Appendix 3: Frequently used abbreviations

In the following section, an overview of the frequently used abbreviations is described.

The European Digital Identity Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1183), also known as eIDAS 2.0entered into force on 20 May 2024. eIDAS 2.0. is an upgrade to the original eIDAS regulation from 2016 and aims to introduce new trust services and digital identity solutions. A key feature of eIDAS 2.0 is the EUDIW, providing a digital platform to control and share personal data, cf. below. Another key feature is the cross-border interoperability across EU member states, by enabling a uniform recognition of electronic identification, which facilitates easier access to services.

The EUDIW is a wallet app providing EU citizens with control over their personal data and the opportunity to decide when and with whom to share it with. EUDIW will be a secure and easy way for European citizens, residents, and businesses to prove who they are when accessing digital services. The wallet app will enable citizens to safely obtain, store and share important digital documents about yourself and electronically sign or seal documents, e.g. bank statements, university records or job applications. Each Member State will offer at least one version of the EUDIW, built to the same common specifications. Each member state shall provide at least one European Digital Identity Wallet before 21 November 2026, which is 24 months after the date of entry into force of the implementations acts (21 November 2024).

The Nordic-Baltic eID Project (NOBID) is a collaborative arena for innovations enabling access to national digital services to users from other countries. Countries involved are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The project was a key component in the NCM Cross Border Digital Services-programme and is currently leading a consortium of Nordic and Baltic countries who, together with Italy and Germany, are developing a large-scale pilot for the payment use case in the EU Digital Wallet.

The Once Only Technical System (OOTS) enables the sharing of information between public administrations across borders between EU countries. The system is cross-sectorial and can be expanded beyond the current scope of life events set out in the Single Digital Gateway Regulation. It puts into practice the Once-Only Principle, which states that citizens should not be forced to provide information to authorities if another authority already holds that information in electronic format. The legal deadline for implementing the Once Only Technical system was 12 December 2023.

The SDGR provides the legal framework for the creation of a trusted European data space for public administrations to share information, including administrative procedures and assistance services for residents and businesses in the EU. The multifaceted EU-wide initiative strives to create the digital infrastructure required to overcome these challenges and help citizens and businesses make best use of the Single Market. SDGR entered into force on 11 December 2018.

The EHDS aims to create an ecosystem for health data sharing and utilization across EU member states. The initiative provides a single market for electronic health record systems, allowing individuals to take control over their health data and facilitate the exchange for healthcare delivery across the EU.

This also provides a trustworthy and efficient system for reusing health data for research, innovation, policy-making and other regulatory activities.

The status of EHDS is that the European Parliament approved the creation on 24 April 2024. The provisional agreement still needs to be formally approved by the Council. Once published in the Official Journal of the EU, it will enter into force 20 days later and then applied two years after (with certain exceptions).

This EU company law initiative aims to improve transparency regarding EU companies, by making more data available across the EU member states.

Additionally, the UDCL allows for the cross-border use of trustworthy data and modernizing EU company law by digitalizing this.

The European Commission published a proposed directive in March 2023. The next steps regarding the UDCL involves negotiations between the Council and the European Parliament. If the directive is adopted each EU member state will have two years to transpose it into national legislation.