Enhancing data literacy is important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples because it essential for effective engagement and communication with health services, self-determination, personal health management and Indigenous Data Sovereignty. Data literacy incorporates accessing, using and sharing data in order to make decisions within personal and professional spheres and it is a...
The Aotearoa Genomic Data Repository (AGDR, https://data.agdr.org.nz/) provides secure within-nation storage, management, and sharing of non-human genomic data generated from biological and environmental samples originating in Aotearoa New Zealand. Te ao Māori, the worldview of the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, recognises all living entities as taonga (treasured or precious) that...
Founded in 1966, CODATA is the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC). CODATA’s vision “is of a world in which science is empowered to address universal challenges through the transparent, trustworthy and equitable use of data and information” [CODATA 2025]. CODATA’s mission “is to connect data and people to advance science and improve our world” [CODATA 2025]. CODATA...
Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) is a global Indigenous developed and led philosophy asserting Indigenous rights in data. In Australia, an Anglo-colonised state, IDSov has increasingly been identified and communicated as a high priority for the nation state. The nation state has committed to supporting ‘data sharing’ through a National Partnership Agreement for Closing the Gap by providing...
Fragmented health data systems across Africa perpetuate inequities in crisis response and research participation, echoing colonial legacies of extractive data practices. In a decisive move toward sovereignty, African Ministries of Health and national data custodians are advancing federated approaches that retain local governance while enabling cross-border collaboration through standardized...
This study presents the first findings of the project: Open science and the management of traditional and scientific knowledge: A case study of the Takinahakỹ Center for Indigenous Higher Education at the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil. The main aim is to improve the capacity of indigenous students to effectively manage and safeguard the records of traditional and scientific knowledge...
Australia is a massively multilingual country, in one of the world’s most linguistically diverse regions. Significant collections of this intangible cultural heritage have been amassed, including collections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, Australian Englishes, and regional languages of the Pacific, as well as collections important for cyber-security and for emergency...
Introduction to the Africa PID Alliance and the Digital Object Container Identifier (DOCiD ™️)
The Africa PID Alliance is an Open Infrastructure program of the Training Centre In
Communication that is focused on producing African African-originated persistent Identifiers designed to enhance the representation, sovereignty, and visibility of African research output globally. This...
