FIND DATA
Data Discovery
The ONDC is working with agencies to help them discover their data and develop a standardised list of the data assets they hold.
The ONDC is currently working with 18 Australian Government agencies to develop their data inventories using a standard methodology. The ONDC has a team of data experts, metadata standards and guidance material to assist agencies progress from whatever stage they are at with their data inventory.
Please contact us to express your agency's interest in being involved in the Data Inventory Project.
Part of our standard methodology involves implementing consistent metadata standards to describe data assets. A set of 26 metadata attributes was developed by the Data Champions Network in 2021, including 10 core attributes which are critical for data management and 16 additional attributes to further support the discovery and use of data assets. The ONDC Metadata Attributes Guide was developed to aid agencies that are considering data inventory uplift work.
The ONDC Metadata Attributes Guide is available for download below.
‘You can’t use data if you don’t know it exists’
— Data Availability and Use, Productivity Commission Inquiry Report, 2017
Finding Open Data
Free, open datasets are available at data.gov.au. Open data includes the datasets published by Australian, state and territory, and local government agencies, as well as publicly-funded research data and datasets from private institutions that are in the public interest.
Data Discovery Community of Practice
The ONDC has established a Community of Practice for Data Discovery that is hosted on the Data and Digital Professions platform and is accessible to public sector employees with a gov.au email address.
We encourage DATA Scheme participants and agencies that are interested in or have completed the Data Inventories Pilot Program to join the Data Discovery Community of Practice by using the following link: ONDC Data Discovery Program - Data and Digital Profession Members' Community.
The Community of Practice is regularly updated with resources to support government agencies to develop, enhance and maintain comprehensive data asset registers and searchable data catalogues. It provides a space for networking, sharing expertise, FAQs and learning from the experiences of other agencies.
Data Inventories Pilot Program Monthly Meetings
Each month, the ONDC hosts meetings for stakeholders of the Data Inventories Pilot Program.
Contact us if you would like more information about these meetings, or to be added to the invite list.
- June 2023
- The next meeting will be on 8 June at 10 am AEST. Register here.
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
Page last updated: 23 May 2023