Indonesian Government managers to study Big Data in Adelaide

ADELAIDE - Acknowledging the potential of mining and analysing Big Data to develop improved policy decisions for health, education and urban planning, the Indonesian Government is sending 25 of its senior and middle level managers to the University of South Australia to study for their Graduate Certificate in Data Science (Policy Evaluation and Development).

The University won the AUD1 million tender to provide the study programme under its Australia Awards scheme. Studies will begin at UniSA this month, with the students to complete the programme in Australia and in Indonesia.
The new bi-country delivery model represents the first time a Graduate Certificate (Australian Qualifications Level 8) qualification has been provided as an Australia Awards Short Course. The programme will be delivered through an initial two months of study at UniSA, followed by five months back in Indonesia working within their Ministries. 
The students then return to UniSA for a final two months of highly experiential and industry-informed learning, during which they also complete and present the results of their projects. www.unisa.edu.au (ATI).