Eurosmart expects a sustainable market for 2022 and 2023 Eurosmart confirms continued resilience driven by renewed demand in eSIM, contactless payment cards, and governmental and healthcare solutions. Nevertheless, the market is expected to be impacted by a weakened macroeconomic situation: war in Ukraine, chip shortage, and...
Eurosmart's feedback on the European Commission's proposal for a Cyber Resilience ActDownload Over the last decade, the European Union has been developing a solid cybersecurity regulatory approach. The overall approach is to make the European market more resilient while ensuring the digital sovereignty of the whole...
In recent years, market forces have been driving the integration of SIM functionality on a System on Chip (SoC), creating demand for a new SIM form factor: the integrated SIM. Certification is foundational to this effort. As two industry bodies working to champion the adoption...
The discussion around assurance level "high" is rightfully confusing for many following the revision of the eIDAS Regulation. What is meant by assurance level "high"? Does it mean resistance to skilled attackers, so a high level of cybersecurity for a given product? Does it mean...
Product Liability Directive - Adapting liability rules to the digital age, circular economy and global value chains The Product Liability Directive has proven its value during the past three decades to ensure the victims’ right to compensation, even without fault on the part of the producer...
Four key principles to better oversee the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement Position paper on proposed amendments on Artificial Intelligence ActDownload Some amendments of the IMCO/LIBE draft report on [AI Act] [1] may have very...
Digital travel documents have the potential to make travelling much easier and smoother for EU citizens. The European Commission currently envisages different regulatory options to develop digital travel documents (link to the consultation). Eurosmart would favour a legislative act that lays down an obligation for...
Eurosmart confirms overall resilience of Secure Elements’ market Press releaseDownload Disclaimer Despite the pandemic and ongoing chip shortage, the latest Eurosmart market analysis confirms an overall resilient market in 2021. During H1 2022, Eurosmart also confirms continued resilience driven by renewed demand in eSIM, contactless payment cards, and governmental...
Eurosmart, the Voice of the Digital Security Industry, started working on digital identity topics in 1999 – long before the eIDAS Regulation was even enacted. The association has developed strong expertise in the field, including standardisation aspects. In this new document, Eurosmart would like to focus...
Eurosmart welcomes the Commission's proposal to update Regulation 1025/2012 to ensure that National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs) are in the driving seat for European standardisation. If adopted, the legislation will rule that only European NSBs have the decision-making power to handle standardisation requests and prepare harmonised...
