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Digital Transformation Agency

Portfolio: Finance

https://www.dta.gov.au

Annual Budget

$495M

2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)
+6.4%vs prior year ($466M)
Total Revenue

$150M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

250

Headcount (2024-25)
Budget Commentary

Material upward shift in 2026-27 funding (+6.4%, $30M change). 2025-26 estimated actual $466M → 2026-27 budget $495M. Source: Budget Paper No. 4, Agency Resourcing tables.

Major Digital Projects
13

Digital ID Program

Department of Finance

Tier 1
DCA: Medium-High
Active

Total Budget

$408.2M

Digital Budget

$187.8M

July 2023June 2026

The Digital ID program aims to provide Australians with a secure, convenient, voluntary and inclusive way to prove their identity online. Key components include a legislative framework, an Accreditation Scheme, and the Australian Government Digital Identity System. The program will also focus on increasing public awareness and adoption across government and the private sector.

Election Systems Modernisation Program (Indigo)

Australian Electoral Commission

Tier 1
DCA: Medium
Active

Total Budget

$NFPM

Digital Budget

$NFPM

January 2020June 2029

The Indigo Program aims to modernise core ICT infrastructure and systems of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to deliver integrated, secure and modern electoral services that meet community needs and expectations into the future. The replacement of legacy systems with modern technology and infrastructure will enhance and bolster the AEC’s ability to manage security risks and strengthen Australia’s ongoing democratic resilience. Tranche 1 has been delivered, and Tranche 2A is scheduled to be completed in 2027. The AEC will seek authority to come back for a future budget request to undertake Tranche 2B.

Funding and Disclosure Reform Program

Australian Electoral Commission

Tier 1
DCA: Medium
Active

Total Budget

$NFPM

Digital Budget

$NFPM

March 2025June 2028

The purpose of the AEC is to maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters. As part of this, the AEC regulates the Commonwealth Funding and Disclosure Scheme. The government has introduced legislative amendments to address recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) related to this scheme. The Funding and Disclosure Reform Program was established in March 2025 to enable the AEC to implement the legislative amendments to the scheme. Under the program, the AEC will develop modern, agile and scalable IT platforms, uplift AEC capability, policy and processes consistent with its evolving regulatory role, and deliver a comprehensive package of communications and guidance to support stakeholders transition to new legislative obligations.

Health Delivery Modernisation (HDM)

Services Australia

Tier 1
DCA: Medium-High
Closed

Total Budget

$487.6M

Digital Budget

$194.4M

July 2018September 2025

The HDM Program stabilised, modernised and transformed the health payments system that underpins Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and other health-related programs. The HDM Program delivered new digital health services and established new health transformation capabilities to strengthen and modernise digital health across Australia’s healthcare settings, platforms and systems.

Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS) Enhancement Project

Department of Finance

Tier 2
DCA: Medium-High
Active

Total Budget

$11.2M

Digital Budget

$10.6M

July 2024June 2026

The PEMS is a digital solution for the management and reporting of human resources and payroll, as well as office and travel expenses for parliamentarians, their staff and the administering agencies. The Enhancement Project is a 2-year initiative that will deliver improvements and efficiencies to the functionality of PEMS.

Polling Place Technology Project

Australian Electoral Commission

Tier 2
DCA: High
Closed

Total Budget

$15.5M

Digital Budget

$15.5M

January 2022June 2025

This project is delivering enhanced technology to enable expansion of voter and polling place technology, through up to 10,000 laptops accessing an electronic copy of the electoral roll, called an Electronic Certified Lists. Electronic Certified Lists are portable computers deployed to polling places as a replacement to paper certified lists. The program is trialling a ‘digital officer in charge return’ at selected polling locations, which allows results to be transmitted directly into the AEC election management system.

Safely Connecting Australians with Support

Services Australia

Tier 2
DCA: Medium-High
Active

Total Budget

$49.5M

Digital Budget

$25.6M

July 2024June 2026

Enhancements to the myGov platform to continue to respond to the findings of the Critical National Infrastructure myGov User Audit. This includes enhancements to the myGov support tool, strengthening myGov fraud detection capabilities, improving the myGov inbox and other communication capabilities, and supporting users to better secure their myGov accounts.

Improving transparency of procurement data to support the Buy Australian Plan

Department of Finance

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$9.9M

Digital Budget

$9.9M

October 2023July 2027

This initiative supports the implementation of the Buy Australian Plan by improving the transparency of Australian Government procurement activity through enhanced AusTender capabilities, including the establishment of a dedicated and integrated panel supplier portal. It is also improving AusTender’s reporting capability to increase transparency.

