COVIDSafe app costing $100,000 a month to run – Strategy – Software – iTnews

The federal government’s much-maligned COVIDSafe app is costing at least $100,000 a month to continue to operate, despite having had limited utility as a means of contact tracing to date.
Digital Transformation Agency boss Randall Brugeaud told senate estimates last night that after entering a “business-as-usual state”, the app’s infrastructure alone would cost $100,000 a month.
“COVIDSafe has moved into what we call the business-as-usual state and so we apply very small amounts of maintenance,”…

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