Tag: digital identity

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...

Digital identity: The time is now

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is on the precipice of getting digital identity right. After various attempts at one identity to rule them all with efforts such as MyGov, the rise of open...

Federation is the key to Govt ID

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Creating a single identity for Australians has long been a complex issue with the potential for significant backlash from the public when handled poorly. The attempt at an Australia...

Gavin Slater’s big fat DTA reboot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Digital Transformation Agency chief executive Gavin Slater has delivered his first public speech since taking on the vexed role three months ago, outlining his five key priorities for the...

DTO slows national identity plan

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
The Digital Transformation Office (DTO) has applied the brakes to its national identity framework plans. In a letter sent to the 70-odd organisations that replied to its Request for...

Biometric identity: Please explain

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A digital identity platform is absolutely essential if the government’s grand vision of streamlined, digital-delivered services is ever to be fully realised. But it needs to be properly explained,...