Where is the technology found?

In 2010, the University of Santo Tomas introduced the school wide biometrics thumb-
screening system to better monitor the attendance of professors. In November 2010,
the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery was supposed to implement the system, but was
opposed by teachers.

Functions:
Biometrics & Fingerprint Time and Attendance Systems
Biometrics access control systems use human physical traits to uniquely
recognize or identify persons. The most common biometric access control system is a
fingerprint reader. Using a person's fingerprint, the reader is able to determine who is
trying to gain access to the system. Most biometrics systems also include time and
attendance logging. When a person places his or her fingerprint on the device, the
device stores that user's fingerprint on its internal database. This can be downloaded
through a USB flash drive.

Using biometric systems has advantages over using proximity card based
system. One advantage is fingerprint readers prevent buddy punching incidents. In a
card based system, a registered person may pass his or her card to an acquaintance
and have that acquaintance access the restricted area or log his or her time. While a
fingerprint reader is generally more expensive than a proximity card reader, the device
pays for itself in savings from not having to buy cards for each employee.
Does this technology contribute to sustainable development?

Yes it can contribute to sustainable development; one common definition of

sustainable development is that is development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Having
an automated time system software reduces the risk of human error and ensures and
easy, impartial, and orderly approach in addressing specific needs without any
confusion. In fact, Time and Attendance software has been shown to have an accuracy
rate of more than 99% versus manual systems by eliminating errors in data entry and
calculations.

Implementing a technology based time and attendance solution with biometric

devices will immediately help to reduce your labor costs. Manually collecting, managing,
calculating and processing time data to process payroll can take a lot of time, but with
an automated time and attendance solution, companies are able to increase efficiency
and save money.
 Not only efficiency and saving of money of the company would be the advantage
of having an automated attendance system but it can also contribute to the
environment. The manual attendance system used by companies before is using time
cards that are made of paper. Many forests and biodiversity would be saved by having
an automated attendance system since it does not require time cards in tracking the
attendance of an employee of a company.