News & Events
Find all project news, publications, results and upcoming events to know more about DC4EU.
Find all project news, publications, results and upcoming events to know more about DC4EU.
DC4EU celebrated its closing ceremony in Madrid, Spain, on July 9, marking the conclusion of an important chapter in the project’s journey. The day commenced with an opening address delivered by Joaquín Espinosa Ortiz, the coordinator from the FNMT-RCM, who set the tone for the event by highlighting the project’s significant achievements and future opportunities. […]
Key topics included the future of digital credentials and whether they will replace physical cards.
The DC4EU project has reached a major milestone in its mission to create a secure and interoperable system for recognising educational and professional qualifications across Europe. The project hosted its User Journey Deployment Workshop on March 18–19, 2025, at the NTT Offices in Barcelona. The workshop, held in a hybrid format, involved piloting agents from […]
Testing the Dutch national wallet and exploring the architecture for issuing PUBEEAs in social security coordination, including options for national frameworks and user journeys for piloting and future visions for integrating Social Security Coordination within the EUDI wallet ecosystem.
Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (NFZ), among others responsible for issuing the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) in Poland, has launched a comprehensive three-phase pilot within their organisation. Kinga Beda and Małgorzata Wrzosek shared NFZ experience with piloting the DC4EU wallet with the project partners during the WP6 Workshop in The Hague. The initiative began with Phase […]
The 107th Technical Commission meeting on social security coordination, which took place in Brussels on February 18-19, 2025, was a key moment for DC4EU to present their work within their domain. A key highlight was the introduction of the DC4EU project, which included a showcase of the demo wallet and live testing of digital social […]
DC4EU Wallet Credential Issuance Demo: DC4EU Credential Acquisition User Journeys for Issuing a Credential Issuing an EHIC using a Service Portal The Setup: Regina is insured at an Austrian Social Insurance Company and wants to receive her EHIC digitally so she can easily use it whenever she is travelling abroad. Using the National Service […]
On the 11th and 12th of February 2025, representatives of the DC4EU WP5 entities leading subtasks of Task 2 and Task 3 gathered in Barcelona for the project’s coordination workshop. These two days were crucial in aligning efforts towards trusted, interoperable, and scalable digital credentials within the European Digital Identity (EUDI) framework. Key Discussions and […]
The University of Málaga recently served as the venue for a pivotal workshop under the Digital Credentials for Europe (DC4EU) project. Held on February 5-6, 2025, this two-day event brought together leading experts on harmonising digital governance for educational and professional qualifications across Europe.
DC4EU Social Security Use Case: Anna activating her EUDI wallet Anna’s Journey The Setup: Anna, a citizen in a vibrant European city, embraces new technologies to manage her social security needs. After registering for the DC4EU program, she downloads the EUDI Wallet app, which allows her to securely store her digital identity and […]
Work Package 5 from Digital Credentials for Europe (DC4EU) recently hosted a productive workshop in Oslo. This two-day event convened key stakeholders to advance governance, technical frameworks, and piloting processes for the issuance, recognition, and verification of educational and professional qualifications across borders. Discussions focused on innovative tools and concepts, such as Electronic Attestations of Attributes (EAAs) at the sectoral level, to streamline credentialing processes in alignment with European Union policies.
On November 21-22, 2024, we welcomed about 100 participants to our DC4EU workshop in Paris hosted by Groupe Caisse des Dépôts assisted by the Centre of European and International Liaisons for Social Security (Cleiss), with 80 attending in person and 20 joining remotely. The agenda was packed with insightful discussions on the French social security system, the National Wallet, and key topics like issuance architecture, trust frameworks, and large-scale piloting initiatives. One of the standout features of the workshop was the interactive session on piloting architecture.
DC4EU WP6 is piloting the issuing, revocation, delegation and verification of Electronic Attestations of Attributes issues by or on behalf of public bodies.
This is an important part of DC4EU’s work to make the verification process for social security streamlined and fully digital, leveraging the EUDI Wallet and the eIDAS 2.0 framework to ensure efficiency, reliability, and compliance. Rigorous testing and piloting ensure a smooth transition to digital attestations and identity verification.
Last week, November 14, 2024, a highly successful workshop was organized by the DC4EU project with Work Package Leaders, partners and members of the Advisory and Observer boards. The event brought together prominent professionals and experts in digital identity to discuss critical topics related to the DC4EU project. The day was marked by a series […]
On October 25, the DC4EU team visited a school class in Vienna, where we introduced the project and demonstrated the digital verification process for Personal Identity Data (PID) and the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to the students. As part of this introduction, the students successfully installed a demo wallet and onboarded these credentials, creating […]
Around 135 experts and decision-makers from European Social Security institutions, ministries, embassies and international institutions from 29 European countries as well as from the European Commission attended the 13th European Colloquium hosted by the Federal German Pension Insurance (DRV Bund) in Berlin on 15 and 16 October 2024. The topic of this year’s event was […]
We are thrilled to share the highlights from our recent workshop hosted by the National Health Fund (NFZ) in Warsaw, Poland. With about 50 participants attending in person and 35 joining remotely, the event was a great success, fostering insightful discussions and collaborative activities over two days. Day 1: 12th September 2024 The workshop began […]
The DC4EU Social Security team (WP6) concluded its two-day workshop on July 11th and 12th, in Dublin, Ireland hosted by the Government of Ireland, Department of Social Protection (DSP) with over 80 participants. The first day began with participants arriving and registering, with Android users installing the demo wallet and verifying their PID, while iOS […]
DC4EU project partners, Sinead Nealon from the ECCA – European Campus Card Association and Tor Fridell from Ladok hosted a workshop entitled ‘How do cards fit in a wallet environment’ at the ECCA annual conference in Milan, Italy on the 15th to 17th of May 2024. The event was attended by 115 people from 20 […]
On April 18th and 19th, 2024, the DC4EU WP6 Workshop convened in the historic city of Rome hosted by INPS, bringing together about 70 in-person participants and 20 online attendees. This interactive workshop was graced by the presence of representatives from the European Commission, underscoring its significance in shaping the future of digital credentials across Europe. The workshop […]
DC4EU Work Package 5 successfully organised its first workshop in Málaga, Spain, on February 19th and 20th, 20424. Hosted by the University of Málaga, this groundbreaking event embraced a hybrid format, welcoming 34 in-person and 50 online attendees from more than 15 countries across Europe. The workshop served as a dynamic space where participants delved […]