Data is not a dirty word

Friday, December 14, 2012

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Human Services, wants to make the Department of Human Services administrative data available to researchers to inform evidence-based policies. Senator Carr said: ''I want to open up that information [Department of Human Services data] to researchers who can find patterns. For example I would like to know what type of medical admissions take place ahead of applications for child support. If we knew that, we would know where to best direct resources before they were needed.''

To read the article "Data is not a dirty word" which was published in The Age and the Brisbane Times on 14 December 2012 please click here.