Czechia to launch national digital ID in January

Digital identity is coming to Czechia. Last week, the country’s government passed an amendment that will pave the way for digital IDs starting January next year.

The amendment to the Act on the Right to Digital Services allows the eDoklady application to be used as an alternative to physical ID cards across the Central European country. This means that people will no longer have to carry the cards around, Radio Prague International reports.

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