The delegation of the Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IDDEEA) participated in the WE BUILD Consortium General Assembly, further strengthening Bosnia and Herzegovina’s position in European digital transformation processes and the development of the EU Digital Identity Wallet.
Following a year of intensive work by the Consortium on developing digital infrastructure, the General Assembly noted that pilot solutions had been successfully developed within the national borders of EU Member States, while the coming year is planned for extensive testing and practical implementation. During the sessions, significant momentum was also observed in Europe’s growing focus on the Business Digital Wallet (BDW), as confirmed by the sponsorship of leading financial and banking institutions such as VISA and BT (Banca Transilvania).
Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved particularly notable results and received significant recognition at this prestigious gathering:
Leading Position Among Partners: Representatives of the WE BUILD Consortium leadership officially highlighted IDDEEA as the most active associate partner among more than 200 partners from 28 countries.
Unique Status in the Advisory Board: Bosnia and Herzegovina was commended for its continued participation and remains the only non-EU country with a representative involved in the work of the Member State Advisory Board.
The Right Timing for Launch: It was confirmed that the development of the digital wallet architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina is progressing within the right timeframe. If IDDEEA launches the pilot structure of the digital wallet in the coming months, Bosnia and Herzegovina will be among the first countries in Europe to achieve this.
During the three-day General Assembly, a number of important bilateral G2G (Government-to-Government) and G2B (Government-to-Business) meetings were also held with delegations from the Netherlands, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Sweden, as well as representatives of the relevant European Union institutions and bodies.
Furthermore, discussions with representatives of other Consortium members resulted in the initiation of new initiatives, as well as the revival of previous ones, aimed at continuing technical cooperation with IDDEEA experts, strengthening coordination and maintaining dialogue, with a view to defining concrete joint projects for 2027.
IDDEEA’s active participation in the WE BUILD Consortium General Assembly is yet another demonstration of its commitment to positioning Bosnia and Herzegovina among Europe’s leading countries in the fields of digital identification and electronic services for citizens.