Mapping
ACM Guidelines

Data Science Competency Frameworks

Given that data science is a new field, efforts have been taken to define the Data Science profession and identify skills and competencies required in the practice of data science. This has been a joint effort between universities, research institutes and businesses. The different competency frameworks are listed below in chronological order:

1. Edison Data Science Framework (Europe - 2017)

2. Data to Decisions CRC - Data Science Competency Framework (Australia - 2018)

3. Data Science for Undergraduates: Opportunities and Options (The National Academies - 2018)

4. Computing Competencies for Undergraduate Data Science Curricula (ACM - 2021)

In the spreadsheet below, we have mapped ACM's Data Science Competencies against the different stages of the Data Science Life Cycle.