Media release: Indigenous Data Network to hold inaugural Indigenous Datathon 2025

Join the Indigenous Data Network (University of Melbourne), the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS), the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), QUT Centre for Data Science (QUT CDS), the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane (ATSICHS-Brisbane) for the network's first Indigenous Datathon.

Co-located with International Data Week 2025, Indigenous Datathon: Applying Indigenous Data Governance to Healthcare will take place in Brisbane on October 11 and 12.

Participants will explore real-world questions using data science, guided by the CARE Principles (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) of Indigenous data governance.

Working in teams and guided by mentors,  they will analyse datasets on healthcare while learning how to apply ethical, culturally responsive data practices.

It is an opportunity for students, clinicians, researchers, and emerging data scientists, to sharpen data analysis skills, connect with others, and contribute to meaningful, values-driven solutions.