Greece Rolls Out Digital ID Cards and Driving Licences

Greek citizens can now create, store and present digital versions of their national identity card and driving licence using a digital identity wallet on their smartphone.

The Greek government has begun rolling out the Gov.gr Wallet for both Android and Apple devices, enabling citizens to generate digital documents that can be used in Greece in the same way as their physical ID card or driving licence, and incorporate a QR code and unique document code that allow a document’s authenticity to be verified by officials.

'After entering the application environment, the citizen can with a few clicks create and save the digital copy of their ID and/or driving licence,’ the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance says.

The user chooses which document they want to issue and then receives a one- time password via SMS which is entered into the application. The document is then immediately created and saved in the application and in the wallet of the mobile phone.