The use of data to solve complex business and societal challenges is becoming a key advantage for many territories around the world, and Western Australia must ensure that it has the required skills and collaboration to take advantage of this – for the benefit of all Western Australians.
The vast array of data collected by governments and businesses provides an enormous opportunity for Western Australia to develop innovative solutions based on data to address challenges and seek opportunities that will impact us all.
The Purpose of WADSIH is to:
• Promote data science capabilities of tomorrow for job creation.
• Facilitate a self growing data science community.
• Develop innovative businesses to flourish and grow the economy.
It will achieve this through:
• Access to specialist Data Science capabilities in universities and other research organisations.
• Generating a supply of trained graduates and provision of upskilling programs, and creating jobs for WA.
• Translating Data Science capabilities from the mature sectors to emerging sectors.
• Advocating the importance of Data Science to government, industry and the community.
• Facilitating collaboration and building the data science community in WA.
We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional owners of the land on which the WADSIH office is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation.
