Objectives

The H2020-ICT10 project Impulse – Identity Management in PUbLic SErvices – conducted a user-centric and multidisciplinary impact analysis on the integration of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on eID in public services. It assessed benefits, but also risks, costs and limitations, considering socio-economic, legal, ethical and operational impacts as well as framework conditions (such as GDPR and eIDAS regulations, existing eID systems, and standards).

A set of 6 representative and innovative case studies in Denmark, Spain, Bulgaria, Iceland and Italy, led by a public service partner, provided a variety of cultural, operational, legal, procedural and social contexts for research.

Two major outcomes were produced: 

1. A digital wallet has been developed that can be used by public institutions and authorities as an effective and secure instrument for identity verification. The digital wallet is intended to replace the current digital certificates. It is one of the first digital wallets to have the European seal of conformity for compatibility with the secure proof of identity according to the regulatory model for the digital identification of citizens.
2. Actionable roadmaps (detailing pathways and good practices) for the adoption, escalation and sustainability of such advanced eID technologies by public services in the EU ecosystem.

The following publication was developed within the project under the lead of DIN:

“Analyzing the Standardization Landscape for Identity Management in Public Services - A Standards Review for the IMPULSE project”, Nov. 2023, Journal of ICT Standardisation 

Project duration

02/2021 - 01/2024

Project coordinator

• Fundación Centro Tecnolóxico de Telecomunicacións de Galicia, Spain

Project partners

• Lappeenrannan-Lahden Teknillinen Yliopisto LUT, Finland
• Agency for European Integration and Economic Development AEI, Austria
• Association du Pole de Competitivite Transactions Electroniques Securisees APTES, France
• Aarhus Municipality, Denmark
• Gobierno Vasco – Departamento de seguridad, Spain
• Gijón City Council, Spain
• Municipality of Peshtera, Bulgaria
• City of Reykjavik, Department of Services and Operations, Iceland
• Unione italiana delle Camere di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura, Italy
• CyberEthics Lab. Srls, Italy
• Alice Biometrics SL, Spain
• Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Germany
• Tree Technology SA, Spain
• Infocert S.p.A., Italy
• DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V., Germany

For more information see 

https://www.impulse-h2020.eu/

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101004459

Promotion

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004459.