| Identification Technologies
in Milano, Prof. Reinhard Posch, Austrian Federal Chief Information Officer and one of
the architects behind the Austrian concept Citizen Card, receive the 'ID Community
Award' for his achievement in the field of eID.
At that same month, the '
eGovernment findet Stadt
' initiative is launched. Eight cities
participated in the initiative to roll out eGovernment solutions at local level. Among
other services, citizens are able to activate the eSignature functionality on their eHealth
insurance card (eCard).
On
16 June 2006
, Austria begins issuing its first ePassports. The new passports feature
an electronic chip containing a facial scan and information about the holder.
At the same month, it is announced that Austria finishes first in the annual
eGovernment benchmarking survey published by the European Commission. 95 % of
basic public services are at the transaction stage and 83 % are fully available online.
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