Australia To Launch Blockchain-Powered Digital Driver License System In November

The government of New South Wales in Australia is to launch the much-awaited blockchain-based digital driver license system in November. TrustGrid is the system that will allow more than 140,000 license holders to ditch a current plastic identification card in favor of a blockchain-based smartphone-rendered copy.

TrustGrid is essentially an advanced blockchain solution, designed to enable secure decentralized immutable ledger transactions. The platform was developed with the aim of making it easy for government agencies as well as private companies to create private consortiums of trust while on the go.

The blockchain powered platform should be of great help when it comes to motor registration as well as birth and death certificates registration. It should also provide a safe storage framework for things like property titles as well as medical records and other academic results

A trial of the digital license system was first conducted last year in Dubbo. During the trials, participants were able to use their digital licenses as IDs as well as proof of age when entering pubs as well as clubs. Secure Logic is the data security company tasked with the responsibility of launching the reinvented system before the end of the year.

Successful implementation of the Trust Grid platform in New South Wales should pave the way for its mass launch across Australia. The blockchain powered platform is among a number of upcoming projects that the government is looking on to, as part of is digitization push

According to Secure Logic CEO, Santosh Devaraj digitization of driving licenses across the country would mark an important step in the way people interact with the government going forward.

“The era of standing in line to file government paperwork is coming to an end, as is our reliance on physical identification cards to establish your identity or proof of age with law enforcement or at licensed venues. These are mistake prone, time-consuming, expensive, and impractical ways to offer services," said Mr. Devaraj.

The unveiling of the TrustGrid blockchain platform underscores how aggressive Australia has become when it comes to exploring and implementing blockchain applications. A consortium supported by the government is currently working on a smart contracts platform dubbed Australian National Blockchain that will allow businesses of all kinds to digitize contracts and exchange data.

Australia is also on the driving seat when it comes to the setting up of blockchain standards that it says will help reduce the cost of deploying the technology across various sectors.