Tag: DTA

Google and Apple release contact tracing API

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is now testing Apple and Google’s framework for contact tracing, but its COVIDSafe app would likely need to be fundamentally altered in order to be compatible...

Deloitte’s GovDXP work bill doubles to $20m

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

Industry dept adds email subscriptions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Industry department has launched an email subscription service following concerns about a lack of transparency and access to consultations. Labor raised concerns earlier this year that the Department...

App server code needed for transparency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The code for the COVID-19 contact tracing app national database and algorithm used to sort through contacts needs to be made public so its security can be fully and...

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...