In Belgium, by 2009 every citizen will have received his or hers electronic Identity card.
This smartcard holds a lot of personal detail from a person, including but not limited to name, address, birth date, place, social security number, ...
In some Asian countries, the widespread distribution of eID cards has also seen the development of a wide eco-system with a variety of applications, such as banking and payment.
Also in Europe and Belgium, such eco-system exists. A variety of solutions (out of the box) and applications has already been developed.
But what other types of applications and solutions should we be thinking of for the use of those cards. As some examples :
1. authentication to your pc
2. buying coke from a vending machine
3. home access control
4. ...