Thales has signed a contract to make Queensland’s first digital licence app.
It will partner with Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and local Queensland small to medium businesses, Code Heroes and Aliva, to design, develop and deliver the app.
The digital licence solution will be piloted in the Fraser Coast early this year, before extending to other regions and becoming available to over 3.7 million Queenslanders. It will act as a secure digital vault that can store a wide range of digitalised official documents, like the owner’s driver’s licence, photo identification card, marine licence and vehicle registration.
Thales worked closely with TMR and their customers to co-design the solution and builds upon Gemalto’s Digital ID Platform and Wallet technology. Thales acquired Gemalto last year in April during the TMR procurement process.
The solution delivers easy access, via smartphone, while ensuring the owner has complete control over their vehicle data.
Thales Australia chief executive Chris Jenkins says they are excited to be partnering with the Queensland Government to deliver the Digital ID Wallet solution.
“This is the first major contract award in Australia that has resulted from the merger of Thales and Gemalto. The Queensland Digital Licence end-to-end solution contract is a demonstration of the success of the integration,” Jenkins says.
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