Federal Budget 2015: $33.3m identity management splash anchors government transformation

A $33.3m investment in large-scale identity management systems will form a cornerstone of the government’s Digital Transformation Office (DTO) – an umbrella effort to securely push government service delivery online – which will be fast-tracked through a $254.7m Budget allocation over four years that will see numerous other agencies chipping in to support the transformation agenda.

The creation of a “trusted digital identity framework” will provide both individuals and businesses with “easier ways” to access government services, according to the 2015 Budget papers.

A further $11.5m will support improvements to the Tell Us Once service, a years-old initiative that securely and seamlessly pushes updates to personal information through a range of government agencies.

Such platforms will lie at the core of efforts to improve citizens’ interactions with government, which will manifest through a whole-of-government digital mailbox solution that was allocated $7.1m in funding in the new Budget.

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