‘Daunting’ tech, governance challenges ahead for digital ID


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Australia’s economy-wide digital ID scheme is launching with a host of technical challenges and without a genuine business case, according to a technology expert who warns the government is fumbling crucial early public buy in.

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Dr Rajiv Shah flagged the issues after examining the system that has been in development for a decade and already tipped to cost more than $1 billion.

He said gaps …

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