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Greece kicks off eSignature pilot
Greece’s Ministry of Digital Policy is going to pilot the use of electronic signatures as part of the Ministry’s document workflow. The kick-off for the project was announced by the ministry last week…
NEWSCreated: 26/09/2017Updated Date: 26/09/2017
Over 40,000 mobile phone ID users in Portugal
Portugal’s Chave Móvel Digital (Digital Mobile Key) is now used by more than 40,000 citizens, reports the Agency for Administrative Modernisation (AMA). This authentication method for eGovernment…
NEWSCreated: 20/09/2017Updated Date: 20/09/2017
Potential security flaw in Estonian ID card chip
The government of Estonia is investigating a potential security vulnerability affecting the country’s ID cards and digital IDs. Estonia’s public key database has been closed, to minimise the risk of…
NEWSCreated: 06/09/2017Updated Date: 06/09/2017
Poland takes next step in transposing eIDAS
The Polish Parliament has agreed with government-proposed changes to laws and regulations, to help transpose rules on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the…
NEWSCreated: 19/09/2016Updated Date: 19/09/2016
Hungary’s new eID card proves popular
In a mere nine months, one million Hungarian citizens have been issued with the country’s new eID card, reports the Hungarian eGovernment service agency, KEKKH (Közigazgatási és Elektronikus…
NEWSCreated: 19/09/2016Updated Date: 19/09/2016
First 100,000 users for FranceConnect eID service
In just three months, FranceConnect, France’s new eID portal solution has registered over 100,000 users, reports SGMAP, France’s government modernisation unit. Each day, around 2,000 new users…
NEWSCreated: 25/07/2016Updated Date: 25/07/2016
ETSI bundles standards for EU eID regulation
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has published a collection of standards for electronic signatures, electronic seals, electronic time-stamps, and for trust services providers. The…
NEWSCreated: 22/07/2016Updated Date: 22/07/2016
Three regions now support Italy’s new eID system
The Italian regions of Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia are supporting the country’s new eID system, SPID, which provides citizens with access to eGovernment services. Italy’s…
NEWSCreated: 21/04/2016Updated Date: 21/04/2016
Malta to simplify eID card use
The government of Malta is making it easier to use its new eID card online, according to announcements by the country’s Information Technology Agency (MITA) and Identity Malta, the agency responsible…
NEWSCreated: 31/03/2016Updated Date: 31/03/2016
Italy’s Council of State mars launch of new eID
Scraps EUR 5 million capital requirement for eID providers Italy’s Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, has spoiled the launch of SPID, the country’s new eID solution…
NEWSCreated: 25/03/2016Updated Date: 25/03/2016
France to unify eID portals as planned
France is taking its next, planned step toward unification of its eID portal solutions into one, Service-public.fr. According to an announcement on mon.service-public.fr, the site will be shut down in…
NEWSCreated: 15/03/2016Updated Date: 15/03/2016
Netherlands begins eID pilots
The Dutch government has started pilots with electronic identification cards and smart phone apps, to allow online identification for eGovernment services. The first eID card was handed out in mid…
NEWSCreated: 24/02/2016Updated Date: 24/02/2016