The federal government has lost all momentum toward developing a national system of digital identity, a lack of action that is having an impact on the wider digital economy, according to shadow government services minister Paul Fletcher.
Speaking at an Australian Information Industry Association breakfast in Canberra this week, Mr Fletcher said the inaction on digital ID had also stalled broader improvements to digital delivery of government services.
Mr Fletcher also said he had requested that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton combine the government services and digital economy portfolios into a single shadow minister’s role because both areas relied on common regulatory and legislative frameworks for success.
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