This is the first annual report for the National Disability Data Asset, aimed at improving the evidence base for laws, policies and services for people with disability. The report covers uses and outcomes for the Data Asset and issues around how data is being kept safe.

This article reports on research into the relationship between children receiving early intervention services and their later academic outcomes. The findings suggest that early intervention services for children younger than 3 years with moderate to severe developmental delays or disabilities had tangible academic benefits later in childhood.

This paper calls for improvements in data availability and linkage in relation to maternal and child health, to enable proactive decisions that promote a healthy start to life. It highlights the unmet need for timely monitoring and reporting of outcomes for Australian children, particularly those born during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recommends strategies for improving...

The Consumer Data Right (CDR) gives consumers the right to share their data between service providers of their own choosing. July 2024 marks 4 years since Australia’s Consumer Data Right was launched. Disappointingly, this report finds that overall customer engagement with the CDR has been low, and CDR-enabled innovation has struggled to resonate with consumers.

This paper seeks to unpack the emergent relationship between open data and generative AI. The authors provide a range of scenarios in which open data and generative AI could intersect, and outline how open data providers and other interested parties can help make open data 'ready' for those specific scenarios.