ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School 2025

The ARDC invites you to join us in person for an Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass. It’s one day before the 3-day 2025 HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons Summer School in Brisbane/Meanjin.

The free ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to ethically manage Indigenous data, respecting the cultural protocols and sovereignty of Indigenous communities. It will build the capacity of researchers to engage with Indigenous data, fostering a culturally sensitive and informed approach to data-driven projects.

The Masterclass introduces Indigenous Data Governance principles to all participants. It then examines in-depth curating and caring for community collections containing Indigenous data. Eighty places are available for tours of Indigenous materials held at the State Library of Queensland (participants will sign up for these at the start of the day). Indigenous data custodians will have opportunities to discuss the data they manage with each other. The day concludes with guidance on applying the Indigenous Data Matrix.

Download the Agenda for the ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School 2025. This may change closer to the event.

• Robert McLellan (Gooreng Gooreng), University of Queensland
• Levi Murray (Wakka Wakka, Kubi Kubi), University of Melbourne

Data custodians working with Indigenous data from:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations
• the private sector, including not-for-profits
• universities and research organisations
• the galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) sector
• all levels of government.

Researchers in any discipline who collect or work with Indigenous data

The ARDC is pleased to be offering up to six $500 travel bursaries for the 2025 ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School. The bursaries support the attendance and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who work with community data.

To apply for a travel bursary, please complete the IDG Masterclass Travel Bursary Application Form by Wednesday 15 January 2025.

Applications for travel bursaries will close COB Wednesday 15 January. We aim to notify all applicants of the outcomes by Tuesday 21 January.

Code of Conduct. To make this a welcoming and friendly event for all, participants are expected to be aware of, and follow, the Code of Conduct for ARDC Activities

Food. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Recording. Parts of this event may be recorded and published by the ARDC. This may include your contributions during a session. ARDC respects the privacy of individuals. Information collected is in accordance with the ARDC Privacy Policy

Register for Summer School. You must register separately to attend the rest of Summer School. Register now for the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons Summer School 2025.

For more information about the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons, visit our website

Cancelling/modifying your attendance. We understand that plans change and you may need to cancel or modify your attendance at the Summer School. If you need to make changes, please let us know via​ [email protected]

To promote open discussion and respect privacy, morning sessions will not be recorded.

Afternoon sessions will be recorded. This includes:

• Indigenous Data Governance and Research
• ID-GOV in action: Applying the Indigenous Data Governance Matrix

At the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), we’re accelerating Australian research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets. We partner with the research community and industry to build leading-edge digital research infrastructure to provide Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data.

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• Resources for HASS and Indigenous research

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