Big Data and the policy process
Activity
In this advanced course you will learn the skills to navigate the world of big data by accessing and analysing administrative, commercial and attitudinal information. The course will also address some of the ethical and methodological issues surrounding big data. Course date: 9.30am–4.30pm 27…
International Conference on Welfare Reform: Meeting the Policy Challenges of Change
Conference
The income support system is in need of major reform to deliver better outcomes for all Australians now and into the future.... It should provide adequate support while encouraging more people to work to their capacity.... It should also reflect broader community expectations that those who can…
Demystifying statistics - Crawford School of Public Policy | Executive course
Activity
Statistical data is frequently used to measure performance or assess the effectiveness of government policy and services delivery. However, statistics cannot always be taken at face value. The assumptions and methods used to generate statistics potentially affect the conclusions that can be drawn…
Report launch: Addressing entrenched disadvantage
Activity
AusCen Deputy Director Dr Nicholas Biddle has contributed to a forthcoming report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on the economics of disadvantage in Australia. The report - Addressing Entrenched Disadvantage in Australia - will be launched in Melbourne on 21 April…
Early childhood education and Indigenous children: Getting the measures (and the policy) right
Activity
Seminar by Dr Nicholas Biddle, Deputy Director (AusCen) and Fellow (CAEPR). Hanna Neumann Building Room G058 (near Degree Café and Manning Clark Centre) The Australian National University For seminar enquiries, contact the CAEPR Centre Administrator on (02) 6125 0587 or email: caepradmin.cass@…
Evidence based policy: The value of longitudinal studies and administrative data linkage
Activity
Britain is unique in the world in having a portfolio of national birth cohort studies that follow individuals from birth through childhood and into adult life. These studies, the first of which was established in 1946, have already been instrumental in providing evidence relevant to a wide range of…