How to Foster and Measure Social Inclusion NatStats08 20 November 2008 Melbourne Professor Fiona Stanley AC Director Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Chair Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth

Australia: Growing old and growing young

Growing OlderGrowing Younger Australian population Australian Aboriginal population Population (fertility rate) 20,561,00 (1.8) 419,600 (2.15) Median age36.6 years20.5 years Adult-to child ratio Life expectancy78 years males 83 years females 59 years males 67 years females Infant mortality rate 5.3 per per Persons aged 18+ for every 0-17 year old

OECD Istanbul Declaration 30 June 2007 EC, OECD, OIC, UN, UNDP, WB, WHO, UNICEF and pother global organisations Measurements of progress go beyond GDP per capita (eg MDGs) Societal welfare (wellbeing) dependent on evidence based and accountable policy making Statistical indicators (social, environmental, economic) disseminated to citizens enables democracy Official statistics are a key ‘public good” to foster progress of societies.

Creating or transforming industries Solving major national and global challenges Delivering community solutions Delivering incremental innovation for industry Advancing frontier science and knowledge Science intensive innovation Technology intensive innovation Knowledge intensive innovation Examining five discrete roles within a national innovation system: Industry oriented Society oriented (Public good research and innovation) Adapted from CSIRO, Stokes, etc

Public Sector Innovation Our public sector. Making it the world’s best A Public Sector Innovation Advocate Information flows across –Government departments –Companies/ market place –To engage the public Changing the culture to demand and use evidence base, share data and information - innovation KPI’s for departments.

Collaborations for Innovation Success National (get our house in order) To serve a NATIONAL agenda and to effectively collaborate internationally –Encourage and concentrate national capacity for excellence in research and its use –National Priority Research Centres focusing on national challenges (climate change, water, environment, mental health and Aboriginal MCH)

Collaborations for Innovation Success From Data to Wisdom: National Information Strategy –To share all research and agency data –Use and re-use scientific information –Protect and make available all data assets (research, Govt data, universities, institutes including Indigenous) –Innovative methods to access and use (eg. spatial analysis, privacy) –International best practice

Data to Wisdom Our Vision Australia is managing increasing volumes and complexity of data to enhance our country’s scientific, economic and social prosperity and to protect it from threats

ARACY Report Card

AEDI A national performance information framework Australian Early Development Index $15.9 million over 4 years National Census 2009 Provides governments and communities with an understanding of the school readiness of young children entering their first year of formal schooling Based on 5 domains – health, social, emotional, communication and cognition Will assist targeting interventions to improve development of children in a community Source: Dept of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations

Australian Early Development Index Communities

Maternal and Child Health Research Database All Hospitalisations years Midwives Cohort Studies Twins Register Child Health Surveys Sibships Death Registrations Birth Registrations Cerebral Palsy Register Birth Linkage Birth Defects Registry Census GIS code Mental health Register

Linkage HEALTH DATA Birth Registrations Midwives’ Notifications Hospital Morbidity Mental Health Clients Master Links File CHILD PROTECTION DATA Child protection Notifications Substantiated Allegations Periods of Care Source: O’Donnell 2008

Linkage HEALTH DATA Birth Registrations Midwives’ Notifications Master Links File EDUCATIONAL DATA WALNA Source: Malacova et al, Am. J. Epi SOCIAL DATA (neighbourhood characteristics) ABS Census 1990, 1996, 2001

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela