Taking Control of Our Data - A Discussion Paper on Indigenous Data Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Communities

Collective When referring to the First The Maiam nayri Wingara Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collective (Maiam Peoples of the lands and waters nayri Wingara) is a collective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander currently known as Australia, this academics who advocate for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Discussion Paper uses a mix of Islander peoples and nations in relation to data, i. [...] Reshaping the be in control of and self-determine their data needs Indigenous data landscape through ID-GOV to and aspirations at the individual, community, and meet Indigenous peoples’ data needs is critical to First Nations levels (Yap and Yu, 2016). [...] The governance Data for Governance: refers to Indigenous people of data means Indigenous people decide what rules having the required data for accurate, relevant, and processes apply to Indigenous data throughout and timely decision-making. [...] The framework will begin to change the culture and structures within the Australian Government concerning all components of the governance of Indigenous data at present and into the future. [...] data (including datasets, data custodians, and the As part of the process and the beginning stages data ecosystem), ID-SOV principles and putting ID- of the project, the Maiam nayri Wingara Collective GOV into practice.