Digital Transformation Agency

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Digital Transformation Agency
Digital Transformation Agency Logo.svg
Agency overview
Formed14 October 2016; 5 years ago (2016-10-14)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionAustralian Government
HeadquartersCanberra, Australian Capital Territory[1]
Coordinates: 35°16′38″S 149°07′21″E / 35.2772293°S 149.1223719°E / -35.2772293; 149.1223719
Employees205[1]
Annual budgetIncrease A$127.4 million (2019–20)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Randall Brugeaud, Chief executive officer[1]
Websitedta.gov.au

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is an agency of the Australian Government tasked with improving the accessibility and availability of government services online by helping government "transform services to be simple, clear and fast."[1] Succeeding the Digital Transformation Office, the DTA was established on 14 October 2016.[2]

The agency has the stated goal of overseeing the "Digital Transformation Strategy" for the Australian Government to become "one of the leading digital governments in the world by 2025".[3] Generally the agency oversees various interdepartmental government projects and provides consultancy and products to other official bodies.

Platforms[]

The DTA is responsible for the management and maintenance of several different whole-of-government platforms, including:

History[]

Digital Transformation Office logo

The DTA's predecessor is the Digital Transformation Office, which was formed on 23 January 2015.[5] The office was in charge of digitizing and managing various government services.[6] This agency was primarily responsible for managing the myGov website and app.[7] On 14 October 2016 it was renamed to the Digital Transformation Agency.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Digital Transformation Agency". Australian Government Directory. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ Barbaschow, Asha. "Canberra creates Digital Transformation Agency from DTO". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ Agency, Digital Transformation (26 November 2018). "Annual Report 2017–18: 1. Agency Overview". www.dta.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "myGov set for Facebook-like overhaul". iTnews. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ Abbott, Tony (23 January 2015). "Establishment of a Digital Transformation Office" (Press release). Canberra, Australia. PM&C. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Digital Transformation Office established by Communications Dept". The Mandarin. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Agency, Digital Transformation (13 September 2018). "Annual Report 2016–17: 2. Agency performance". www.dta.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Barbaschow, Asha. "Canberra creates Digital Transformation Agency from DTO". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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