The European Commission's decision to expand its 2014 Regulation on electronic identification and trust services toward wallet‐based digital identities marked a significant shift in the governance of users' digital identities. The intersection between private digital services, public prerogatives, and individual self‐determination raises questions of data governance, notably power conflicts over control and usage. This study investigates the governance of the European Digital Identity Framework using institutional isomorphism to understand how EU policy‐making evolves and gains legitimacy by mimicking successful regulatory models like the GDPR. Our analysis shows that the narrowly defined scope of power for supervisory bodies allows greater discretion for Member States, which could make the system vulnerable to abuse. Additionally, the lack of organizational independence among these bodies further complicates governance arrangements.

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通过制度模仿的视角对欧洲数字身份框架的治理

欧盟委员会决定将其 2014 年关于电子识别和信任服务的法规扩展到基于钱包的数字身份，这标志着用户数字身份治理的重大转变。私人数字服务、公共特权和个人自决之间的交集引发了数据治理问题，尤其是控制和使用方面的权力冲突。本研究使用制度同构性调查了欧洲数字身份框架的治理，以了解欧盟政策制定如何通过模仿 GDPR 等成功的监管模型来发展和获得合法性。我们的分析表明，监管机构的狭隘权力范围允许会员国有更大的自由裁量权，这可能使该体系容易被滥用。此外，这些机构之间缺乏组织独立性，使治理安排进一步复杂化。