GS1 - About us

About GS1 Norway

Global standards that make it faster, cheaper and safer for you to serve your customers.

GS1 Norway is a not-for-profit organization that locally administers the global multi-industry system of identification and communication for products, services, assets and locations - the GS1 System.

GS1 Norway was created to help Norwegian business enterprises become more efficient; our fundamental role is to allocate GS1 numbers and barcodes, maintaining internationally accepted trading standards. This, in turn, allows Norwegian organizations to adopt world's best practice supply chain management techniques.

We are one of over 100 GS1 member organizations across 150 countries, and operate in multiple sectors and industries.
Our standards are the most globally used supply chain standards, and there are over 5.000 users in Norway.

To increase supply chain efficiency, the flow of goods and information can be automated by using our standards with:

Identification numbers
Bar codes
RFID (EPCglobal)
Electronic data interchange (eCom)
Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN)

About GS1 Smart Centre

The focus is on how technologies and standards can deliver value today - not at some time in the future!

The center's showroom is divided into four areas - smart factory, smart transportation, smart apparel and smart wholesale store-in which the processes are demonstrated through various showcases. Visitors will get a deeper understanding of how standards, technology and cooperation contribute to efficient trade and logistics, to see the entire value chain as a whole. They will also be able to see the outlines of the future value chain. New technology opens up incredible opportunities, which are made visible here.

The GS1 Smart Centre includes an RFID/EPC Test Centre, and is supported by over 40 partners. Unlike some laboratories, the GS1 Smart Centre is not focused primarily on hardware and hardware testing. The GS1 Smart Centre features a multimedia display and a presentation screen mounted on three large walls. Behind the scenes, 14 PCs and a server control 14 projectors to display presentations, videos, pictures and applications. These presentations show the use of technology and standards in the value chain.

The center offers comprehensive courses and seminars for partners and Norwegian companies, boosting awareness of the capabilities of EPC/RFID systems and GS1 standards, and helping people to develop RFID skills.