eID Interoperability for PEGS

Different Member States have engaged in the deployment of electronic Identity Cards or other Identity Management solutions. In addition to serving as national identification schemes, these should allow the electronic identification of the citizens for the use of eGovernment services at the national level (e.g. tax declaration, request or completion of administrative documents, etc…), thanks to comprised digital certificates. The issue of interoperability of these solutions between member states administrations, i.e. providing the possibility for a citizen of Member State A to use an eGovernment service proposed by Member State B, has often been highlighted. Interoperable eID solutions constitute indeed a key enabler for access to public services. An adequate eID interoperability solution needs to be provided, especially in the deployment of PEGS.