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Data Skills That Stay: NICD's Approach to Capability Building


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SEASON 3 EPISODE 5

Data Skills That Stay: NICD's Approach to Capability Building
Hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rhetta Chappell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Conversation with ⁠⁠⁠Dr ⁠Hollie Johnson⁠ and ⁠⁠Dr Tom Verhelst⁠

Managing vast amounts of data can be quite overwhelming, regardless of whether your organisation operates within the public sector, functions as a small enterprise, or is a large corporation.

Unlike typical consulting firms, The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) equips teams with the necessary skills to independently manage future data projects, enabling them to maintain the expertise internally and ensuring they have the insights required to keep the capability in-house. In this episode, we're joined by a former Senior Data Scientist, Dr Hollie Johnson from NICD in Newcastle, UK, who shares their experience working within NICD. Hollie shares their experience leading a unique data project with a start up who specialises in technology systems for grid decarbonisation using second life vehicle batteries. Our guest also discusses the transformative journey from manual spreadsheets to automated data collection and analysis, demonstrating how NICD is democratising data. They delve into what it means to be data-driven, the value of collaborating with experts in understanding moral and ethical grey areas, and the vision for a similar initiative in Australia focused on upskilling and bridging the gap between data beginners and experts. The conversation also covers clean, sustainable data science practices, advice for aspiring data professionals, staying current with trends, potential data gaps, and the dream of having access to transport data. This episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of data science and its impact.

If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us on Twitter at @G_RIDL or by email at [email protected]. Griffith University and the Relational Insights Data Lab (RIDL) are dedicated to building and supporting thriving communities. We believe that the right data, in the hands of the right people, can change lives for the better. We are committed to collaborating and co-designing solutions which address long standing, complex socio-economic problems. If you or your organisation would like to collaborate or learn more about the important work we do, please get in touch. We'd love to hear why data matters to you.

Thank you for listening to Show Me the Data.


Show Notes

  • National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD)

  • NICD Case Study | Connected Energy

  • LSTM - Long Short-Term Memory Network read more here: Long Short-Term Memory Network - an overview | ScienceDirect

  • Hollie Johnson | LinkedIn


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