An update on some of the interesting, innovative projects and initiatives that are underway, and all geared towards our fundamental priority to uplift public servants’ data capability. An update on some of the interesting, innovative projects and initiatives that are underway, and all geared towards our fundamental priority to uplift public servants’ data capability.
APS Data Professional Stream News
Read our news articles for information about what's happening across the APS Data Professional Stream.
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The Data Capability Framework has been launched! Several months in the making, the Framework will enable consistency of language to be used and provide a common yardstick against which all APS staff can gauge their data capability. We take a tour of the Framework and investigate the foundational role it will play in the Data Profession into the future.
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The Data Professional Technical Forum (DPTF) is a new series of virtual workshops where APS agencies share their experience in the technical aspects of working with data. With the first two workshops well received and an impressive list of additional topics scheduled for later this year, we check in with the workshop organisers to find out more.
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Head of the newly opened APS Academy, Grant Lovelock, outlines the Academy’s mission, what is meant by ‘APS craft’, and the new approach to APS-wide learning and development that the Academy will enable.
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Driving the Census towards the highest possible count is a challenging task. We spoke to three members of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census team, who explained the role of data in enabling some of the critical aspects of the Census count.
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An update on some of the interesting, innovative projects and initiatives that are underway, and all geared towards our fundamental priority to uplift public servants data capability.
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Learn more about the new co-chairs of the Graduate Data Network, Zeke Coady and Glend Isaraj. Glend and Zeke are well-versed in the operations of the network, having both participated in the 2020 working groups. They bring knowledge, experience and most importantly passion for all things about data!
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Meet Dr Matt Beaty, a Spatial Data Scientist currently on secondment at the Bureau of Meterology (BoM) working on the Australian Climate Service. The ACS is a partnership that brings the Commonwealth’s extensive climate, natural hazard and socioeconomic information into a single national view, enabling the government to support better planning and preparedness for natural disasters.
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We sat down with two APS staff to hear their views on immersion experiences. Alexis McIntyre works at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and is currently on immersion at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Martin Brady, from the ABS, is serving in a short term role at Geoscience Australia (GA).
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In this edition of Getting to know our APS Leaders, Dr Phillip Gould, a First Assistant Secretary in the Department of Health, explains how his long-standing interest in data shaped his career, including roles in both the private and public sectors. Phillip shares his views around issues facing the data community, and the role of data in decision making.