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4.8 Establishment of a material examination office. Creation of a national institute whose
mission is the control and analysis of specific products in order to validate the quality of
the used materials and to certify their technical nature. This institute should act
independently and should not be subject to producers or suppliers. This office would also
issue material passports.
4.9 Material passports should be promoted through public procurement. Material passports
integrated with blockchain technology could provide continuous tracking of products.
Material content and assembly methods would always be traceable, and enable taxation
to be automated, depending on the final destination of the product. Minimum legal
standards for healthy design and design for disassembly should be established and
periodically reviewed, for inclusion in material passports.
4.10 Promote energy network stability and cost savings through instant pricing and local
energy storage. Expand installation of smart meters, and implement a flexible short term
energy pricing scheme which contributes to stabilizing the networks, saving money for
both end-users and operators, supporting distributed production plants, and achieving the
100% renewable energy goal faster. Promote smart-controlled equipment for enabling
participation in real-time demand response options. Support technical development of
energy storage solutions that are re-usable. Support fully autonomous energy
consumption by electronic devices and machines, connected to the Internet, and
automated energy storage based on energy availability and short term provisions around
local consumption and production.
4.11 Through a public-private partnership, promote smart supply chains, intelligent assets,
and standardized logistics container/tray pool. Spread use of existing technologies (RFID,
geo-localization) for high value items together with other information like usage, need for
repair, and storage conditions (humidity/ temperature). Foster standardized packaging
solutions for all local postal, parcel and logistic companies managed in a central pool.
Develop a demonstration smart warehouse, that can easily be adapted to future needs
and that detect material flows through the building. Develop low cost technologies to
ensure tracking of goods, and packaging materials, and of transportation equipment for
multiple industries (logistics, food, automotive suppliers, medical). Develop safe data
transmission protocols (e.g., blockchain technologies).
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