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On 26/4/21 7:08 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:
Work on Australia-wide electronic birth certificate begins
Spearheaded by the NSW government, work on an electronic birth
certificate has kicked off in Australia.
By Asha Barbaschow | April 26, 2021 -- 01:53 GMT (11:53 AEST) | Topic:
Digital Transformation
https://www.zdnet.com/article/work-on-australia-wide-electronic-birth-certificate-begins/
The New South Wales government is working on the development of a
national digital birth certificate.
NSW Minister for Digital and Customer Service Victor Dominello said
the initiative is currently in the research phase and is on track to
deliver a proof of concept in the second half of 2021.
"Having a child is an exciting and busy time for parents. We want to
use technology to make life easier for families, so they can spend
more time with their newborn and less time dealing with government,"
Dominello said.
The research includes an online survey ..
https://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/digital-birth-certificate .. this
covers questions such as why a birth certificate was recently
requested by an individual, be it for confirming identity through the
country-wide Medicare or Centrelink schemes, for a passport
application or renewal, or as a proof of identity document for other
federal government agencies, such as the Australian Taxation Office,
or a bank, as some of many examples.
It also asks the level of digital competency of respondents and what
they use their mobile phone and desktop computers for, as well as if
the individual has confidence in a nation-wide, securely stored
credential system.
"A digital version of your birth certificate would give you easy
access to this important identity document, anywhere, anytime, in a
secure way. It removes issues of where to safely keep your paper copy.
It would be widely accepted by government, businesses, schools, and
sporting organisations, making it easier to register and apply for
things you need," the government explains.
NSW has been leading the country for a few years on digital
initiatives through Service NSW, going live, for example, with a
Digital Driver's Licence in October 2019. Other states have since
followed.
As the electronic birth certificate initiative is a county-wide one,
the NSW government is looking into how to incorporate it with the
federal government's myGov. myGov is an online service portal that has
been touted as a secure way to access services online with one login
and one password.
The Australian government has also been developing the myGovID, which
is essentially a digital identity credential handled by the ATO. It's
like the 100 point ID check but on a smart device, and it allows
citizens to have their identity verified so they can access government
services using that verified identity, rather than being verified
continually by each Commonwealth entity.
The state government is touting the birth certificate initiative as
opening the doors to schooling, health, and other vital government
services, in addition to making the process of applying for a driver's
licence and getting a bank account easier.
While the specifics of the certificate are yet to be determined,
Dominello said any digital solution would be opt-in only and will
adhere to the highest privacy, trust, and security standards.
NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman said key priorities for the
national project team will be privacy and ensuring any potential
solution is accessible to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
"This would be a world-first. Nowhere else in the world provides a
holistic digital solution to identity establishment, verification,
authentication and management. We're excited by the prospect of
filling this gap," Speakman said.
"We are carefully co-designing this proposal with the community to
help prevent identity theft and crime," he added.
NSW welcomed 88,577 babies in 2020, down from 93,078 in 2019.
"Having a baby is an exciting and busy time for families, and over the
last few years we've made it easier and faster for parents to register
a birth and get their child's birth certificate, thanks to the online
birth registration system," Dominello added.
Parents have 60 days to register their newborn, which can now be done
online.
Consultation on the digital birth certificate is open until 23 May 2021.
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