Australia’s government anticipates “5 to 10” private sector digital identity providers, and possibly more later on, participating in the country’s national ID scheme. The estimate was made by Finance Minister Katy Gallagher to ABC News Breakfast and reported by InnovationAus.
Five companies have already been approved under the Trusted Digital Identity Framework, which underpins the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) Accreditation Scheme. AGDIS accreditations are expected to begin within two years, following amendments to the bill to gain opposition support in the senate.
