Thanks to my colleagues from across Data61 for helping with a visit from BYU. In this we showcased Responsible AI, Ocean Explorer, Agriculture/Agronomy & Spatial prototypes, Prof. Tom Meservy visited us with 46 faculty staff and students where we had an open discussion on Information Systems for Science, AI for Science, Digital Transformation.
The Department of Education held its annual Data Week from 15-19 May 2023. This one-week event aimed to build a data-driven culture and build an appreciation for the potential uses of data across the department through a mixture of keynote address, panel discussions, presentations and paper-bag sessions on various tools. The intent was to spark passion in data by building a compelling narrative around this year’s theme – “Data for Better Outcomes”.
As Science Director of Data61, in May 2023 I led the business unit wide discovery and mapping exercise to identify Data61’s research activities and foci, by exploring our Group, Mission and FSP activities and the Science Excellence and Impact of our work.
We undertook this discovery process to understand the potential impact of Data61’s research activities, and how these research foci/activities contribute/align to CSIRO’s challenges and corporate KPIs, to help inform the development of Data61’s KPIs and metrics and to provide our research directors and other members of Data61 Executive Team with a fresh view of across Data61’s research activity.
Thanks to our executive team and all the group leads for their active engagement in our discovery process which has helped inform a wide range of next steps in our science planning, collaborations and plans for “fewer better things” across CSIRO.
