The Austrian Citizen Card is an electronic identity card that provides citizens with secure digital authentication and electronic signatures. It was developed as a joint initiative between the Austrian Federal Chancellery and Graz University of Technology beginning in 2005. The card allows citizens to access public services online and completes transactions digitally. It also aims to be interoperable across borders within the EU. Major milestones included legal recognition in 2004 and widespread rollout through bank cards and health insurance cards starting in 2005.