About us
Welcome to the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure (EBSI) - a joint initiative founded by the European Commission and Member States, aimed at creating a blockchain-based digital infrastructure for the public sector across Europe. Member States and other countries were initially represented through the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP). A new governance structure is now being put in place with the creation of a new legal entity, EUROPEUM-EDIC, which brings together a group of Member States that will accompany the evolution of EBSI in its production phase.
EBSI's vision is to build a secure, trusted and resilient infrastructure that enables public services to operate more efficiently, transparently and cost-effectively. EBSI is funded by the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL), an EU funding programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrations.
Governance and Coordination
EUROPEUM-EDIC is a new legal entity, created in May 2024 through a European
Commission decision with a mandate to take over the governance of EBSI and set
the necessary conditions for the infrastructure to go into Production. The
Member States currently part of EUROPEUM-EDIC are currently Belgium, Croatia,
Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia.
Other countries can join EUROPEUM-EDIC as a Member or Observer.
This new
legal entity is foreseen to take over the governance of EBSI from the European
Commission and the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP), which coordinated
the development of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)
until now.
Currently, the handover process in under way and is expected to be concluded
in Q1 2025.
EBSI is governed by a set of rules and procedures that
ensure transparency, accountability, and collaboration among stakeholders.
Once the transition is finalised, EUROPEUM-EDIC will take over the EBP and
European Commission’s coordination and governance tasks and ensure the
continuation of the development of the European Blockchain Services
Infrastructure. The new legal entity will also oversee the activities
concerning consultations with Member States, public sector organisations, and
other stakeholders.
While the transition is still in progress, from the European Commission’s side, DG CNECT is acting as the project owner and the technical implementation and support is being handled by DG DIGIT. After the transition, the European Commission will continue to monitor EUROPEUM-EDIC, and act as an advisory body regarding EUROPEUM-EDIC’s activities, in particular for EBSI.
Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
DG CNECT
The coordinating body acting as the solution owner
Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
DG DIGIT
The service provider in charge of technical implementation
EUROPEUM-EDIC
The new legal entity taking over the governance of EBSI
Community and Participants
EBSI is built on a community-driven approach, with active participation from various stakeholders including Node Operators and Early Adopters.
Node Operators are responsible for running and maintaining the network, while Early Adopters are public sector organisations that are using EBSI to pilot projects to address specific business or governmental use cases involving the exchange of verifiable credentials.
EBSI figures
Deployment of EBSI network
Operating nodes
number of compliant nodes operating in the EBSI network
Adoption of EBSI
Early adopters
number of early adopters enrolled in the pilot environment
Our history & context
Digital Europe Programme
The European Commission launches the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) to explore blockchain potential for the public sector.
EBSI kick off
The EBP publishes a report on the feasibility of a European Blockchain Service Infrastructure.
First EBSI prototype
EBSI is launched, with the development of basic blockchain infrastructure and a user web wallet. Use case implementation begins.
Early Adopters Programme
The EBSI pilot network is launched, with several public sector organizations becoming early adopters, through the Early Adopters Programme, launched with 21 individual projects.
A ready-to-use infrastructure
EBSI infrastructure is ready to use, and preparations for operations, terms and conditions, operational books, SLAs, and GDPR compliance assessment are made.
Demo of the first cross-border integrations took place.
EBSI Beta
EBSI goes live and scales up, with market stimulation and support and multiple environments for piloting, pre-production, and production.
Verifiable Credentials are widely adopted in education, worker mobility, and other domains. Traceability capabilities for digital product passport and IP management, and more, are developed.
Apply for an EU grant
Discover open calls for proposal that are relevant for projects who want to work on or with EBSI, its use cases, its node network, or research into blockchain innovation.