Information and Communication Technology

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (14:26): My question is to the Minister for the Public Sector. How is the government working with businesses to cut red tape and modernise information management?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:26): I thank the member for Light for his question. In beginning the answer to this question, I want to—if I hear correctly—congratulate the member for Goyder on marking his birthday. That is a terrific thing. I also understand, from having visited the Blue Room today, that the Hon. Rob Brokenshire might also share a birthday today.

The SPEAKER: Could the minister's divagations end, please.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I don't believe they are twins, Mr Speaker, and if they were I don't know which one is called Danny, but congratulations to both of them. The government is committed to making it easier for businesses to interact with government using efficient and innovative processes. In line with this commitment, I am pleased to announce the mySAgov Digital Pass Pilot initiative—

Mr van Holst Pellekaan: On the interweb?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: —I am coming to that; yes, it is—which has been developed as part of the government's digital by default strategy, and that does not refer to fingers; it refers to something on the interweb. It is envisaged that the digital pass service will enable South Australians to digitally store information such as tradesmen's licences, boat licences, proof of age cards and other forms of identification. The digital pass will allow customers of SA government services to connect and transact in a convenient way by storing credentials electronically.

This involves, as I think the member for Stuart referred to a while ago, the interweb, iPads, iPods, iPhones, etc. Some members may have recently been to the airport, and when you go there the new phones make a buzzing noise and if you press the button an image comes up and says, 'Do you want to get on the plane?' You say yes, and then a series of dots appears and you can take this series of dots and run it past a dot-reading machine and it takes you into the airport. So that is just part of what is digital today; I just thought I would mention that.

Mr Pederick: Has he graduated to payWave?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No, but for members opposite who want to explore this further, my daughter loaded up something called Candy Crush Soda, and I recommend it highly. Anyway, I am back on to the other topic now, but I was taken off by the member for Stuart. The government has appointed a local small business, Appvation, to develop a prototype app—and that's the thing that appears on your device—for the digital pass. The pilot will trial the digital provision of land agent and sales representative licences—

Ms Sanderson interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Adelaide is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: —with selected customers. Appvation are working on security measures to protect the individual's digital information. Security measures will also be trialled, including fingerprint and PIN code technologies, which some phones have, to protect the individual's digital information. Once the pilot has been trialled, the government will consider rolling out mySA app to other forms of identification. The digital pass will be optional and trade licences will not be discontinued, for those people who are worried about that.

This digital pass modernises the SA government's service delivery and provides a more efficient service to South Australians. I look forward to seeing the results of the project as the government continues to deliver further red tape reduction initiatives.

The SPEAKER: On the subject of birthdays, we welcome Anna Rosina, a daughter for the member for Kaurna and Connie.