Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Australian smart card driver license cost doubling

Monday, June 9, 2008

Originally the smart card driver license program in Australia was supposed to cost around $47 million (Australian dollars), according to an article in the Australia Courier Mail. But now estimates for the new ID cards, which won’t be available for another 18 months is at $84 million. So far $24.5 million have been spent on the project.

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