Breaking the Data Silos
Sharing data for better policy and service delivery
Price
Free
Location
QT Hotel, Canberra
Duration
2 days
Dates
27 March 2018 - 28 March 2018
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Overview
This conference was held on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 March 2018. We thank all delegates, speakers and sponsors for their attendance and support.
The increase in data, and the capacity to manipulate and analyse it, has huge potential benefits to everyone involved in using “people centred data” – health, housing and community services/welfare. However, to maximise the overall benefit, to the public and to individual organisations, people across sectors and across jurisdictions need to understand what is available and how to access it.
We need to cut through the ‘white noise’ of unanalysed data and work out how we can harness its power. This will require a people-centred approach that recognises data only has value when it is used to solve problems.
This March, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) will co-host a conference to explore a broader understanding of these issues.
We will bring together public sector, university and non-government sectors to explore the issues around effective data sharing and more open use of data.
Data that has the potential to improve people’s lives – whether from government, the private sector, or the community – will be subject to expert scrutiny and lively discussion.
Participants will be challenged to think more broadly about the hidden value of data sets, and the possibilities of gathering behavioural insights from the data to get a fuller picture.
They will be asked to consider how we can go beyond growing capability in data analytics and create a spirit of knowledge-sharing and collaboration around data in the ‘public purpose’ sector.
This conference, focusing on public policy challenges and the potential to use data to solve large and small problems in service delivery, will provide a unique learning opportunity for participants.
Participants will hear practical examples in using data analytics, behavioural insights, and design thinking, as well as an overview of the strategic challenges.
They will come away with a greater understanding of the power of using people-centred data to solve problems, and pathways to more effective collaboration.
The growth in data shows no signs of slowing down. We need to draw on the experience of our colleagues and other experts to ensure it is used as effectively as possible for public benefit.
Conference speakers
Behind the Data Silos features a lineup of both local and international experts and public sector leaders from areas such as health, data sciences and emerging technology. View some of the speakers below.
Speakers
- Ian Anderson, Deputy Secretary for Indigenous Affairs, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Professor Genevieve Bell, ANU; current ABC Boyer lecturer and former Vice-President at Intel Corporation
- Goh Siow Chong, Chief Information Officer, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Singapore
- Jenny Hargraves, Group Head, Hospitals, Resourcing & Classification, AIHW
- Peter Harris AO, Chairman, Productivity Commission
- Delyse Hutchinson, Industry-Partner Senior Research Fellowship, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED), Deakin University
- Liz MacPherson, Chief Executive at Statistics New Zealand
- Beth Noveck, Director of GovLab at New York University, and former United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer
- David Spriggs, CEO, Infoxchange
- Marissa Veld, Senior Project Manager, Tobacco Alcohol and Other Drugs Unit, AIHW
Conference program
Day one |
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8.20 – 9.00 am |
Registration and arrival tea and coffee | |||
9.00 – 9.30 am | Welcome and introductions:
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9.30 – 10.15 am | Plenary 1:
Social licence and social good
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10.15 – 11.00 am | Plenary 2: Better use of data in a ‘fact-hostile’ world
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11.00 – 11.30 am | Morning tea | |||
11.30 am – 12.30 pm | Health and welfare concurrent workshop session 1: | |||
Primary healthcare: Data gaps and development
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Using data to improve health services and policy
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Indigenous health and welfare
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12:30 pm – 1.30 pm | Lunch | |||
1.30 – 2.15 pm | Plenary 3
Creating a smarter city: lessons in data analytics from Singapore
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2.15 – 3.15 pm | Health and welfare concurrent workshop session 2: | |||
New uses of burden of disease data: informing policies and prevention programs
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Vulnerable families
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Using longitudinal data to explore pathways
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3.15 – 3.40 pm | Afternoon tea | |||
3.40 – 4.30 pm | Plenary 4:
Breaking down the silos
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4:30 – 5.00 pm | Closure of the day/concluding remarks | |||
6.30 pm for 7.00 pm start | DINNER EVENT
Guest speaker: Genevieve Bell (Boyer Lecturer 2017) Facilitator: Ken Smith – CEO and Dean, ANZSOG
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Day two |
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8.30 – 8.45 am | Arrival tea and coffee | |||
8.45 – 9:10am | Opening address:
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9.10 – 9.35 am | Plenary 5:
Data from a health perspective
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9.35 – 10.20 am |
Plenary 6:
Integrating data to break down silos Opening remarks:
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10.20 – 10.45 am | Morning tea | |||
10.45 – 11.45 am | Health and welfare concurrent workshop session 3: | |||
Uncovering the picture of rising pharmaceutical opioid misuse in Australia
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Making better use of homelessness data
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Wellbeing of children: Integrating data for pathways
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11.45 – 12.45 pm | Plenary 7:
Using data in the commercial environment
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12.45 – 1.00 pm | Pulling it all together: summary and next steps
Conference Closing acknowledgements – Ken Smith, Dean and CEO, ANZSOG |
Post-conference resources
ANZSOG and AIHW’s Breaking the data silos conference in Canberra on the 27 and 28 March 2018 featured a wide range of presentations on using data for improved policy, programs and services.
Watch highlights from the 2018 Breaking the data silos conference:
You can find presentations from the conference available to download below.
Day 1
Plenary 1 – Social licence and social good
Plenary 2 – Better use of data in a ‘fact-hostile’ world
Stream Session 1.1 – Primary healthcare: Data gaps and development
Stream Session 1.2 – Using data to improve health services and policy
Stream Session 1.3 – Indigenous health and welfare
Plenary 3 – Creating a smarter city: lessons in data analytics from Singapore
Stream Session 2.1 – New uses of burden of disease data: informing policies and prevention programs
Stream Session 2.2 – Vulnerable families
Stream Session 2.3 – Using longitudinal data to explore pathways
Plenary 4 – Breaking down the silos
Dinner Event – “The Future is already here”: Building a world of technology & culture…
Day 2
Opening Address – Data – the greatest asset of C21
Plenary 5 – Data from a health perspective
Plenary 6 – Integrating data to break down silos
Stream Session 3.1 – Uncovering the picture of rising pharmaceutical opioid misuse in Australia
Stream Session 3.2 – Making better use of homelessness data
Stream Session 3.3 – Wellbeing of children: Integrating data for pathways
Plenary 7 – Using data in the commercial environment