Tag: digital identity

DTA readies for digital identity expansion

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency is readying for a “significant expansion” of its digital identity program over the next six months and will also soon launch a review of the...

Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has provided more than $500 million for the final stage of the massive overhaul of the IT system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments, which is now set to...

Troubled digital ID scheme gets another $250m

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pour a further $250 million into its digital identity program, more than doubling the amount spent on the troubled scheme since it was started more...

Digital ID service security risk: Researchers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Security researchers have advised Australians not to use the federal government’s digital identity service after authorities refused to fix a crucial design flaw they had discovered. Thinking Cybersecurity chief...

Lost children of the digital revolution

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
In 2008 – the year that the first round of “Service Delivery Reform” was getting underway – my daughter had her first baby. The bureaucracy would come to call...

Digital ID delays as awareness campaign looms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s plan to integrate its $200 million digital identity with the myGov service platform has been delayed, even as the Digital Transformation Agency prepares an awareness campaign for...

Digital ID has cost $200m so far

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has thrown more than $200 million at its troubled digital identity project, which remains in its beta phase five years after it was launched. In an...

Digital iD founder quits AusPost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The founder and general manager of Australia Post’s Digital iD program has left the organisation as the market-leading project faces funding cuts and a shrinking team. InnovationAus.com understands the...

DTA gets $90m digital ID boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency will take charge of a $92 million budget allocation in the 2018/19 financial year to accelerate the implementation of its GovPass digital identity program. The...