Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

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Deloitte’s GovDXP work bill doubles to $20m

Deloitte’s price tag to develop its prototype for a revamped, social network-inspired myGov update into a working beta product has been doubled. The consulting giant will now receive nearly...

Biometrics scoped for digital ID scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Private companies will soon be able to join the government’s federated digital identity program with the further use of biometrics also being scoped. The Digital Transformation Agency has now...

COVIDSafe app gets important update

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
COVIDSafe has received an important update that fixed a number of bugs and improved iPhone functionality. The Opposition and developers are now calling on the government to encourage the...

DTA defends COVIDSafe contract with US tech giant

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Using an Australian company to host the COVIDSafe data would have delayed the rollout of the app and added “additional risk and complexity”, the Digital Transformation Agency says, amid...

COVIDSafe code released, but developers unhappy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The source code for Australia’s COVID-19 contact tracing app has finally been publicly released, but a group of developers scrutinising the service say it has not been properly open...

Deloitte lands $9.5m for 7 month myGov beta

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Consulting giant Deloitte has been handed a $9.5 million contract to further develop its own prototype for a revamped, social network-inspired myGov platform into a working beta product over...

We are missing Paul Shetler in this crisis

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Malcolm Turnbull describes the Australian government’s former digital tsar Paul Shetler as a “brilliant technocrat” who ultimately did not have the right set of management skills to lead the...

No modelling on 40% trace target: Health

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia will be “one of the first adopters” of Apple’s contact tracing Bluetooth fix, with government officials confirming that the current app has significant performance issues on the Apple...

‘Inconceivable’ US could access tracing data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It is “inconceivable” that US authorities would be able to access data from Australia’s contact tracing app, but the government’s legal advice on the matter will not be made...

Big bucks on open source COVIDsafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Private contractors were paid nearly $2 million to work on the federal government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, while the firm behind the official information app was given an additional...