Bringing data to life: Co-designing a Language Data Commons. A Summary Report

Bringing Data to Life: Co-Designing a Language Data Commons, held on Yuggera and Turrbal land at the Brisbane Powerhouse, brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous leaders from academia, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) institutions to discuss co-designing a Language Data Commons for Australia.

The event was moderated by Gooreng Gooreng man Grant Sarra, and attended by over 70 people from academia and the GLAM sector both in person and online on 4 August 2022. The day began with three panel discussions in the morning and was completed by a roundtable discussion in the afternoon. These discussions are summarised in this report of the event.

For more information on the Language Data Commons of Australia, visit https://www.ldaca.edu.au/ The Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA) project received investment (DOI: 10.47486/DP768 and 10.47486/HIR001) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). The report authors acknowledge and pay respect to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work.