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Data Integration Partnership for Australia

The Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA) is a three-year $130.8 million investment to maximise the use and value of the Government’s data assets starting 1 July 2017. DIPA creates new insights into important and complex policy questions through data integration and analysis.

DIPA is a whole-of-government collaboration of over 20 Commonwealth agencies, and is improving technical data infrastructure and data integration capabilities across the Australian Public Service. Important data assets such as in the health, education and social welfare sectors are being improved, allowing policy makers to gain insights that were not possible before.

Individual privacy and the security of sensitive data is preserved, as DIPA only provides access to controlled, de-identified, and confidentialised data for policy analysis and research purposes. DIPA is governed by agencies’ processes and legislation, including the Privacy Act 1988.

Enquiries

We would love to chat with you. For further information on the DIPA, please contact the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet at dipa@pmc.gov.au.

1. Components of DIPA

Components of DIPA

The Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA) is made of several components.

2. Data Assets

The Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA) is building critical data assets, including Better Health and Aging Data, Data Exchange, National Education Evidence Base, Secure Information Sharing Capability and Digital Transformation in National Security program.

3. Data Integration

Data Integration

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are Accredited Integrating Authorities that are funded to build on their existing data integration and linkage capabilities. They ensure integrated data is de-identified, confidentialised and analysed in safe, secure and controlled environments.

4. Data Analytical Units

Data Analytical Units

A core component of the Data Integration Partnerships for Australia (DIPA) is the establishment of data analytical units. The units improve the level of data analysis available for policy decision making.

5. Central Analytics Hub (CAH)

Central Analytics Hub (CAH)

The Central Analytics Hub is delivering data analysis projects to generate insights about complex policy questions in areas of government priority, demonstrating the benefits made under DIPA in large data sets, and driving cultural change in the use of data.

6. Economic Data and Analysis Network (EDAN)

Economic Data and Analysis Network (EDAN)

The Economic Data and Analysis Network (EDAN) is generating new insights into the operation of the economy and evaluating the performance of policies, programs and services that impact on business.

7. Government Business Analytical Unit (GBAU)

Government Business Analytical Unit (GBAU)

The Government Business Analytical Unit (GBAU) is focusing on creating efficiencies and reduce duplication in collecting, creating and analysing government business data.

8. Physical Environment Analysis Network (PEAN)

Physical Environment Analysis Network (PEAN)

The Physical Environment Analysis Network is increasing the value of key environmental datasets by working across government to link them with social and economic data. PEAN will enable faster and more comprehensive responses to current policy issues, such as building community resilience to natural disasters, links between urban environmental quality and heath and the effects of changing energy

9. Social Health and Welfare Analytical Unit (SHWAU)

Social Health and Welfare Analytical Unit (SHWAU)

The Social, Health and Welfare Analytical Unit leverages combined data analytics efforts across the education, health and welfare sectors to gain insights to inform more effective, targeted and earlier policy interventions, service and program delivery that impact, often directly, on Australian’s lives.