eGovernment in Austria
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2005
In
November 2005
, the eCard (electronic health insurance card) rollout throughout
Austria is successfully completed. The
eCard
replaces the paper-based health-card
voucher. Approximately eight million eCards are sent out. The eCard includes the
possibility to activate the Citizen Card function (free of charge) and be used,
additionally, for eGovernment services.
In
September 2005
, the European Commission launches infringement procedures
against Austria and Germany for failure to properly implement the EU data protection
directive adopted in October 1995. According to the Commission, Germany and Austria
have implemented the legislation in a way that does not guarantee the independence of
their data protection authorities.
In
July 2005
, a regulation on creation and use of the Address Register (
Adressregister
)
is published in the Austrian official journal. The Register aims to centralise spatial
addresses in a uniform manner, helping deliver a range of eGovernment services and
applications (e.g. geo-located eGovernment services) and to improve the delivery of
other services (e.g. emergency and security services).
In
January 2005
, Austria becomes the first country in the world to offer citizens the
possibility to integrate an electronic signature in bank cards. Following an agreement
between the Ministry of Finance and bank card issuer Europay, a
Citizen Card
function
can be included in all Maestro bank cards issued in Austria. The optional function – a
digital signature stored in the bank card’s microchip – allowed citizens to use their
Maestro card to identify themselves and securely transact online.
At that same month, the completion of the government-wide
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