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Queensland state government agencies and the are using Databricks to enhance the public sector staff鈥檚 data, analytics and AI skills.

has launched a Data and AI Academy to train more than 100 Queensland Government staff members, helping them to become more proficient with innovative technology and in turn improve productivity and achieve better results. Upon course completion, participants will be able to obtain the necessary Databricks accreditations and certifications.

The strategic program will also allow them to then train their colleagues, empowering public sector staff to better leverage the suite of data and AI capabilities at their disposal through the Databricks Platform. The launch follows Databricks鈥� audit of the essential state government departments鈥� data strategies and need for refined implementation strategies.

鈥淥ur organisation鈥檚 digital transformation is well underway, yet a recent review of our data and AI capabilities revealed a skills gap when it came to deploying certain functionalities. Databricks鈥� leading Data and AI Academy offered us the opportunity to empower our staff and ensure skills uplift within our workforce, owing to the program鈥檚 inherent knowledge-sharing feature,鈥� said Peter How, General Manager, Innovation & Delivery, National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland.

鈥淭he learnings from the program will inform and fuel our organisation鈥檚 capabilities for years to come, enabling our teams to co-design and provide improved services for our participants, external stakeholders and internal staff.鈥�

The Data and AI Academy automates complex pre-processing, engineering and model-training processes, enabling users to easily build, train and deploy their own models through a low-code approach.

鈥淜ey to our department鈥檚 data strategy is the data and digital literacy of our staff, in a rapidly changing environment. The Data and AI Academy is just what we have been looking for as we face skills gaps across the department in leveraging data and AI processing capabilities and mounting implementations,鈥� said Damon Atzeni, Director of Data and Analytics, Queensland Health.

鈥淭he Academy is our fast track to understanding the power of the solution we have and developing the skills to use it effectively. The program has enabled us to self-manage deployments in reforming our health data, resulting in greater administrative efficiency and patient care insights.鈥�

鈥淏etween Australia鈥檚 tight talent market and the quick rise and rapid evolution of AI capabilities, many organisations understand they must double down on training efforts to run best-in-class operations,鈥� said Adam Beavis, Vice President and General Manager for Databricks in ANZ.

鈥淭he program uniquely positions us to assist and guide institutions like the NIISQ and Queensland Health in upskilling staff to accelerate the development of different use cases and their implementation to further innovation,鈥� Beavis said.

Databricks hopes to expand the program to additional departments throughout the Queensland Government.

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