The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has a long history of realising value from data assets supported by our strong governance and analytical capability. Recent changes to technology, government policy and the complexity and volume of our data holdings have put increasing pressure on our existing processes for data collation, analysis and sharing/release. While the AIHW has already put in place a number of initiatives to respond to the changing demands on data, some slow response times have resulted from new developments required to meet some of the complex challenges posed by Multi-source Enduring Linked Data Assets (MELDAs) such as the National Integrated Health Services Initiative (NIHSI). The learnings we are taking forward will provide smoother pathways for newer MELDAs such as the National Disability Data Asset. This paper outlines the new challenges faced with appropriately managing MELDAs, and the learnings of the AIHW have taken forward in realising value from this new type of data asset along with how MELDAs, such as the NIHSI, can be applied to address social policy questions in the future.

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从公共部门多源持久关联数据资产的发展中吸取教训

澳大利亚健康与福利研究所 (AIHW) 在通过强大的治理和分析能力支持的数据资产中实现价值的历史悠久。最近技术、政府政策以及我们所持有数据的复杂性和数量的变化给我们现有的数据整理、分析和共享/发布流程带来了越来越大的压力。虽然 AIHW 已经采取了许多举措来应对不断变化的数据需求，但由于需要新的发展来应对多源持久关联数据资产 (MELDA) 带来的一些复杂挑战，因此响应时间有些缓慢例如国家综合健康服务计划 (NIHSI)。我们正在推进的学习将为更新的 MELDA（例如国家残疾数据资产）提供更顺畅的途径。