2019–20 snapshot of activities
July 2019
- Australia Post’s digital iD accredited under the Trusted Digital Identity Framework
- Whole-of-government Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement renewed for continued value for money for government
August 2019
- MoU with Vietnam to collaborate on e-government and digital transformation signed
- MoU with the Australian Information Industry Association signed to strengthen government–industry collaboration
- Data Fellowship Program applications opened
September 2019
- Attended Tallinn Digital Summit in Estonia where frontrunners of digital nations gathered to drive global conversation on digitalisation
October 2019
- Australian Government Digital Awards recognised excellence in government digital products and services
- Government and industry gathered for the inaugural Digital Summit
- Participated in Australian Information Industry Association United States trade delegation to meet world-leading technology companies
November 2019
- Whole-of-government architecture initiative announced
- Digital Transformation Strategy Update: Year 1 released
- Request for Tender released for Telecommunications Marketplace
- New online Style Manual, the Australian Government’s source for writing and editing guidance, released as private Beta for user feedback
December 2019
- National Application Programming Interface (API) Standards endorsed by the Australian Data and Digital Council
- Emerging Talent Program graduation for 96 participants
- Public consultation for fourth release of Trusted Digital Identity Framework started
January 2020
- New Digital Sourcing Contract Limits and Reviews Policy policy released to improve flexibility of government ICT contracts
February 2020
- New whole-of-government sourcing agreement with Rimini Street for third-party software support established
March 2020
- Australian Government COVID‑19 response website australia.gov.au launched
- Australian Government Coronavirus Australia app released
- Australian Government coronavirus WhatsApp channel launched
- MoU with Singapore to cooperate in the field of digital identity signed
April 2020
- COVIDSafe app released
- Digital Professional Stream launched
- myGov Digital Identity private Beta commenced
May 2020
- Fourth release of Trusted Digital Identity Framework published
- Request for Tender for new Cloud Marketplace released
- COVIDSafe app updated to improve accessibility and privacy protections
- Source code for COVIDSafe app publicly released
June 2020
- Whole-of-government Architecture Beta Concepts Model developed
- Unique Student Identifier (USI) and PRODA (Services Australia Provider Digital Access) Digital Identity public Betas commenced
- The Future of myGov public Beta site launched
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https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/digital-transformation-agency/reporting-year/2019-20-5