ID-Ideal
Showcase region: Saxony
Library scenario: Automated registration
The application for membership cards for the municipal libraries in Leipzig can currently be made either on paper or via online registration. For paper applications, library staff must manually enter the information into the library system. When applying online, discounted memberships are not possible because the necessary documents cannot be read online. Address data also cannot be confirmed directly but must be checked manually by employees during the first visit.
With a digital identity, all processes related to applying for membership cards or updating personal information can be completed online in just one step. Other libraries in Dresden, Chemnitz, Leipzig and Brandis have already expressed interest in a subsequent implementation. In addition, the process will also be used in the adult education center in Leipzig and, in principle, wherever online registrations for the use of simple services are to be enabled and personal and address information as well as discount entitlements must be validated.
Digital networking with the relevant authorities enabled, for example, discount entitlements to be checked in real time or address data to be automatically compared with the address register. A manual check by library staff is then no longer necessary. In addition to Leipzig's municipal libraries, the specific use case will primarily involve Amt24 and downstream professional processes. Other libraries in Dresden, Chemnitz, Leipzig, and Brandis have already shown interest in a subsequent rollout. Moreover, the process could also be used at the adult education center in Leipzig and, in principle, wherever online applications for the use of simple services are to be enabled and validation of personal and address data as well as potential discount entitlements are required.
Mobility scenario: One ticket for all means of transport
Today, there are many parallel means of mobility, especially in larger cities. These range from traditional services like buses, trams, commuter trains, and cabs to more modern alternatives such as ride and car sharing, rental bikes, and e-scooters. These services are provided by different municipal and private companies. So far, the services are distinct and rarely combined – for example, in terms of route planning, registration, ticket booking, and payment. This makes it difficult to use the services, especially in a foreign city.
ID-Ideal aims to solve this challenge by using digital certificates with personal data, existing monthly passes, discount entitlements, and payment information. This information will be saved in a digital wallet and, subsequently, transmitted to the mobility provider when a service is required. ID-Ideal would eliminate all the registration steps that are currently required.
Additionally, this also connects all the different mobility offerings. A monthly ticket for public transportation could then enable the seamless use of bike rental services. Additionally, a platform that integrates purchase of train and flight tickets is also a potential idea.
This integrated mobility offering based on a digital identity makes the use of public transportation more efficient, comfortable, and sustainable.
Registration scenario: Automated re-registration at all authorities
When citizens change their place of residence, it usually entails a great deal of organizational effort in terms of registering and deregistering the new and old addresses with public authorities (e.g., at the registration or tax office) and private companies (e.g., banks, insurance companies, and cell phone providers).
Especially for public authorities, on-site appointments are required to start the necessary process. In case of private companies, this usually already works via email, mail or video ID procedures, However, it still means additional effort for citizens.
Therefore, ID-Ideal is developing a wallet where citizens’ registration data can be stored securely and through which they can then notify authorities and corporations of changes to their data in a legally secure procedure. The new address confirmed by the residents' registration office can then be forwarded directly to the bank or energy provider at the citizen's request. They will automatically enter the quality-assured data in their own systems and thereby increase the quality of their database. Provided that other authorities and offices are digitally connected with each other, it is then possible to inform all offices in one go of a change in address if it is relevant for them.
Daycare center scenario: Secure daycare processes
Approximately four million children attend daycare centers in Germany. Individual arrangements are made for each child in the day-to-day running of the daycare center: parents sign children in and out for excursions or vacations, submit a sick note or health certificate, issue pick-up authorizations for family members, or disclose children's allergies. These administrative processes currently take place in writing, both on paper and by email.
The idea behind ID-Ideal's daycare scenario is the complete digitalization of these processes. With a digital ID and a connection to the daycare, parents can send legally binding messages and update data automatically. On the one hand, this facilitates communication with the daycare centers; on the other hand, it increases the security of the processes in and around the daycare centers.
For the daycare centers, the administrative efforts are reduced because all the children’s information is available digitally for authorized employees.
The principle of the daycare center scenario is applicable to all facilities in which a third party takes care of people – this includes, for example, facilities for senior citizens, nursing homes or hospitals.
One of the most important future issues is the improvement of environmental sustainability. A key starting point is the transparency of a person’s carbon footprint i.e., the knowledge of how ecologically sustainable one's own actions are. So far, this information is available online through rudimentary calculations way. However, it is not possible to make any ad hoc informed decisions based on it (e.g., Is it better to take the subway or the e-bike?).
ID-Ideal aims to enable calculating one's ecological footprint for energy automatically and in real time by collecting and compiling information through digital identities and evidence for products, machines and production processes. Currently, the focus of the project is on personal consumption of fossil and renewable energy. This makes it possible for citizens to meet their personal sustainability goals as they can view their daily energy consumption.
The principle can be applied to all areas of life and in the medium term should enable citizens to consciously live in an even more sustainable way.
