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.
Australia Post has become the first industry service provider to join the government’s digital identity program.
This year’s budget will earmark an additional $67.2 million for the government’s digital identity program, GovPass.
The government has officially launched the first pilot of myGovID, its digital identity platform.
The government has commissioned a review into the protection and management of identity information.
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) plans to launch the pilot of its GovPass digital identity program in October, allowing participants to conduct the process of applying for a Tax File Number completely online.
The government has revealed that it will provide the Digital Transformation Agency with $92.4 million in 2018-19 to “accelerate the implementation of the GovPass Program”.
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has begun the hunt for a key software component for the government’s digital identity program.
Australian cloud infrastructure provider Vault Systems will host the Digital Transformation Agency’s Govpass project.
The Digital Transformation Agency will take over responsibility of the government’s central open data portal from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C).
Australia Post will work with the Digital Transformation Agency to integrate its Digital iD platform into the government’s Digital Identity Framework.