The leading European Trust Service Providers met on June 22 and 23, 2020 in a virtual conference with the European Commission and the European Parliament. The aim was to discuss about the evolution of the Digital Single Market and critically examine how the browsers industry has acquired a systemic role, which effectively allows some players to act as private gatekeepers to markets, customers and information.
The European Signature Dialog is committed to making digital interactions across Europe secure – between authorities, companies and private users. A look at the COVID 19 outbreak clearly shows that trustworthy digital infrastructures are essential to keep companies going, to remain internationally competitive and to mitigate the far-reaching negative effects on the overall economy.
Strengthening the Digital Single Market
The ESD, which is made up of the leading European Trust Service Providers, appeals to EU legislators to strengthen and propagate the eIDAS regulation as a key enabler of a resilient digital economy. The dialog between the ESD, the European Commission and the European Parliament focused not only on evolution proposals for the eIDAS regulation (EU Reg 910/2014), but also on the tools and the regulatory frameworks that could reinforce EU citizens’ rights to trust and security when accessing online services.
Europe leading the way
“Europe can be proud of its excellent data protection landscape. Many countries around the world have aligned their own legislation with the EU’s strong data protection framework. Mirroring this success, the EU should actively promote its model of a safe, secure and trustworthy digital economy”, said Michael Butz, Managing Director of the Austrian A-Trust and Chairman of the European Signature Dialog.
About the European Signature Dialog
The European Signature Dialog has quickly established itself as one of the EU Commission's most important dialog partners and has been an expert pool for digital trust services since it was founded. The aim of the ESD is to empower users to move safely through the digital world. The ESD was held for the first time in Vienna in June 2017 in the presence of Andrus Ansip (Vice President of the European Commission until 2019). Under the leadership of A-Trust, Qualified Trust Service Provider in Austria, a Think Tank was founded that keeps a critical eye on the developments in global data protection.
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Vienna/Brussels/Luxembourg, June 22nd, 2020
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