The D4D Program supports qualified Indonesian civil servants to undertake a three-month fellowship at CSIRO's data and digital specialist arm, Data61.
About the D4D Fellowship Program
The D4D Fellowship Program focuses on building capacity in data and design and facilitating locally-led innovation and solutions.
Participants travel from Indonesia to Australia for three months, working with experts at Data61 to solve complex, high-value development and data-related problems.
Data61's capabilities range from cybersecurity, confidential computing, robotics, machine learning and analytics, software and programming, to behavioural sciences and more.
The program aims to:
- provide participants with access to high-end professional development opportunities in Australia, advancing their knowledge and skills
- build data skills within fellows' originating agencies
- help solve difficult, high-value development and data-related problems
- develop long-term institutional links between Australian and Indonesian government bodies and departments
- contribute to economic development, poverty alleviation, security and stability across Indonesia.
Fellows live in Australia over the three-month fellowship, with all expenses covered by the D4D Program. Fellows are supported through the program to apply for appropriate visas and insurance documents, find accommodation, and acclimatise to Australia. Fellows have been hosted by Data61 in Canberra, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.
Benefits of the D4D Program
Through the D4D Program participants receive:
- opportunities to be mentored by experts in their field
- networking opportunities with Australian researchers and engineers, seeking and sharing advice and guidance
- empowerment to oversee the direction of their project in consultation with their agency supervisors
- access to, and participation in, the Australia Global Alumni Network
- additional opportunities to benefit their career, increase capability and confidence to tackle challenges with data, and to lead organisational change.
The D4D Program is managed by CSIRO and funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
What our fellows thought about the D4D Program
"The flexibility at CSIRO is key to achieving impact. The team at CSIRO also has strong technical and interpersonal skills. We engage in discussions and share information, because involving more people makes finding solutions easier. For my Indonesian colleagues interested in applying to this program, key things to prepare or have in mind is a project you wish to support, and a clear problem statement supported by your organisation. Additionally, you should be confident in your abilities, knowing that the great people in the Data61 team will assist you. Lastly, be prepared in terms of language proficiency."
— Fajar Wijitrisnanto, Cybersecurity Analyst at the National Agency of Cyber and Crypto of Indonesia (BSSN).
"I gained valuable new knowledge and broadened my horizons about data science from CSIRO through this program. They provided me with a lot of advice and insights, not only from the mentors but also from the teams in remote sensing and high-performance computing. What you traditionally can do in one week, you can do in one hour with CSIRO. Mentors, buddies, and project managers—everyone offers advice, guidance, and alternative solution which is a key component to the success of this program. We meet weekly but members of the team are available to talk at any time and always provide the highest degree of professionalism."
— Arif Handoyo, at Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Indonesia.
Examples of past projects
Four fellowship projects have been funded to date through the D4D Fellowship Program. Among them are:
Fajar Wijitrisnanto from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency of Indonesia (BSSN) leveraged the program to improve the quality of cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing, with the aim of ensuring organisations part of the Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ISAC) program receive relevant and sector-based threat information with strong predictive capabilities, helping them better prepare for cyber-attacks.
Arif Handoyo from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Indonesia advanced a mixed-method approach (combining field data with satellite imagery) currently being used to estimate paddy production in Indonesia. The enhanced technical capabilities, including remote sensing, are intended to resolve challenges such as pre-processing satellite image and choosing the correct ground truth that affects the accuracy of machine learning models to better assess paddy fields at various stages of growth.
The D4D Fellowship Program is modelled off the Australian Public Service (APS) Data Fellowship Program.
Questions
Questions about the program or the selection process can be sent to D4DFellowships@csiro.au.
Download our program brochure.
The D4D Program supports qualified Indonesian civil servants to undertake a three-month fellowship at CSIRO's data and digital specialist arm, Data61.
About the D4D Fellowship Program
The D4D Fellowship Program focuses on building capacity in data and design and facilitating locally-led innovation and solutions.
Participants travel from Indonesia to Australia for three months, working with experts at Data61 to solve complex, high-value development and data-related problems.
Data61's capabilities range from cybersecurity, confidential computing, robotics, machine learning and analytics, software and programming, to behavioural sciences and more.
The program aims to:
- provide participants with access to high-end professional development opportunities in Australia, advancing their knowledge and skills
- build data skills within fellows' originating agencies
- help solve difficult, high-value development and data-related problems
- develop long-term institutional links between Australian and Indonesian government bodies and departments
- contribute to economic development, poverty alleviation, security and stability across Indonesia.
Fellows live in Australia over the three-month fellowship, with all expenses covered by the D4D Program. Fellows are supported through the program to apply for appropriate visas and insurance documents, find accommodation, and acclimatise to Australia. Fellows have been hosted by Data61 in Canberra, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.
Benefits of the D4D Program
Through the D4D Program participants receive:
- opportunities to be mentored by experts in their field
- networking opportunities with Australian researchers and engineers, seeking and sharing advice and guidance
- empowerment to oversee the direction of their project in consultation with their agency supervisors
- access to, and participation in, the Australia Global Alumni Network
- additional opportunities to benefit their career, increase capability and confidence to tackle challenges with data, and to lead organisational change.
The D4D Program is managed by CSIRO and funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
What our fellows thought about the D4D Program
"The flexibility at CSIRO is key to achieving impact. The team at CSIRO also has strong technical and interpersonal skills. We engage in discussions and share information, because involving more people makes finding solutions easier. For my Indonesian colleagues interested in applying to this program, key things to prepare or have in mind is a project you wish to support, and a clear problem statement supported by your organisation. Additionally, you should be confident in your abilities, knowing that the great people in the Data61 team will assist you. Lastly, be prepared in terms of language proficiency."
— Fajar Wijitrisnanto, Cybersecurity Analyst at the National Agency of Cyber and Crypto of Indonesia (BSSN).
"I gained valuable new knowledge and broadened my horizons about data science from CSIRO through this program. They provided me with a lot of advice and insights, not only from the mentors but also from the teams in remote sensing and high-performance computing. What you traditionally can do in one week, you can do in one hour with CSIRO. Mentors, buddies, and project managers—everyone offers advice, guidance, and alternative solution which is a key component to the success of this program. We meet weekly but members of the team are available to talk at any time and always provide the highest degree of professionalism."
— Arif Handoyo, at Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Indonesia.
Examples of past projects
Four fellowship projects have been funded to date through the D4D Fellowship Program. Among them are:
Fajar Wijitrisnanto from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency of Indonesia (BSSN) leveraged the program to improve the quality of cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing, with the aim of ensuring organisations part of the Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ISAC) program receive relevant and sector-based threat information with strong predictive capabilities, helping them better prepare for cyber-attacks.
Arif Handoyo from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Indonesia advanced a mixed-method approach (combining field data with satellite imagery) currently being used to estimate paddy production in Indonesia. The enhanced technical capabilities, including remote sensing, are intended to resolve challenges such as pre-processing satellite image and choosing the correct ground truth that affects the accuracy of machine learning models to better assess paddy fields at various stages of growth.
The D4D Fellowship Program is modelled off the Australian Public Service (APS) Data Fellowship Program.
Questions
Questions about the program or the selection process can be sent to D4DFellowships@csiro.au.
Download our program brochure PDF (429 KB).
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