ServiceWA would become a one-stop shop for a wide range of government services — including a digital SmartRider, driver’s licence and seniors card — under ambitious plans to pivot the COVID-era app to other uses.
Premier Mark McGowan used budget estimates to reveal FuelWatch will be added to the app “in the next day or two” and that work was already underway to add a wide range of other features.
“We’re looking at putting in there a digital seniors card, digital SmarRider, emergency bushfire alerts — they’re all being explored,” Mr McGowan said.
“In the longer term we could look at a digital driver’s licence, vehicle registration, getting your bills and paying them (and) paying fines and infringements.”
The ServiceWA app was launched in January to facilitate proof of vaccination requirements, combining that function with digital G2G passes for interstate and international travellers and the check-in feature previously offered by SafeWA.
It relies on the Commonwealth Government’s MyGovID which requires users to create a digital identity by providing information such as their passport, driver’s licence and Medicare card.
With COVID check-ins, proof of vaccination and G2G passes all no longer required, Mr McGowan said his government had set aside $4.7 million the 2022-23 Budget to explore new ways of maintaining the ServiceWA’s relevance.
“It’s had more than 1.2 million downloads, 80 per cent of adults in WA have done it,” Mr McGowan said.
“People’s lives have become more reliant on technology.
“We’re exploring ways to deliver increased services to the community in the digital world.”
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