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What concrete European applications are there for the e-ID card?

Currently, citizens from many countries in possession of an e-ID card can benefit from the following applications:

Examples of operational ‘citizen’ applications:
 

 

Examples of operational "business" applications
 

  • Electronic signature: to electronically sign and seal documents (MS Word, Adobe etc.) and emails,
     
  • Electronic registered mail: to send electronic registered letter using either an application or a local postal service account (Belgium, Austria etc.),
     
  • Electronic billing: it is now possible to receive free electronic billing statements from telecoms operators,
     
  • Electronic local authority or town hall counters: the inhabitants of certain communes can now make online request the main documents they need like certificates and registry entries. Local authority counters are permanently accessible,
     
  • Student cards: certain schools, in Belgium in particular, use e-ID to manage students, network access, and attendance,
     
  • Fiscal declarations: citizens can identify and authenticate themselves and then sign fiscal declarations they have completed online,
     
  • E-Banking: certain banks have integrated e-ID for customer identification in Austria, Sweden and Belgium, whereas other have integrated it as an additional means of securing online transactions,
     
  • Hotel registration: some hotels now complete these using their clients’ e-ID.
  Several business applications that use e-ID are up and running in many countries:
 
  • Electronic signature: for adding an electronic signature to documents (MS Word, Adobe etc.) and emails,
     
  • Electronic registered mail: to send electronic registered letter deliveries using either an application or a local postal service account (Belgium, Austria etc.),
     
  • Electronic billing: it is now possible to receive and consult electronic billing statements from telecoms operators and other service providers,
     
  • Company business: exchanging different documents (service reports, vacation lists, pay-slips and bank payments),
     
  • Vehicle registration: insurers and leasers can register new vehicles for the customer accounts,
     
  • Public and professional purchases (e-Procurement),
     
  • Online fiscal declarations.
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