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Pilot projects

Large Scale Pilot Potential

Potential is one of the four initial Large Scale Pilot Projects that tested prototype EU Digital Identity Wallets in several use cases in real-life settings across Europe. Their work began in 2023 and ended in 2025.

Co-funded by European Commission grants, Potential brought together private and public bodies from across Europe in order to achieve their goal of making digital identity secure, interoperable, and accessible across borders.

The Key figures

  • 20

    European countries formed Potential.Organisations from these 20 countries came together to pilot EUDI Wallets.

  • +140

    Public and private partners.All working to achieve the goal of making digital identity secure, interoperable, and accessible across borders.

  • 6

    Use cases piloted.Potential tested 6 real-life use cases to prove that EU Digital Identity Wallets can work both nationally and across borders and sectors.

The European countries that were part of Potential

Here is the list of all European countries that participated in this successful program.

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Lithuania

Luxemburg

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Ukraine

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Discover the use cases that Potential developed

Potential tested 6 real-life use cases to prove that EU Digital Identity Wallets can work both nationally and across borders and sectors. The use cases were centered on the security, usability, and legal compliance made possible by digital identity.

eGovernment access Opening a bank account SIM card registration Mobile Driving Licence Qualified e-Signature ePrescription

eGovernment access

Enabling citizens to access digital government services at home and abroad.

Opening a bank account

Instant ID authentication when opening a bank account.

SIM card registration

Secure identification when activating mobile phone contracts online.

Mobile Driving Licence

A secure digital driving license to share with car rentals and law enforcement when needed.

Qualified e-Signature

Provide legally binding e-signatures to documents remotely.

ePrescription

Securely fill prescriptions at pharmacists.

eGovernment access

Enabling B2B and B2G transactions.

Opening a bank account

Enabling businesses to streamline processes and reduce costs by using wallets.

SIM card registration

Use your wallet to store and present tickets, like for public transportation, and check-in to hotels and other services.

Mobile Driving Licence

Keep your vehicle certification safe in your wallet, ready to present whenever it’s needed.

Qualified e-Signature

Digital versions of credentials like passports, ready to be used.

ePrescription

Banks will be enabled to use wallets to enact strong customer authentication.

Want to find out more?

Check out the following Potential documents to find in-depth technical information on the use cases.

Use case specification and analysis results

Final overview of the use cases

Technical work

Potential worked on various technical strands designed to ensure that EUDI Wallets are interoperable across-borders, and secure and privacy-enhancing.

Functional and technical recommendation

Recommendations based on extensive analysis of the EU reference architecture and regulatory frameworks, supporting developers and decision-makers across Member States.

Download the recommendations

API definitions and integration guides

Comprehensive API definitions and integration guides, helping align business processes, sequence diagrams, and real-world scenarios for wallet implementation.

Download the API definitions and integration guides

Testing prototype wallets

National wallet prototypes were developed and tested, supported by interoperability events that strengthened cross-border collaboration and readiness.

Download the document

Security and data privacy analysis

Potential delivered a proactive security and privacy risk analysis, offering actionable insights and concrete guidelines to strengthen trust in the EUDIW ecosystem. 

Download the security and data privacy analysis

Project closure report

Provides an overview of all of Potential's work, including documentation of the developed solutions, best practices, and future recommendations.

Download the report

Looking to the future

Potential has developed a sustainability business strategy that outlines viable business and revenue models.

It presents a clear an independent path to sustainability for the EU Digital Identity Wallet ecosystem that is not reliant on EU funding.

Download the business strategy

Promotional activities the work of Potential

To promote their piloting work and EU Digital Identity Wallets more broadly, various commutation efforts were carried out by Potential.

Download the digital communication strategy framework

The website

They created their own website that provided information to citizens, businesses, and public administrations.

Newsletter

A monthly update on the Consortium’s latest news, designed to keep members connected while sharing knowledge and culture.

Social media

Regular social media campaigns informed citizens and engaged stakeholders.


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