[LINK] Digital & Online Australian Birth Certificates?

[Marghanita da Cruz]

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https://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/link/2000-January/000895.html

Marghanita

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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