Tag: myGovID

Govt digital ID system a ‘house of cards’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s push for an economy wide digital identity system will leave it on the “wrong side of history”, an identity and data protection expert has warned, as...

Govt unveils digital ID private sector expansion plans

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government has released more details on its plan to expand its digital identity scheme to the private sector and the states, as it pushes to significantly accelerate the...

Accenture paid $2.5m per month for digital ID work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is paying American tech giant Accenture nearly $2.5 million per month for work on its digital identity service. At the start of the year, the Australian...

Digital platform to modernise RDTI delivery

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new platform to modernise the delivery of the research and development tax incentive will be launched to coincide with the introduction of a range of reforms to the...

DTA’s spruiking of Digital ID is unhelpful

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s digital identity program should be “abandoned and redesigned from scratch” according to researchers who last year discovered a significant flaw in the system’s design. The Digital...

Digital identity legislation open for consultation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has opened the consultation process on draft legislation expanding its digital identity scheme to state governments and the private sector, with plans to put current privacy...

Govt digital strategy to get a refresh: Robert

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s Digital Transformation Strategy will be refreshed to meet the growing demand on digital services witnessed over the last year. Government Services Minister Stuart Robert told the...

DTA readies for digital identity expansion

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency is readying for a “significant expansion” of its digital identity program over the next six months and will also soon launch a review of the...

Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has provided more than $500 million for the final stage of the massive overhaul of the IT system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments, which is now set to...
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