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title: eIDAS and Digital Identity
type: technology
url: "https://www.envisioning.com/research/polis/europe__eidas-and-digital-identity"
hub: polis
summary: EU-wide digital identity framework enabling citizens to store ID, driving license, and diplomas on their phones — France deploying nationwide by summer 2025
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# eIDAS and Digital Identity

EU-wide digital identity framework enabling citizens to store ID, driving license, and diplomas on their phones — France deploying nationwide by summer 2025
- Technology Readiness Level: 7/9
- Impact: 4/5
- Investment: 4/5
The revised eIDAS regulation (eIDAS 2.0) requires all EU member states to offer digital identity wallets to their citizens by 2026. France is among the first movers, planning country-wide digital identity cards on smartphones (including iPhone integration) by summer 2025. The wallet stores government-issued identity documents, driving licenses, health insurance cards, and educational diplomas.

The architecture is designed for privacy: citizens control which attributes they share (you can prove you're over 18 without revealing your birth date), and transactions are not tracked by the identity provider. This 'selective disclosure' approach sets a global standard for privacy-preserving digital identity.

The pan-European scope is what distinguishes this from national digital ID systems: a French digital identity will be recognized in Germany, Spain, or any other EU member state. Cross-border recognition of digital identities enables seamless access to government services, banking, healthcare, and telecommunications across the single market — a practical integration step that goes beyond what any other multi-country digital identity system has achieved.

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Source: Envisioning — Technology Research Institute (https://www.envisioning.com/research/polis/europe__eidas-and-digital-identity)