#dataimpact campaign

Throughout 2016, ANDS ran the #dataimpact campaign to find good stories about the real-life impact of Australian research data.

ANDS asked the research community to send in stories of data-intensive projects that have led to tangible benefits for Australia. The impact could be, for example:

• saving lives: has the research data you have collected, managed or shared led to improved health outcomes, safer streets or quicker emergency response times?
• protecting our environment and wildlife: has it helped increase the population of a particular species, saved water usage or improved air quality?
• supporting the economy: has your data helped boost local business, saved money or perhaps led to new industrial investment?
• influencing public policy: has your project directly or indirectly resulted in a policy change at a local, state or national level?

The stories we found stretched across a wide variety of subject areas, from bushfires to sunbeds to farming to birds. The best ones were published on the ANDS website, promoted on social media and featured in the ANDS News e-newsletter.

Whilst the campaign has now drawn to an end, ANDS will continue to promote the impact of Australian research data wherever we find it.

In January 2017, we will be publishing an eBook containing 16 of the best stories for you to read and share.