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APS Data Awards 2024

Release date and time
23/08/2024 11:30am AEST
The APS Data Profession presents APS Data Awards 2024

Nominations for the APS Data Awards 2024 have now closed.

The APS Data Awards are an initiative of the APS Data Profession and celebrate outstanding data-driven initiatives across the Australian Public Service (APS).

Individuals, teams, and agencies were invited to showcase their work and share how it’s had a positive impact on the public services and outcomes for Australians. 

There were eight categories for 2024, ensuring diverse recognition of the innovative efforts within the APS:

  • Data Leadership
  • Data Sharing and Partnerships
  • Data Science and Analytics
  • Data Visualisation and Storytelling
  • Data Engineering
  • Early Data Career
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Data
  • Innovative, Ethical and Responsible Use of AI
     

Finalists will be announced on 17 September, followed by an awards ceremony where the winners will be celebrated at the Hotel Realm in Canberra on 13 November 2024. For the most up to date information, please visit apsdataawards.gov.au.

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