Your individual response to this Membership Survey will provide valuable input to GlobalPlatform’s Leadership Team.  Your feedback will be combined with that of other members and will be thoroughly reviewed by the Board of Directors at the Annual Strategy Meeting this August.

We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with a response to these questions by Friday, 21 May.

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1) What is the main value to you of being a GlobalPlatform member? (Please rank the value of the following with 1 being Least Important and 5 being Most Important)

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Technical:

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Ensure your company’s business and technical requirements are reflected in the development of Specifications in SE, TEE and TPS Committees and associated Working Groups
Ensure your company’s needs are reflected in the development of Business Requirements in the Task Forces (IoTopia, Security, China and / or Japan Task Force)
Participation in the Functional Certification (Compliance) Scheme
Participation in the Security Certification Scheme
Acquire more knowledge of GlobalPlatform Specifications through direct participation with the organization
Provide more competitive solutions to the marketplace
Access to the members-only website

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Member Marketing:

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Benefit from increased exposure of the organization within global markets via GlobalPlatform representatives attendance or speaking opportunities at relevant events
Access to GlobalPlatform educational and informational material (ie., white papers, guides, industry interviews, audio and video recordings, newsletters)
Inclusion in GlobalPlatform marketing documents and website pages (membership section of website, acknowledgement of your company in outbound materials or via sponsorships at GlobalPlatform hosted events)

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Networking:

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Establish working relationships with potential business partners
Learn from leading industry experts
Stay abreast of industry developments

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2) How does your organization rate the value and relevance of the deliverables from the following groups? (Please rank the value and relevance of the following with 1 being Least Valuable and 5 being Most Valuable)

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SE Committee
TEE Committee
TPS Committee
IoTopia Task Force
Security Task Force
Japan Task Force
China Task Force

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3) Which of the following educational tools do you find most helpful? (Please rank the helpfulness of the following with 1 being Least Helpful and 5 being Most Helpful)

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GlobalPlatform Seminars, Workshops and Webinars 
Technical Trainings 
Publications (White Papers, Made Simple Guides, Industry Interviews, Blogs, Use Cases)
Videos (YouTube, YouKu)

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4) Which communication channels do you find most helpful? (Please rank the helpfulness of the following with 1 being Least Helpful and 5 being Most Helpful)

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Member Meetings (Spring & Fall member meetings and June Technical week)
Executive Director Newsletter
Email Communications
Social Media (Twitter, LinkedIn, WeChat)
Industry Media News Sources
Industry Conference Presentations
Public Website
Member Website

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5) From what you have observed as a GlobalPlatform member, do you believe the Board of Directors is making decisions that are guiding the organization in a proper direction?

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6) We recently utilized the EngageZ platform for the virtual Spring Member meetings. Please rate the following:

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Ease of use
Ease of registration
Access to / joining of meetings
Networking opportunities and the "Social Lounge"
Value of resources
Overall value of the platform

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7) What initiatives should GlobalPlatform pursue to ensure our relevance and success in Internet of Things (IoT)?  (For example, create new alliance, online services, blockchain, etc.)

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8) Please list any ideas you have for a contribution to GlobalPlatform (technical requirements, use case, white paper, etc.).  We will provide assistance with how to make the contribution.

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9) GlobalPlatform is planning to hold the Fall Member meetings face-to-face the week of 15 November 2021 in Athens, Greece. If we proceed with a face-to-face meeting, do you plan to attend?

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10) Please provide any additional comments you may have.

Thank you for taking the time to review and respond to these questions. We are grateful for your input and welcome additional input from other colleagues in your company who are involved in GlobalPlatform, so please feel free to pass this survey tool along to them as well.

Thank you!
GlobalPlatform Secretariat

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