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Strange times at ANU and a COVIDSafe gag

The Australian National University has admitted the academic freedom of one of its staff may have been jeopardised after she was removed from a panel discussion on COVIDSafe which...

BCG gets another COVIDSafe contract

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Boston Consulting Group has now been paid more than $1 million for its work on the COVIDSafe app after receiving another contract extension, with the contact tracing app still...

DTA battles huge staff turnover issue

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The continued high level of staff turnover at the Digital Transformation Agency is “very alarming” according to the Opposition, with the agency experiencing near-100 per cent turnover in the...

DTA consultant contracts running super hot

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
McKinsey has won a near-$1 million contract to assist with a new visa processing platform being developed by the Digital Transformation Agency, following a failed attempt to outsource 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...

APS maps new digital career paths

Posted on   |  by Elise McDonald
A new ‘Digital Professional Stream Strategy will be implemented across the public service to attract new tech savvy professionals and lift the public services’s digital skills game. Launched by...

From digital identity to age verification

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s troubled digital ID project is set to be used for online age verification, with biometrics capability also to be launched by the middle of the year....

Digital ID gets a PR makeover

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government is planning a major communications campaign around its troubled digital identity project, which has been readied to move into its next phase. The move comes as the...

Digital ID gets a poor focus reception

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Two-thirds of Australlians won’t use the federal government’s digital identity unless there is a significant public awareness campaign, and more needs to be done to improve security and privacy,...