A new chapter for our digital world is here

A new era of control, choice and innovation

We're creating the opportunity for Australian people and businesses to benefit from increased control over our data, and increased innovation in digital services.

A new suite of web standards to achieve this is ready - called Solid. We're here to support the adoption of Solid in Australia.

For individuals

Control your digital privacy and assets
Choose who accesses your assets, and why
Be empowered by a new generation human centred digital services

For communities

Strengthen digital sovereignty and agency
Fuel national economic competitiveness and growth
Reduce online risks and harms

For organisations

Build trusted relationships with customers and citizens
Create previously impossible digital services and experiences
Power them with permissioned data from anywhere on the web

Solid is a new suite of web standards that allows individuals and organisations to house data in decentralised data stores, called Pods.

"Solid is a vital third layer of the web"

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of the Web

Creator of the Solid standards

Pods are like digital wallets for any type of data. When data is stored in a Pod, its owner controls which individuals, organisations and applications can access it.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, created Solid as the foundation for a holistic update. The aim is to empower a new generation of data control and interoperability for all internet users, in turn igniting a new era of web-scale innovation, opportunity and shared benefits.

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