New IDs: They can also be passed through a mobile application - What information will they include

the minister Digital Governance clarified that the new IDs will be more secure than the current ones - He also spoke about possible new tariff reductions in the data

Τthe possibility of installing the new digital police identity on smartphones through an application, so that the holder can use it at any time, announced the Minister of Digital Government Kyriakos Pierrakakis, speaking to SKAI.

According to Mr. Pierrakakis, the competition for the new police IDs has started on December 20 and the citizens are expected to get the first new digital IDs by the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.

"You will carry your identity via mobile phone. There are no issues of a sensitive nature… The ID is like a credit card which will have the infrastructure that will be able to do a series of tasks with a reader and there will be infrastructure to have the ID on your mobile phone through an application "said the minister.

In addition, Mr. Pierrakakis assured that the new IDs will be much safer than the current ones.

The minister also said that the government has maintained the same cost in the competition for identities that was provided under the SYRIZA government, while he added a number of things, such as the discussion on e-government, ie the citizen to have access to digital services from home of. However, he said that digital infrastructure is required in the identity and for this purpose the Ministry of Civil Protection canceled the previous tender. Also, in the previous competition the photo was black and white, while now it will be in high security color.

Possible new reduction in data

Regarding the invoices in the data packages, Kyriakos Pierrakakis noted that in December a first move was made by the companies and the information he has is that they will make additional moves. «It is a given that the country is expensive, and this is due to three reasons: firstly the purely pricing policy, secondly the taxation and thirdly the nominal and real prices have a difference due to the way of discounting to the customers».

«We want to see the cost reduced, we asked the providers but it is a job of the market. We see that we are making moves that show from moves that show that we are listening to the market we say that we would like progress because the consumer and the citizen demand itHe stressed.

Chinese investment in 5G networks

Asked about SYRIZA's announcement that there would be no Chinese investment in 5G and that the prime minister should not commit to President Trump on the issue, Mr Pierrakakis said it was not Chinese or Swedish investment, but investment. they are made by telecommunication providers.

«The question is what providers are buying: will they get a Swedish antenna? Finnish? Chinese? There is no reason for Chinese investment"He said.

The Minister of Digital Government commented that what the Prime Minister said in the US is that Greece will expect the crystallization of the European position on the issue, as 5G is not only a matter of technology like the 4G network, but also a matter of national security and protection of critical infrastructure.

«We will look at the EU decisions, we have an existing reality in what 4G uses, and on that basis we will make the relevant decisions. The European position is pendingThe minister clarified.

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