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We welcome the green light of the European Parliament and the Council to modernise EU driving licence rules, including:
EU driving licences on digital devices. A minimum two-year probation period for novice drivers. An EU-wide accompanied driving scheme from age 17. Better training and testing to help drivers navigate safely around vulnerable road users. Easier licence exchanges for citizens from non-EU countries.
@EUCommission does this mean we can use a website for the license? Or will you mandate that all governments must support all existing Operating Systems to be vendor neutral?
@DiogoConstantino @EUCommission Italy uses a governmental app which, among other things, securely stores a digital copy of the driver license.
I wouldn't be surprised if other countries will adopt the same technique. Works great!
@mikkaels @DiogoConstantino @EUCommission You mean, works great as long as your mobile device runs one of the 2 dominant american mobile operating systems, right? Building government services relying on proprietary closed systems is extremely short-sighted. It should be obvious to everybody by now, especially after the events of last few weeks.
@ondra @DiogoConstantino @EUCommission Well, 2 mobile operating systems are better than 0, especially when they cover 95% of the userbase, so there's that 
@mikkaels @DiogoConstantino @EUCommission The problem is that no new operating system can ever emerge if it will be missing all those services. The EU/governments are actively helping to solidify this duopoly, while trying to break-up/regulate them at the same time.
A web app would cover all current and potential new operating systems. The web is open and nobody can shut it down.
Worst case scenario: At least publish documentation allowing anyone to develop these apps for other (future) systems.
@ondra @DiogoConstantino @EUCommission I can assure you that a digital driver's license is the LAST thing a new OS needs to emerge.
The current priority for the EU is to ensure the safety of the license data stored on a phone, and this is doable only on phones that comply with certain standards. Not sure this is feasible with a web app.
@mikkaels allowing people easily, access public services, benefit from public investment, and using its amenities is one of the things the all Operating Systems need to be able to be adopted by all. Specially if those are available on some OS.
Denying access to such features is hampering competition.
@mikkaels I've been using an operating system that is not iOS, Android, or based on those. I do know and feel the compromises I have to do. I also deal with many others who do the same as me, and others who wished they could, but can't because of the accumulation, of features that are denied to us by public and private services. This seriously hampers the adoption of alternatives.
@DiogoConstantino @mikkaels @ondra @EUCommission I'm using #murena OS and some of wallets are working (procivis), but not all.
@mikkaels I disagree. Two proprietary operating systems are not better than 0. And maybe they have that user based because they are part of monopolies.
@mikkaels Your opinion is also just your opinion.
@DiogoConstantino @ondra @EUCommission Nope. 2 > 0 is not an opinion 
@mikkaels do you know that bigger and better are not necessarily the same thing?
@DiogoConstantino @ondra @EUCommission I know. But 2 different mobile operating systems which can support a digital driver's license are better than 0
@mikkaels not if they are proprietary, and closed ecosystems monopolized by those who create it.
@DiogoConstantino @ondra @EUCommission Again, this is just your respectable opinion 
@mikkaels @DiogoConstantino @ondra @EUCommission If you think supporting only iOS and Android is fine, then imagine supporting only iOS. I think it's now clearer why this would be bad.
@elgregor @DiogoConstantino @ondra @EUCommission This is why I said that supporting iOS AND stock Android is excellent news. 95% of the market is covered! I'm sorry for those who are being left out, but I really can't blame EU.