Italy took the first step to start the notification process for their electronic identification (eID) scheme under the eIDAS Regulation.
It is the first member state with an eID system led by the private sector to start this process. The notification of this eID scheme will enable Italian citizens and businesses to use their electronic identities to access online public services and private services across Europe.
All member states have committed to speed up the EU-wide usage of eIDs in the Tallinn Declaration on eGovernment. Italy’s pre-notification together with Germany’s notification earlier this year are leading the way in the uptake.
Italy’s pre-notification additionally emphasises the key roles of both the private and the public sector in building a trustworthy EU-wide eID ecosystem.
The commission encourages similar uptake in the whole EU as part of its 2014 Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (eIDAS Regulation).
