October Newsletter

Operational Framework to be Recognised as an Alternative Accreditation Method by ACCC

The ACCC has recently announced that they intend to recognise both ISO 27001 and the ATO's DSP Operational Framework as alternative accreditation methods for Consumer Data Right (CDR) and the unrestricted level. This move will potentially reduce the costs of CDR accreditation and open up the doors for more DSPs that are interested in becoming Accredited Data Recipients (ADRs).

ABSIA News

2020 Annual General Meeting ABSIA is holding their 2020 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 28 October at 3pm (AEDT). All members have been sent an email inviting them to register for the AGM. Representatives of Developer Members will have also received proxy voting instructions and have until 3pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 27 October to finalise their proxy votes. Read More…

Insights from Trusted Impact Webinar Now Available The insights from our recent webinar with Tom Crampton from Trusted Impact are now available. They can be accessed on ABSIA's website here.

E-invoicing Update October 2020 Over the past few months, there has been a lot of activity in the e-invoicing space. This includes the mandate announcement as part of the Digital Business Plan, continued work on Peppol TIAs and the PINT as well as the work of the Invoice Content and Status Working Group. Read More…

Recent Submissions Over the past month, ABSIA contributed to three consultations. These submissions included: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance Digital Platform Services Inquiry - March 2021 Report on App Marketplaces Options for establishing a consumer data right in New Zealand Members can contribute to our upcoming submission for the ACCC's CDR rules expansion amendments consultation. If you are interested in sending in your feedback, find more information on the Forum.

2021 Conference - Early Bird Tickets Available Discounted tickets are still available for our 2021 Annual Conference. While you're here check out our new event website and take a look at what is currently on the agenda. Read More…

Industry News

Australian Government's Digital Business Plan ABSIA welcomes the Australian Government's announcement of their Digital Business Plan to drive Australia's economic recovery. Many of the key elements of this plan will drive important initiatives for the software industry. Read More…

Budget Impacts on DSPs A number of the measures recently announced in the 2020-21 budget will be delivering funding for many important initiatives related to the software industry and some that have an impact on Digital Service Providers (DSPs).  Read more about JobMaker and, in turn the Digital Business Plan, using the following links. Budget - JobMaker ATO - JobMaker Hiring Credit

Until next time,
The team at ABSIA.