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Digital Pen Usage Study

The Digital Stationery Consortium (DSC) is a network of global industry and thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and academics with a shared interest in smart digital stationery solutions. We connect different industries, institutions, perspectives, and requirements. Given this interest - and with various members in the areas of traditional and digital stationery solutions, display, e-paper, stylus, pen-displays, … Continued

Event Highlight

Recap Connected Ink

This year, Connected Ink took place around the world in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Düsseldorf, and Portland over a two-week period of time from 6th to 19th November 2022. The event was planned as an inspiring, meaningful and interesting journey of exploring humanity’s evolution and creativity, as well as connecting culture, society and our future as … Continued

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All about Wacom's upcoming Connected Ink Event!

Connected Ink is an event that creates a space for continuous exploration about the future of human creativity by asking questions, exchanging ideas and inspiring ourselves about new and alternative ideas. Established as an event of “Creative Chaos”, imaginative and curious people from all walks of life come together and share surprising discoveries, unique perspectives, … Continued

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The Top Five Misconceptions around Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)

By Pat Santos - Han Santos, PLLC   The Context of Self-Sovereign Identity Today our identity is in the hands of third parties that we have no control over.  Maybe we manage our passwords and accounts on paper, or on a spreadsheet.  But presently, the services we log on to have our credentials, and those … Continued

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WILL ™ SDK for ink – special offer for interested members

As a member of DSC, you have the possibility to access discounted technology licenses or solutions from Digital Stationery Consortium Contributing Members who choose to offer such discounts. Wacom will be granting DSC members a discount of up to 3,000 USD p.a. for WILL SDK for ink. The Wacom Ink Layer Language (WILL™) is a … Continued

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June 2022

Dear DSC Members, We've got something to tell you! Read all about the latest news regarding new members and current topics in our newsletter below! Best regards, Heidi Wang DSC Secretary and Vice President Please click here for the Chinese version of this newsletter. 请点击这里查看简讯中文版 Member Spotlight We have two new members we would like … Continued

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The Love of Writing

By Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D. For as long as I could remember I've always loved using quality writing instruments. When I graduated high school, I could remember getting a Cross pen set from my parents, which I really cherished. After completing my doctorate, my wife went out and bought me a Mont Blanc Ball Point … Continued

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February 2022

Greetings DSC Members, Last year we celebrated the five-year milestone of the DSC. For this we would like to give a big Thank You to our members! Our focus is to think creatively, address new challenges and identify new opportunities in the world of digital stationery products, bringing together what belongs together: Paper, Pen and … Continued

Use Case Spotlight

International Day of Education

Education is the foundation for our future. Our DSC members strive to strengthen and transform digital education, it being one of the Herculean tasks that educators and educational authorities currently face, with the possibility to make meaningful and major changes for kids all over the world by promoting inclusion and empowerment of underprivileged scholars. UNESCO’s … Continued

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Connected Ink 2021

The Wacom Connected Ink event explores new directions for art, human expression and education, and the technology that supports it all. This year, the event went on a 27-hour journey to seek out inspirations and new perspectives in the creative chaos. The 2021 event is over. But Connected Ink goes on. Please visit the YouTube channel … Continued

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Interview with DSC member iFLYTEK with Zhong Kun

The iFLYTEK group of companies is a well-known leader in Research and Development (R&D) and for its transformative products in the A.I. business world. Since its establishment, the company is devoted to cornerstone technological research in speech and languages, natural language understanding, machine learning, machine reasoning, adaptive learning, and has maintained the world-leading position in … Continued

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Use Case: Driving the Next Generation of Note-Taking and Collaboration

A universal digital ink technology framework offers new opportunities for stationery companies to expand their note-taking product capabilities and deliver new value to customers. In the Digital Stationery Consortium (DSC) Use Cases Case Study titled “Driving The Next Generation of Note-Taking And Collaboration With Digital Ink,” we examine how digital stationery solutions offer new opportunities … Continued

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Catarina Cho - Samsung

Please introduce yourself briefly. I’m currently a member of the Digital Stationery Consortium (DSC) Board of Directors. As the partnership manager of Mobile Communications business at Samsung Electronics, I play a key role in the development of S Pen-enabled products. Samsung’s extensive research in the field of pen input solutions in mobile devices contributed to … Continued

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Angela Beyer - STAEDTLER Mars GmbH & Co. KG

Please introduce your company and yourself briefly. As project manager for the development of digital products, I am pleased that STAEDTLER participates in shaping the future of writing and drawing through our membership in the DSC. We see ourselves as pioneers in bridging the analog and digital worlds when it comes to writing instruments. STAEDTLER … Continued

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Kondo Hisaki - Fujitsu Client Computing Limited

Please introduce your company and yourself briefly I am the general manager of FCCL, responsible for developing platforms and new technologies for personal computers. Fujitsu Client Computing was founded on the philosophy that it would lead the way as a computing company that partners with people, persistently providing global offerings with a relentless pursuit of … Continued

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Use Case: Digital Stationery

Universal digital ink technology offers new opportunities for stationery companies to expand their product capabilities and deliver new value to customers. In the Digital Stationery Consortium (DSC) Case Study titled “How the stationery industry can benefit from universal digital ink technologies” we examine how digital stationery solutions offer new opportunities for stationery products companies to … Continued

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Use Case: Insurance and Financial Services

Universal digital ink technology is changing the face of innovation for various companies and organizations in the insurance and financial services sector. In the Digital Stationery Consortium (DSC) Use Cases Case Study titled “Expanding the Power of a Human Signature in the Digital Financial World,” we examine how digital stationery solutions can deliver significant benefits … Continued

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Member Spotlight: Johnson Lee: E ink, Promoter Member

Watch full video interview here Please briefly introduce your company. We at E Ink are the pioneers and commercial leaders in the ePaper technology industry. Based on technology from MIT’s Media Lab, E Ink has transformed and defined the eReader market and is redefining the digital pen input device, signage, architecture and design, mobile, wearable … Continued

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Member Spotlight: Dr.Felix Obschonka: Montblanc, Contributor Member

Watch full video interview here Please introduce yourself briefly. I’m currently a member of the Digital Stationery Consortium (DSC) Board of Directors and the Associate Director of New Technologies at Montblanc, where I focus on the digital products business. Montblanc represents the heritage of 110 years spent focusing on the beauty of writing. We firmly believe … Continued