Overseas Health Practitioner Digital Registration Project (OHPDR)

Services Australia

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$15M

Digital Budget

$7.7M

July 2024February 2026

Australia is facing a shortage of key healthcare practitioners, putting the health system and existing workforce under pressure. Australians – especially those living in rural and remote areas – are finding it increasingly difficult to access healthcare. Services Australia is delivering the OHPDR as part of the 2024–25 Budget Measure ‘Health workforce’. This is implementing Recommendation 2, Automate the issuance of Medicare provider numbers, of the Final Report of the Independent Review of Australia’s Regulatory Settings Relating to Overseas Health Practitioners. The report, endorsed by National Cabinet, made recommendations to improve health practitioner registration, skill and qualification recognition for overseas trained health professionals and international students who have studied in Australia.

Response to Services Australia Budget and Efficiency Review – the Cyber Security Uplift Project (CSUP)

Services Australia

Tier 3
Closed

Total Budget

$NFPM

Digital Budget

$NFPM

July 2024June 2025

The CSUP was established to address immediate agency cyber security risk and improve its cyber security maturity.

Service Delivery Office Security and Reliability

Department of Finance

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$12M

Digital Budget

$12M

July 2024June 2026

The Security and Reliability program will deliver necessary ICT upgrades with a focus on cyber and data capabilities to maintain the security and reliability of the Service Delivery Office, systems which provide corporate shared services to 16 client entities across the APS.

Services Australia Improved Safety for Staff and Customers Phase 2

Services Australia

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$362.2M

Digital Budget

$109.8M

July 2024July 2026

The project is implementing recommendations of the Security Risk Management Review to strengthen security and safety measures for Services Australia staff and customers. The 2024–25 Budget committed an additional $314.1 million over 2 years to implement some of the remaining recommendations of the review in full, strengthening security and safety measures to achieve sustained benefits for Services Australia staff and customers (Phase 2). A total of 14 review recommendations will be implemented in full with government funding (via 7 registered projects) and the remaining 30 recommendations with existing agency resources.

Strengthening Medicare - Chronic Wound Consumables Scheme for Patients with Diabetes

Services Australia

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$16.7M

Digital Budget

$10.4M

June 2023June 2026

This project is improving the management of wounds for patients in primary care settings by providing education and training for healthcare professionals and providing fully subsidised wound consumable products to people with chronic wounds. The pilot phase of this project is limited to people with a chronic wound and diabetes who are aged 65 and over (or aged 50 and over for First Nations people). If the pilot is successful, the program may be expanded to all Australians with chronic wounds.

Ideas relevant to this department

22 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

We're the Australian Government's trusted advisor on digital and ICT transformation.

VISION

Driving a digital government.

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.7

PURPOSE

We're the Australian Government's trusted advisor on digital and ICT transformation.

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.7

Outcomes

· 1

Outcome 1 – Support the government's digital transformation, and simplify processes, increase realised value, reduce costs and generate reuse opportunities through strategic and policy leadership, advice, strategic coordination and oversight of digital and ICT investment, and management of whole-of-government digital and ICT procurement.

Program 1.1 – The objective of this program is to provide strategic and policy leadership and investment advice as a trusted advisor on digital and ICT investment decisions through oversight to drive government digital transformation that delivers benefits to all Australians.

Values

· 5

Collaboration: We work together to achieve our goals.

Respect: We make everyone feel safe, supported and included.

Transparency: We build trust by being authentic and honest.

Future Focused: We use our expertise to support the government's digital agenda.

Excellence: We strive for excellence in all we do.

Performance measures

· 11

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

1

Annual review to measure the influence and impact of the DTA's leadership of the digital transformation agenda through the Data and Digital Government Strategy (DDGS).

100%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.17

Annual Report 2023-24

2

Percentage of digital investments identified by the DTA as in-scope for the Digital and ICT IOF which have an agreed assurance plan in place.

75%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.17

Annual Report 2023-24

3

Percentage of significant investment proposals that have implemented DTA's recommendations to use appropriate DCM (Domain and Capability Model) categorisation as per the AGA.

50%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.17

Annual Report 2023-24

4

Percentage of stakeholders surveyed who are satisfied or highly satisfied with the Integrated Digital Investment Plan.

60%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.17

Annual Report 2023-24

5

Digital Investment Overview prepared and submitted to government for Budget and Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) cycles.

