Three new white papers announced Thursday address what Special Minister of State Gary Nairn considers to be the biggest stalling point for a national smartcard rollout: interoperability. When completed, the framework will set the basis for all smartcard implementations across government, not just the Human Services access card. The federal government also outlined the federal governments authentication framework for employees, which is known as Identity Management for Australian Government Employees, and is part of a broader e-government strategy to implement a secure identity management platform.”]
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