Ernestynne Walsh, our Māori Data Service Lead, and former CEO Kylie Reiri gave the keynote presentation at HACK Aotearoa in 2019. “Smarter health decisions with data science: an operational and a policy example”. Photo by Andrew Lau Photography.

Our data scientists have been investigating disability data provided by Manawanui and used it in conjunction with data from Stats NZ's IDI (Integrated Data Infrastructure) to conduct this research.

We built several operational algorithms for ACC that automated much of the claim decision making process. Around 90% of claims are now automated, which is great for clients and ACC staff.