EUDI Wallets in Practice: Early Adoption & Lessons Learned
Combined Session
Thursday, May 21, 2026 14:30—15:30
Location: B 09
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Thursday, May 21, 2026 14:30—15:30
Location: B 09
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Most people don’t care about digital identity, they just expect to be recognized. Like in the old days, when you walked into your local bank branch and the teller knew who you were. That was identity, made simple.
Today, we talk about “selective disclosure” and “privacy-preserving credentials.” Yet the same people who claim to worry about privacy happily share their lives on social media and even form Facebook groups to discuss privacy concerns.
For people to embrace new technology, it must offer clear benefits, simplicity, or even a bit of fun. Above all, it must be trusted.
This presentation explores the challenges in driving adoption of the EUDIW, how perceptions of trust and convenience differ across Europe, and what concrete actions we can take to make people actually care. And use it.
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In this talk Kristina and Paul share insights and challenges from the process of building the German National EUDI Wallet, juggling the different requirements from security, privacy and scalability while ensuring a smooth and friendly user experience for a very diverse audience. The session will also include a live demo of the wallet while illustrating what happens behind the scenes and give an outlook for upcoming features.
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The rollout of the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet marks a major step toward secure, interoperable, and citizen-centric digital identity across the EU. Germany’s advanced sandbox phase offers valuable insights into how technical, organizational, and regulatory elements align in practice. This talk will outline Germany’s path from controlled testing to nationwide deployment, highlighting the key principles and mechanisms for a successful EUDI Wallet launch. We will present the current status, including sandbox outcomes, stakeholder collaboration, interoperability testing, and governance alignment with EU frameworks. Building on these foundations, we will address our strategy to transition from sandbox to production and share our strategy for a smooth successful rollout through close cooperation between public authorities, industry partners and (technical) expert communities.
