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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016 • 75 PREMIER COLIN BARNETT’S MESSAGE Data is a valuable resource and its production is increasing exponentially – from local health statistics to information from outer space received by radio telescopes. The ability to interpret data and apply this to make a positive difference is critical for a modern Western Australia that is safe, healthy and competitive. Real-time traffic data from Main Roads WA powers the apps and websites that tell Perth commuters how to take the easiest and quickest route to work each day. Data shows geologists where they will most likely find the richest ores to develop the mines of tomorrow, and analysing big health data is a vital tool in disease prevention. Big Data Week May 2-5, 2016 aims to educate and inspire diverse audiences - including students, professionals, business operators and the public sector - about big data and how important it is to our State’s progress. A dozen events will take place during the week, showcasing the immense range of big data projects, applications and potential opportunities that reach not only across this vast State but also into the lives of many Western Australians. The launch of Big Data Week 2016 will be attended by the State’s leaders in big data. Big data is everywhere you look. You might not realise it, but that’s what’s happening when you use maps to get directions on your mobile phone. It happens when you use your SmartRider to tag on and off the train, when you watch Netflix or stream music or use that Fitbit around your wrist. All of these things use amounts of data that were unthinkable not too many years ago, and provide the basis of life in the 21st Century. Perth Big Data Week 2016 is a local showcase of what Perth has to offer in terms of ‘Big Data’. From Monday May 2, organisations from across Perth will run events that promote the career, research, and business opportunities that ‘Big Data’ initiatives can provide. ‘Big Data’ is a catch phrase used to describe data collections most commonly defined by three V’s: high volume, high velocity, and/or high variety of data. However, data science (an umbrella of techniques used when trying to extract insights and information from data) and data analytics (applying an algorithmic process to derive insights from data) is how ‘Big Data’ is implemented in practice. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Big Data is the key to ensuring Western Australia remains a great place to live and work. In an increasingly data-driven world, data sciences are an integral part of our future. It is vital to train the next generation of WA’s workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) so they have the skills to make the most of this growing global industry, estimated to be worth close to $50 billion by 2018 (Office of Science, 2015). Data science is an exciting and ever expanding field with as yet unknown destinations and careers. Through the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, the State Government is helping develop and assist the most progressive thinkers in the State to come together and solve the challenges we face. The Pawsey Centre houses Magnus – the most powerful public research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere – which is able to process over one quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) calculations every second. It also has a 70-petabyte tape library with room for expansion up to 100 petabytes (100 million gigabytes). Western Australia is one of the best places to be involved in the world of Big Data. With some of the brightest minds and most powerful infrastructure in the world, we are surfing the wave of the future. One of the most accessible ways to interpret ‘Big Data’ is through modelling and digital visualisations. At Scitech, visitors experience the latest big data research come to life on the planetarium’s dome screen. The planetarium presents many different data sets, the most popular of which is going on a journey through the night sky. Visitors experience an immersive visualisation of the latest big data research about the known, mapped universe, finding themselves at the edge of space as we know it. Scitech seeks to engage the Western Australian community in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Through interactive exhibits, live science shows, professional development for teachers, adult events and regional outreach tours, Scitech is proud to make a strong contribution to WA’s growing capacity in STEM. Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has been coordinating a series of ‘Big Data’ week events since 2013, but this would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and dedication of many organisations. PERTH BIG DATA WEEK 2016 Visit: http://bdwperth.com/ to learn more about ‘Big Data’ in Perth and follow #perthbdw16. Reference: http://www.simplilearn.com/data-science-vs-big-data-vs-data-analytics-article In terms of radio astronomy, the State’s Murchison region is home to two world- leading radio telescopes, and in the near future will co-host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. The SKA is an international venture to build the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. The SKA will help us understand more about the universe, how it developed and possibly even whether there is extra terrestrial life. As the SKA looks to the stars, it is expected to produce 10 times more data per second than current global internet traffic. The SKA will drive the development of new techniques and technologies to store, process and analyse such unimaginable volumes of data. Through the Pawsey Centre and International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, WA will be central to solving these challenges. As WA prepares to co-host the SKA, it is worth remembering that it was Australian radio astronomers who invented WiFi, and effectively changed computer communications worldwide. The State Government is a proud supporter of Perth’s Big Data Week and looks forward to the 2016 event driving even further big data discoveries. This year the following organisations are supporting