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Digital Public Sector

DTA battles huge staff turnover issue

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

8 July 2020 | 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

6 May 2020 | 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

6 May 2020 | 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

1 May 2020 | 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

10 March 2020 | 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

23 January 2020 | 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

11 November 2019 | 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,...

DTA defends digital ID roll-out

25 October 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s troubled digital identity program will not be a repeat of the doomed Australia Card and will actually be “privacy-enhancing”, according to the Digital Transformation Agency. The...

DTA reheats deal with industry

27 August 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The Digital Transformation Agency has reheated an MoU arrangement with the Australian Information Industry Association, with the two organisations signing a “refreshed” agreement focused on skills and procurement. The...

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