Tag: Service NSW

NSW set to pilot digital birth certificates

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will pilot its digital birth certificate with two cohorts of users from April before expanding the opt-in credential to other citizens within the state...

Commonwealth, NSW govts forge closer ties on digital

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales residents will be given the choice of adding their Medicare card to the Service NSW app and viewing their digital driver’s licence in myGov after the...

NSW govt technology chief steps down to lead Service NSW

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales’ long-serving government chief information and digital officer Greg Wells will step down to become the new chief executive at service delivery agency Service NSW. Mr Wells,...

NSW digital birth certificate launch pushed back

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A digital birth certificate will not become universally available in NSW this year as initially planned, with the state government now aiming to pilot the credential with defined cohorts...

Dominello continues digital identity evangelism

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital identity services are critical to trust, particularly in cyberspace, according to New South Wales Digital Government minister Victor Dominello. In the context of what he describes as a...

NSW legislates to protect check in data from police

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A government bill banning New South Wales police from accessing COVID-19 check in data is expected to become law this week, after passing the Upper House with bipartisan support...

NSW to get digital venue vax passport from October 18

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The NSW government is expected to have integrated COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates into the venue check-in function of its Service NSW app by October 18, and available publicly across...

Digital ministers’ in vaccination certificate pact

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian governments are working to incorporate federal vaccination certificates into state and territory check in apps and are cooperating on home quarantine for fully vaccinated people as states and...