Coordinated by the Austrian Federal Computing Centre (BRZ GmbH), eAusweise has been adopted rapidly nationwide. More than 800,000 Austrians have secured a mDL alongside thousands of digital registration certificates and verifications of age and identity. Overall app downloads have topped 2.3 million. The European Union has singled out Austria for special recognition. Austria’s mDL stands alone as the only operational EU-wide mDL built to the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard. Looking toward 2026 and the rollout of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet), Austria’s platform is already largely compliant with forthcoming requirements. By law every member state must provide compatible mobile ID documents by December 2026, valid across the EU.
Source: www.biometricupdate.com