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• Government to establish ‘cloud marketplace’

  The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is preparing to launch an online marketplace that government entities can use to purchase cloud services.

• Australia Post joins government’s digital identity program

  Australia Post has become the first industry service provider to join the government’s digital identity program.

• Federal government renews, revamps Microsoft procurement deal

  The federal government has renewed its whole of government volume sourcing arrangement (VSA) with Microsoft.

• Microsoft backs new government rules around data centre ownership

  Microsoft has welcomed a move by the government to introduce a certification scheme that will confine the hosting of classified data to data centres that meet certain ownership criteria.

• Data centre ownership faces heightened scrutiny from government

  The federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency plans to develop a new certification framework that will assess the risk presented by hosting providers that handle government data.

• Digital Transformation Agency launches private beta of notifications platform

  The Digital Transformation Agency has invited government agencies to participate in a private beta of its new Notify.gov.au platform.

• National Blood Authority CIO takes on new challenge at DTA

  Australia’s National Blood Authority is on the hunt for a new CIO, with the NBA’s chief information officer preparing to join the federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency.

• DTA’s blockchain discovery: Focus on the problem, not the tech

  ​The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has published the findings of its $700,000 research program to examine the potential of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in government

• AWS gets government go-ahead to handle classified data

  ​Amazon Web Services has been certified to store and process federal government data classified as Protected, across 42 of its services.

• New strategy to push digital building blocks for government services

  A new strategy released by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) aims to guide the development of “building blocks” that deliver “simple, common, non-business specific services” that can be used across government.

• All government services to be available online by 2025, minister says

  All government services will be available through online channels by 2025 under a digital transformation strategy unveiled today.

• Government launches first of eight digital ID pilots

  The government has officially launched the first pilot of myGovID, its digital identity platform.

• Blockchain – what is it good for? At the moment not much, DTA says

  The Digital Transformation Agency’s scrutiny of blockchain has confirmed it is “an interesting technology” that is “well worth being observed”. However, without standardisation and a lot more work, “for almost every use of blockchain you would consider today there is a better technology” — such as databases and APIs.

• Data61, CBA partner for blockchain-based NDIS ‘smart money’ prototype

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and CSIRO’s Data61 division have partnered to develop an app that could be used to impose ‘smart money’ limits on the spending of funds provided through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

• Government blockchain prototype on track for FY19

  The Digital Transformation Agency says it is on track to deliver a prototype blockchain system for government by the end of the financial year.