Govt: 15 million signed up for Digital ID in last year

The Australian Government has announced that one year since the Digital ID Act 2024 was introduced, there are now 15 million myIDs, and verified transactions through the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) have more than tripled to reach 80 million, when compared to the same period last year.

Over 42 million of these transactions have occurred in the last four months alone, with people also regularly reusing their Digital ID to access more than one of the 246 government services that accept Digital ID verification, such as the ATO, myGov and the NDIS provider portal, according to the government's statement.

The government will increase the number of ABNs connected to the Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) to more than 2 million, which aims to provide greater assurance to business owners that only the owner or their authorised representative can transact on behalf of their business online.

Making additional rules to strengthen the Accreditation Scheme; improving the operation of the AGDIS; and enhancing the support provided to people who use a Digital ID within the AGDIS if a cyber security incident or Digital ID fraud incident occurs were also announced as priorities.

The next steps will include delivering on the phased roll-out of Digital ID, by preparing for accredited private sector providers to join the government system from 30 November 2026, aiming to give people more choice of Digital ID providers and opening up more services with which Digital ID can be used.

To inform future decisions on any further funding for an Australian Government system facilitating the use of verifiable credentials, a Request for Information will be released to invite potential vendors to share the experience and skills they could bring to the task of building an Australian Government verifiable credential system.

Last month, the ACCC invited sellers to quote for the provision of ad-hoc, specialist advice on evidence supplied by entities seeking accreditation under the Digital ID Accreditation Scheme and/or approval to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System.