[Hannover, March 10th, 2014] On occasion of the ninth anniversary of the adoption of the eCard Strategy of the German government and the beginning of CeBIT 2014 the initiative "Germany – Land of Ideas " decorated the "BürgerCloud" project of ecsec GmbH with the award “Selected Landmark in the Land of Ideas”. The innovative service uses various electronic ID cards for the efficient and secure execution of electronic participation processes, such as public opinion polls and petitions for example.