Since December 2023, Austria has been issuing its new passports with the latest security features. In the first year since the introduction of the new passport, 850,000 have already been issued. The 850,000th passport of the new generation was ceremonially […]

The “eAward 2024” presented by the magazine “Report” has been honoring outstanding digitization projects in Austria since 2005. At the presentation of the eAwards 2024, the prestigious award was given to the Federal Computing Centre (BRZ) in the category “Services […]

The Austrian State Printing House (OSD) has been awarded the contract for the production of the new biometric security passport for the Republic of Suriname. The new electronic passport contract between the Government of Suriname and the Austrian high security […]

After the successful launch of the digital vehicle registration in February 2024, the launch of the fully digital proof of ID within the Austrian digital ID wallet app ‘eAusweise’ has been announced. The newest digital ID was presented to the […]

Optical & Digital Document Security, 8-10 April 2024, Lisbon, Portugal https://opticaldigitalsecurity.com/

After the digital proof of age was launched in September 2023, the next digital ID use case followed on Thursday, February 15, 2024: the digital vehicle registration is now officially launched in Austria. The newest digital ID was presented to […]

“The new Austrian passport is a modern and contemporary document for the people of Austria. The option to apply in nearly 900 municipalities and district administrative offices across Austria ensures citizen-friendly service,” said Interior Minister Gerhard Karner during the presentation […]

Digitalization in Austria has achieved another significant milestone. Approximately six months after its official launch, Florian Tursky, State Secretary for Digitalization and Broadband Expansion, announced that over 300,000 digital driving licenses have been successfully activated in Austria. This ongoing popularity […]

At the end of 2022, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) of the Republic of Ghana launched Austrian State Printing Houses’ (OSD) “Shelter” solution as “MyNHIS” application for all citizens of Ghana. Offering a simple way to access the national […]

On Wednesday, 19 October, Florian Tursky, State Secretary for Digitisation and Broadband Expansion, and Gerhard Karner, Federal Minister of the Interior, officially presented the digital driving licence for the Republic of Austria at a press conference. Specifically, the apps “eAusweise” […]

The Austrian State Printing House (OSD) has been awarded the contract for the production of the new biometric security passport for the Principality of Andorra together with its partner company Pangea. The Vienna-based high-security company OSD will also implement a […]

Even the global COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years has not stopped the continued interest in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is increasingly becoming an investment object for many small investors. So far, the step into the crypto world has not been […]