of the venue unexpectedly,” said a security official, requesting anonymity.

“Even media persons are restricted from entering the conference hall and some other areas apart from the media briefing hall,” the official said.
Movement of participants is continuously monitored by readers installed at the entrances of each hall and their entry and exit times. They are also being recorded while moving from one hall to another.

Card readers were installed at each entrance and linked to a screen so that security personnel stationed near the entrance could easily identify people who were not expected at the meeting.
95 delegates from G20 member states, 10 invited countries and 14 international organizations are participating in person in the first SFWG meeting. Many international organizations have practically joined the meeting.

Foreign delegates include 2 from USA, 1 from Mexico, 2 from Canada, 2 from Argentina, 3 from Brazil, 5 from European Union, 2 from Saudi Arabia, 1 from Singapore, 2 from Germany and 2 from Germany. Republic of Korea, 2 from United Arab Emirates, 2 from South Africa, 6 from China, 2 from Switzerland, 2 from Nigeria, 1 from Turkey, 3 from Italy, 5 from France, 5 from Indonesia, 1 from Australia, 3 from Japan, 4 delegates from Russia, 2 from UK, 1 from Spain and 1 from the Netherlands are participating in Opening.
In addition, senior officials from the IMF, 2 from the NDB, 2 from the Bank for International Settlements, 1 from the International Finance Corporation, 2 from the Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure, 3 from the AIIB, 5 from the UNDP, 1, 1 from GI Hub. Senior officials from OFCD, 1 from European Investment Bank and 1 from ADB are participating in the event.
Some of the important delegates who attended the G20 meeting include Mexico Central Bank Director Rafael Del Villar. Robert Sample, Director, Canada; Dan Novak, Canada – Central Bank; Jorge Carrera, Board Member, Argentina – Central Bank; Damian Lendell Richardson from the United States of America; Cyna Freitas Azevedo, Deputy Head of Department, Brazil – Central Bank; Antonio Marcos Rodrigues e Silva, Adviser, Brazil – Central Bank and more.
“We want to ensure the safety of everyone participating in this global event. RFIDs are a priority security database that helps identify all people who are registered for the event. Anyone who is not registered is in the halls. Can’t get in,” the official said.
About 64 “very important people” from around the world attended the G20 meeting held in Guwahati, sources said. More than 100 delegates including G20 countries and invited countries participated in the meeting.