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New EU regulation on eIdentification (eIDAS) launched by Neelie Kroes

, 14 October 2014

STATEMENT/14/318 (see the source)
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European Commission

Statement

Brussels, 14 October 2014

New EU regulation on eIdentification (eIDAS) launched by Neelie Kroessentence permalink

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Our regulation on eIdentification and Trust services (eIDAS), now signed into the Official Journal, offers a stable framework for secure services, and a single set of rules for the whole of Europe. This will improve convenience and confidence for every online consumer, government, and business.sentence permalink

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It is a framework based on interoperability, risk management, and sound principles: like transparency, trust, and technology neutrality. And most of all – it enables many new transactions and interactions to be possible across borders. That is an essential ingredient to take the EU's single market – our crown jewel – and make it work in the digital era.sentence permalink

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We need the private sector to help us benefit from these new rules. But I also hope the EU can lead.sentence permalink

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Today I am calling on President-elect Juncker to make that commitment: that under his mandate, every transaction with the European Commission will be possible electronically - and that he will call for other EU institutions to do the same.sentence permalink

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Public procurement in the EU is worth trillions of euros a year: one euro in five of our GDP. Cut the bill by just one percent and you would save 20 billion euros a year. It can be done: e-Government services in Europe are set to yield savings of nearly 15 billion euros by 2020.sentence permalink

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And for businesses and citizens it means less hassle and cost. In Estonia – for example – you can set up a limited liability company in just 18 minutes using an eID!sentence permalink

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Today we are here to showcase some of the many applications and innovations. Not just the technology and the gadgets: but what they mean for innovation and efficiency. Enabling new businesses models and new, leaner processes.sentence permalink

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But there are more steps on the way. We have provided the framework and that is an important first step – but just the first. It won't work unless we use it! What happens now depends on you – governments, the private sector, users and suppliers.sentence permalink

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So I am calling on you to innovate in new technologies, and invest in new systems. Let's use the opportunities we have – to boost confidence, and boost our economy. Let's make the EU the world's safest, securest, easiest place to transact online.sentence permalink

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Contacts:

Email: comm-kroes@ec.europa.eu Tel: +32.229.57361sentence permalink

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For the public: Europe Direct by phone 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 or by e­mailsentence permalink

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