TIRANA, October 26/ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama stated today that Albanians will be able to obtain their own digital IDs starting in 2026.
In the 5th season of his “Flasim” (Let’s Talk) podcast in the “Weekly Reflections” section, Rama said that when the long-standing concession process of identity cards came to an end, the state took on a very big challenge. It was not another concession, but the creation of a state-owned company to create cheaper and better cards than the previous ones.
“Thus, the “Identitek” company was created, which fully faced this challenge and is currently committed to the new challenge of digital IDs, namely the transfer of the identity card to a mobile phone or computer and its functioning as a multifunctional and very convenient digital wallet directly from the phone,” Rama underlined.
The head of government stated that, “The EU is also moving in the same direction and has decided that 2027 will be the deadline for introducing digital IDs into the daily life of Europe and the daily activities of all EU citizens.” /k.s/j.p/p.s./
