The Biggest Tech and Science News From the 2021 Federal Budget Share READ MORE Digital Economy Strategy We already knew a bit about what the 2021 Federal Budget has in store for the tech sector. Last week the government announced a $1.2 billion Digital Economy Strategy. It includes a few things: My Health Record gets $300 million The controversial centralised health platform, My Health Record, is getting $300 million for mostly COVID-19 related updates. This will supposedly provide Australians with their test results as well as their vaccine status. It will also send vaccine-related alert notifications to people’s device of choice. Part of the funding will also go towards connecting My Health Record to Residential Aged Care Facilities to “[deliver] improvements in medication management and transitions of care between health care settings.”