100%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.17

Annual Report 2023-24

6

Average score from stakeholders on the quality and timeliness of advice provided by the DTA in the assessment of their digital investment proposal.

80%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.17

Annual Report 2023-24

7

Percentage of buyers and sellers participating in the DTA's marketplaces who report it was easy or very easy to complete their task on BuyICT.

70%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.18

Annual Report 2023-24

8

Percentage of at-risk projects receiving support from the DTA in applying the escalation protocols under the Assurance Framework for Digital and ICT Investments (including support at the 'triage' stage).

60%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.18

Annual Report 2023-24

9

Percentage of participants in training for Senior Responsible Officials who report increased confidence in contributing effectively on a governance board for a digital investment following completion of the Senior Responsible Official (SRO) training program.

75%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.18

Annual Report 2023-24

10

Positive rating from staff to the agency's APS Census to: 'My workgroup has the appropriate skills, capabilities and knowledge to perform well'.

75% or above

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.19

Annual Report 2023-24

11

Percentage of initiatives on the DTA's Digital Strategy (internal) and roadmap which are either delivered or on-track.

80%

Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.19

Annual Report 2023-24

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 8

Citizen Participation

Enhanced Digital Service Feedback Mechanism

Implement a real-time feedback system for digital services to capture user experience issues instantly and address them swiftly.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2024-25.pdf

Procurement & Delivery

Streamline Digital Investment Approval Process

Reduce the time taken to approve digital investment proposals by introducing a more efficient review process.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Medium

2025-26.pdf

Strategy & Reform

Adopt Global Best Practices in Digital Governance

Incorporate globally recognised best practices in digital governance to enhance the overall digital transformation strategy.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Data & Performance

Launch Data Transparency Initiative

Create a transparent data portal to provide the public with easy access to government data and analytics.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2024-25.pdf

Capability Building

Enhance ICT Training Programs

Revise and expand ICT training programs to better equip staff with the skills needed for digital transformation.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2025-26.pdf

Case Processing

Reduce Project Delays

Implement a project management framework to reduce delays in digital projects.

Impact: High
Effort: Medium
Small

2025-26.pdf

Procurement & Delivery

Improve Digital Marketplace Efficiency

Enhance the digital marketplace platform to improve the efficiency of digital procurement processes.

Impact: Medium
Effort: High
Medium

2025-26.pdf

Regulation & Policy

Benchmark Against Global Digital Maturity

Benchmark Australia’s digital maturity against global standards to identify areas for improvement.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Citizen Participation

Enhanced Digital Service Feedback Mechanism

Implement a real-time feedback system for digital services to capture user experience issues instantly and address them swiftly.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2024-25.pdf

Procurement & Delivery

Streamline Digital Investment Approval Process

Reduce the time taken to approve digital investment proposals by introducing a more efficient review process.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Medium

2025-26.pdf

Strategy & Reform

Adopt Global Best Practices in Digital Governance

Incorporate globally recognised best practices in digital governance to enhance the overall digital transformation strategy.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Data & Performance

Launch Data Transparency Initiative

Create a transparent data portal to provide the public with easy access to government data and analytics.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2024-25.pdf

Capability Building

Enhance ICT Training Programs

Revise and expand ICT training programs to better equip staff with the skills needed for digital transformation.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2025-26.pdf

Case Processing

Reduce Project Delays

Implement a project management framework to reduce delays in digital projects.

Impact: High
Effort: Medium
Small

2025-26.pdf

Procurement & Delivery

Improve Digital Marketplace Efficiency

Enhance the digital marketplace platform to improve the efficiency of digital procurement processes.

Impact: Medium
Effort: High
Medium

2025-26.pdf

Regulation & Policy

Benchmark Against Global Digital Maturity

Benchmark Australia’s digital maturity against global standards to identify areas for improvement.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Legislation administered

· 6

Framework

2023

Digital and ICT Investment Oversight Framework (IOF)

The DTA oversees digital investments throughout their lifecycle.

Strategy

2023

Data and Digital Government Strategy

The DTA co-delivers the Data and Digital Government Strategy and Implementation Plan.

Policy

2024

Digital Experience Policy

The DTA sets standards to enhance the design, delivery, and performance of government digital services.

Policy

2024

Benefits Management Policy

The DTA ensures that government digital investments meet their objectives.

Framework

2024

National Framework for AI Assurance in Government

The DTA sets the foundation for a unified approach to AI assurance.

Standard

2023

Digital Service Standard 2.0

The DTA provides clear, quality guidance for creating dependable and effective digital government services.

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