Perth Big Data Week: EVENT TITLE ORGANISATION Big Data Crunch Scitech, Office of Science CCI Innovation Breakfast: Using big data technology to solve small data business challenges Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sharing Your Data Through Open Data WA Landgate Science on the Swan (Big Data Presentations) The University of Western Australia, the University of Notre Dame, Curtin University, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, the Telethon Kids Institute, WA Health Translation Network, the key teaching and research hospitals and the WA Government through the Department of Health and the Office of Science 23 Things Fling - A 23 Research Data Things Community Catch-up Australian National Data Service (ANDS) Elastic Data Analytics at Pawsey: Hadoop and Spark for Scientific Workflows Pawsey Supercomputing Centre The HIVE, research and big data Curtin University Big Data from Space Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Visualisation of Big Imaging Data: Radio Astronomy Case Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Big Data, eResearch and the Cloud Murdoch University, Centre for Comparative Genomics, Scitech, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Data Centric Processing Software Practices for the SKA and Beyond International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Big, Bigger, BIGGEST Edith Cowan University, CISCO Inaugural ANDS Monthly Tech Talk Australian National Data Service (ANDS) Woodside Future Lab Exchange Woodside The opening event links in with Scitech’s Big Data Crunch, bringing young students together with data professionals to discuss career opportunities in data intensive science. WA needs innovators now and tomorrow, who can make the most of these opportunities in our broadening economy. Big Data Week is about building the foundation and the inspiration for WA’s digital future. Imagine using a “genetic signature” to develop a personalised health check that predicts your risk of developing chronic conditions including cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and heart disease? Imagine a 3D map of Western Australia’s deep geology that enables highly advanced mineral exploration and mining, supporting the State’s biggest export industry and tens of thousands of jobs? Don’t bother imagining these things any longer because they are already reality, thanks to big data in WA. Interpreting data is the business of Perth’s $80 million Pawsey Supercomputing Centre which houses Magnus, the most powerful public research supercomputer in the southern hemisphere. Magnus is a petascale computer that can perform one quadrillion (a number with 15 zeros) calculations every second. To give you an idea of its capacity, it would take eight billion people with a handheld calculator 10 years to achieve what Magnus can do in a second. The Pawsey Centre is supporting a range of data-intensive activities in WA, from marine science and medical research to mineral exploration and radio astronomy. Note: not all events are open to general public.
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016 • 75
PREMIER COLIN BARNETT’S MESSAGE
Data is a valuable resource and its production is increasing exponentially – from local health statistics to information from outer space received by radio telescopes.
The ability to interpret data and apply this to make a positive diff erence is critical for a modern Western Australia that is safe, healthy and competitive.
Real-time traffi c data from Main Roads WA powers the apps and websites that tell Perth commuters how to take the easiest and quickest route to work each day.
Data shows geologists where they will most likely fi nd the richest ores to develop the mines of tomorrow, and analysing big health data is a vital tool in disease prevention.
Big Data Week May 2-5, 2016 aims to educate and inspire diverse audiences - including students, professionals, business operators and the public sector - about big data and how important it is to our State’s progress.
A dozen events will take place during the week, showcasing the immense range of big data projects, applications and potential opportunities that reach not only across this vast State but also into the lives of many Western Australians.
The launch of Big Data Week 2016 will be attended by the State’s leaders in big data.
Big data is everywhere you look. You might not realise it, but that’s what’s happening when you use maps to get directions on your mobile phone.
It happens when you use your SmartRider to tag on and off the train, when you watch Netfl ix or stream music or use that Fitbit around your wrist.
All of these things use amounts of data that were unthinkable not too many years ago, and provide the basis of life in the 21st Century.
Perth Big Data Week 2016 is a local showcase of what Perth has to off er in terms of ‘Big Data’. From Monday May 2, organisations from across Perth will run events that promote the career, research, and business opportunities that ‘Big Data’ initiatives can provide.
‘Big Data’ is a catch phrase used to describe data collections most commonly defi ned by three V’s: high volume, high velocity, and/or high variety of data.
However, data science (an umbrella of techniques used when trying to extract insights and information from data) and data analytics (applying an algorithmic process to derive insights from data) is how ‘Big Data’ is implemented in practice.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?Big Data is the key to ensuring Western Australia remains a great place to live and work. In an increasingly data-driven world, data sciences are an integral part of our future.
It is vital to train the next generation of WA’s workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) so they have the skills to make the most of this growing global industry, estimated to be worth close to $50 billion by 2018 (Offi ce of Science, 2015).
Data science is an exciting and ever expanding fi eld with as yet unknown destinations and careers. Through the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, the State Government is helping develop and assist the most progressive thinkers in the State to come together and solve the challenges we face.
