Alberta Rolls Out Digital Wallet to Replace Paper Health Cards, Store Government Documents
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The government of Alberta is launching a digital platform to store all government-issued documents on mobile devices, starting with health care cards.
A digital version of Albertans’ health care cards will be the first document available in a newly launched app called the “Alberta Wallet,” which will allow residents to carry and manage government-issued documents on their phones, Premier Danielle Smith said at an Aug. 29 press conference.
She said the new optional tool will address the “ongoing embarrassment of the flimsy paper Alberta health care cards,” while offering Albertans “ease of use and convenience.”
“Our world is digital, and people have embraced this in droves—we developed the Alberta Wallet because Albertans expect their government to keep up with them,” she said. “We are adapting to an always-on high-speed digital future.”
Smith said protecting Albertans’ privacy and personal information is a priority for her government, noting the new digital tools are designed with encryption and security features to ensure information is only accessible to users and not shared with third parties without their consent.
She said that using the digital health card or wallet is optional, adding that her government “completely understand[s] that not everyone is comfortable with computers and mobile phones.” Continue…