Address by the BMWi
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The address discusses how COVID-19 has accelerated use of digital identity and trust services, highlighting electronic signatures, seals and timestamps for remote contracts and payments and an emergency one‑year extension for video identification. It contrasts a 19‑fold surge in online vehicle transactions in Bavaria after moving from eID to username/password, and sets policy priorities of technical harmonization and a European eID roadmap that preserves national investments while enabling cross‑border secure identity and interoperability.
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