The Pawsey Centre houses Magnus – the most powerful public research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere – which is able to process over one quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) calculations every second.
It also has a 70-petabyte tape library with room for expansion up to 100 petabytes (100 million gigabytes).
Western Australia is one of the best places to be involved in the world of Big Data. With some of the brightest minds and most powerful infrastructure in the world, we are surfi ng the wave of the future.
One of the most accessible ways to interpret ‘Big Data’ is through modelling and digital visualisations.
At Scitech, visitors experience the latest big data research come to life on the planetarium’s dome screen. The planetarium presents many diff erent data sets, the most popular of which is going on a journey through the night sky.
Visitors experience an immersive visualisation of the latest big data research about the known, mapped universe, fi nding themselves at the edge of space as we know it.
Scitech seeks to engage the Western Australian community in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Through interactive exhibits, live science shows, professional development for teachers, adult events and regional outreach tours, Scitech is proud to make a strong contribution to WA’s growing capacity in STEM.
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has been coordinating a series of ‘Big Data’ week events since 2013, but this would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and dedication of many organisations.
PERTH BIG DATA WEEK 2016
Visit: http://bdwperth.com/ to learn more about ‘Big Data’ in Perth and follow #perthbdw16.Reference: http://www.simplilearn.com/data-science-vs-big-data-vs-data-analytics-article
In terms of radio astronomy, the State’s Murchison region is home to two world-leading radio telescopes, and in the near future will co-host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.
The SKA is an international venture to build the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope.
The SKA will help us understand more about the universe, how it developed and possibly even whether there is extra terrestrial life.
As the SKA looks to the stars, it is expected to produce 10 times more data per second than current global internet traffi c. The SKA will drive the development of new techniques and technologies to store, process and analyse such unimaginable volumes of data.
Through the Pawsey Centre and International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, WA will be central to solving these challenges.
As WA prepares to co-host the SKA, it is worth remembering that it was Australian radio astronomers who invented WiFi, and eff ectively changed computer communications worldwide.
The State Government is a proud supporter of Perth’s Big Data Week and looks forward to the 2016 event driving even further big data discoveries.
This year the following organisations are supporting Perth Big Data Week:
EVENT TITLE ORGANISATION
Big Data Crunch Scitech, Offi ce of Science
CCI Innovation Breakfast: Using big data technology to solve small data business challenges
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sharing Your Data Through Open Data WA
Landgate
Science on the Swan (Big Data Presentations)
The University of Western Australia, the University of Notre Dame, Curtin University, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, the Telethon Kids Institute, WA Health Translation Network, the key teaching and research hospitals and the WA Government through the Department of Health and the Offi ce of Science
23 Things Fling - A 23 Research Data Things Community Catch-up
Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
Elastic Data Analytics at Pawsey: Hadoop and Spark for Scientifi c Workfl ows
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
The HIVE, research and big data Curtin University
Big Data from Space Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Visualisation of Big Imaging Data: Radio Astronomy Case
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Big Data, eResearch and the Cloud
Murdoch University, Centre for Comparative Genomics, Scitech, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft
Data Centric Processing Software Practices for the SKA and Beyond
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
Big, Bigger, BIGGEST Edith Cowan University, CISCO
Inaugural ANDS Monthly Tech Talk
Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
Woodside Future Lab Exchange Woodside
The opening event links in with Scitech’s Big Data Crunch, bringing young students together with data professionals to discuss career opportunities in data intensive science.
WA needs innovators now and tomorrow, who can make the most of these opportunities in our broadening economy.
Big Data Week is about building the foundation and the inspiration for WA’s digital future. Imagine using a “genetic signature” to develop a personalised health check that predicts your risk of developing chronic conditions including cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and heart disease?
Imagine a 3D map of Western Australia’s deep geology that enables highly advanced mineral exploration and mining, supporting the State’s biggest export industry and tens of thousands of jobs?
Don’t bother imagining these things any longer because they are already reality, thanks to big data in WA.
Interpreting data is the business of Perth’s $80 million Pawsey Supercomputing Centre which houses Magnus, the most powerful public research supercomputer in the southern hemisphere.
Magnus is a petascale computer that can perform one quadrillion (a number with 15 zeros) calculations every second. To give you an idea of its capacity, it would take eight billion people with a handheld calculator 10 years to achieve what Magnus can do in a second.
The Pawsey Centre is supporting a range of data-intensive activities in WA, from marine science and medical research to mineral exploration and radio astronomy.
Note: not all events are open to general public.
