Welcome to Graduate Data Week!

The Graduate Data Network (GDN) encourages any and all data-driven, data-minded or data-curious APS employees (but particularly grads) to tune into this page during 22-25 March 2021.

Here we explore key issues facing the APS and the world more broadly with regards to data via a series of presentations. Data experts from the APS and academia will talk about the effective use of data to drive policy, program and corporate delivery of outcomes across the APS and for the benefit of all Australians.

PRESENTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAY 22 MARCH

	OPENING REMARKS Caroline Chong Co-Chair Graduate Data Network	Watch the video on our Vimeo Channel.
	INDIGENOUS DATA SOVEREIGNTY | ENACTING INDIGENOUS DATA GOVERNANCE IN AUSTRALIA Distinguished Professor Maggie Walter PhD, FASSA Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation Coordinating Hub, University of Tasmania Transcript | read Maggie’s transcript. Podcast | listen to Maggie’s podcast.	Watch the video on our Vimeo Channel.

TUESDAY 23 MARCH

DATA INFORMED DECISION MAKING AT THE ACCC Imma Chippendale Leader of Data and Analytics Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Transcript | read Imma’s transcript. Podcast | listen to Imma’s podcast.

Watch the video on our Vimeo Channel.

WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH

DATA IN DFAT Dr Jenny Gordon Chief Economist Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Transcript | read Jenny’s transcript. Podcast | listen to Jenny’s podcast.

Watch the video on our Vimeo Channel.

THURSDAY 25 MARCH

	DATA AND DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE PRESENTATIONS FROM GRADUATE DATA NETWORK MEMBERSJessica Cheng, Glend Isaraj, Lucy Christian, Robin Kagie and Michelle Ung	Watch the video on our Vimeo Channel.
	CLOSING REMARKS Dylan Sutton Co-Chair Graduate Data Network	Watch the video on our Vimeo Channel.

The GDN empowers graduates to advocate for better data use, analysis and capability across the APS.

GDN encourages any and all APS graduates to sign-up to their mailing list and to get involved in the 2021 working groups, to learn new skills, build new networks, and champion improvement of the data landscape across the APS.