CANBERRA: The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has revealed its digital identification platform is moving into beta phase, with CEO Gavin Slater telling Senate Estimates on Tuesday morning the next stage will allow individuals to create an online form of ID.
Pointing to last week’s launch of the that sets out the rules and standards for a nationally consistent approach to digital ID, Slater said the framework sits alongside the cloud-based platform the DTA is using for prototyping the digital identification play.
“We are now moving to the beta version on the platform,” Slater said. “The intention of the next phase is to take it live and this will allow people to set up a digital identity online and apply for a tax file number.”
The Trusted Digital Identity Framework is expected to sit alongside the federal government’s Govpass digital platform.
The DTA outlined the process for applying for a Govpass in October, with the system expected to match a user’s photograph, as well as Medicare, driver’s licence, and birth certificate details, with information already held by various government entities.
Govpass is expected to make the process of proving who an individual is to government “simple, safe, and secure” online, with former Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation Angus Taylor previously touting the platform as a faster, simpler way to move between online services provided by the Australian government.
