The European Commission is organising an event that will aim to identify commonalities and differences in the use of eID in different economic sectors, so as to identify needs and demand, but also barriers that influence the deployment of eID in Europe.Electronic Identity (eID) is one of the main enablers of eGovernment processes, creating value for service providers and consumers alike. The European Commission is investigating ways through which government and industries can reap the benefits of eID in sectors such as safe internet access, health, transportation, justice and law enforcement as well as banking, within the EU and beyond. These benefits can come from better understanding of socio-economic and other needs and demand for eID and from sharing and reuse of ways to overcome barriers in the implementation of eID solutions.In the health sector, eID relates to the establishment of electronic patient records and eEHICs; the work of the epSOS large scale pilot explores the possibility to provide seamless cross-border eHealth services. In this direction, however, current legal and organisational barriers should first be waived.eID in the domain of transportation can contribute to the replacement of paper documents by electronic ones such as e-Driving Licenses and vehicle documents for cross-sector and possibly cross-border use.In the judicial sector, eID can support simplification through the secure exchange of identity information in view of cross-border judicial services for businesses and citizens. The e-CODEX project that was recently launched explores this direction.The use of eID in the banking sector could help financial establishments increase their offered online services and perform online services such as account opening. For this to happen, banks must rely upon (and thus share responsibility and liability with) third parties that issue and validate credentials that prove the identity of their customers. What remains to be seen is how the eID infrastructure at the national or international level can support this process.