GTIN
Colloquially, many know GTIN as a barcode, but technically, GTIN is the number found beneath the barcode symbol itself, and can therefore also be used for other technologies such as 2D barcodes and RFID tags.
Colloquially, many know GTIN as a barcode, but technically, GTIN is the number found beneath the barcode symbol itself, and can therefore also be used for other technologies such as 2D barcodes and RFID tags.
How do we reduce medication errors in the healthcare system? And can data and digital standards be the key to a more circular economy?
These are some of the questions you can get answers to when GS1 Denmark hosts two timely debates. We focus on how data, traceability, and common standards can create value – for citizens, businesses, and society alike.
At their core, both debates are about the same thing: How do we create better decisions and more effective solutions through common standards, reliable data, and digital cohesion?
Medication errors remain the most frequent adverse event in the healthcare system. Yet the technology already exists: when medication and a patient's wristband are scanned, the system can verify that the right patient receives the right medication in the right dose at the right time.
In this debate, GS1 Denmark joins politicians, healthcare professionals, and patient safety experts to focus on why barcode scanning has not yet been widely implemented in Denmark – and what it will take to change that.
Debate participants:
The moderator is Ole Toft, health policy analyst at Altinget.
The EU is setting increasingly stringent requirements for the circular economy, repair, and documentation through initiatives like the Digital Product Passport and the Right to Repair. But does it work in practice?
In this debate, we examine whether businesses, consumers, and authorities actually have the data and digital infrastructure required to create real circularity.
The debate will focus on questions such as:
Panelists:
The moderator is Anne Ginderskov Hansen, Director at APPLiA.
For GS1 Denmark, Folkemødet is about much more than just two debates. It is about bringing people, perspectives, and solutions together to address some of the challenges currently shaping our society.
Folkemødet is a unique opportunity to foster dialogue between politicians, businesses, organizations, and experts—and to demonstrate how data, standards, and digital cohesion can make a tangible difference in practice.
We are participating to highlight everything from medicine scanning and 2D barcodes to digital product information and the circular economy. The common denominator is the need for a shared language, traceability, and interoperability if technology is to create real value for citizens, businesses, and society alike.
Every day, GS1 works to make data usable across value chains—and to create the standards that make technology work in practice. That is why Folkemødet is also an important platform for us to strengthen collaborations, inspire new solutions, and establish GS1 more clearly as a relevant societal actor.
We look forward to meeting politicians, businesses, organizations, and partners at Folkemødet 2026.
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If you want to create your own product photos, we can also help you get certified.
GS1Trade Sync is a data pool for product data exchange that your trading partners can access.
GS1Trade Sync streamlines data exchange between trading partners because data only needs to be entered in one place. This increases the quality of product data and creates value for you - and the entire value chain.
GS1Trade Packaging is a packaging data system that gathers your packaging data in one place. The system ensures efficient collection, structuring, and declaration of packaging data, and makes it easy to exchange packaging data with other companies.
GS1Trade Exact ensures the quality of your product data. All physical products are checked against the data registered in GS1Trade Sync.
With this service, you get verified and quality-assured data that benefits the entire supply chain.
GS1Trade Transact handles the digital receipt of orders and the sending of documents to your customers. You can choose whether to integrate it with your financial system or access it online.
GTIN (also known as EAN) stands for “Global Trade Item Number” and is the number sequence shown beneath a barcode symbol.
GTIN (EAN) is a global standard used to uniquely identify digital and physical products, allowing the barcode to be scanned anywhere in the world throughout the supply chain.
A GLN (also known as EAN) allows you to uniquely identify physical, functional, legal, or digital entities. This can include the sender, receiver, buyer, seller, supplier, manufacturer, delivery location, billing location, store, or internal departments.
