IMPULSE final version includes user and public administration digital wallets, the user application, the public administration’s enterprise service, the informed consent service, and the AI modules such us the biometric services and the document verification service. It is associated with EBSI v2.
A co-creation methodology was defined and adopted. The pilots were divided into 3 phases: The pre-pilot, to research end-users' ideas and expectations of the new eID solution, and the 1st and 2nd pilots, used to gather feedback about the IMPULSE solution prototypes. The pilot results gave information on what was done great, what could be improved and what is recommended for IMPULSE and other similar solutions.
An ethical framework was developed to use both as a guideline for the project’s architecture and requisites, and for the evaluation and the assessment of the project’s outcomes. Furthermore, a compilation of a dictionary of the main ethical and legal terms to establish a common semantic foreground and reach a better mutual understanding was created. Internal analysis of the main policy issues and related mitigation actions was carried out, and two policy brief workshops conducted with external policy makers, forming the basis for the final recommendations on standards, ethical, legal and privacy issues, that aims to be a useful for any stakeholder engaging into an eID project.
The project contributed to standardisation activities through a liaison with CEN/TC 224 – Personal identification and related personal devices with efforts on WG18 – Biometrics and WG20 – Ad Hoc Group on European Digital Identity Wallets. On a national level it contributed to UNE 71307-1 - Distributed Identities Management Model on Blockchain and other Distributed Ledger Technologies. Part 1: Reference Framework from the Spanish standardisation committee UNE CTN 71/SC 307.
Based on literature review and interviews, hypotheses about acceptance and impact were developed. Firstly, a large (N=740) online survey of potential end users in 9 countries was conducted. Secondly, models of the potential economic impact were built, data collected to “feed” the models, and the models estimated. Furthermore, a SWOT analysis was performed, and 4 business models analysed. The results permit data-based predictions about the economic and social impact of IMPULSE, likely adoption rates, and business possibilities.
Clear comprehensible and activatable roadmaps have been drawn up. The aim of these 6 national roadmaps and one European is to highlight both the differences and similarities between countries, with a view to ensuring more widespread use of eID by and for public services.
The consortium was active in events and starting publications. The project website and social media channels were launched and continuously updated. Materials for dissemination were designed and 9 videos were produced to introduce the project’s goals and show how it works. The IMPULSE community ended up with around fifty members. A final event was organised and extended abstracts were accepted and presented. Furthermore, a special issue for digital identities was set-up
