--- title: Newsletter description: Explore Indigenous and Māori AI and Data Media Articles that highlight unique perspectives and innovative insights. url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/newsletter/ markdown_url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/newsletter.md type: page slug: newsletter author: Karaitiana Taiuru published: 2026-10-26T00:49:55Z modified: 2026-10-26T00:51:04Z language: en-NZ word_count: 1636 tokens: 3684 --- # Newsletter The latest news on Māori and Indigenous data sovereignty, AI and technology — from the media, social posts, Indigenous data organisations and policy. Read the latest Suggest a link Get the news by email New stories once a day or once a week. We’ll email you to confirm, and you can unsubscribe in one click. 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Source: Te Ao Māori News · teaonews.co.nz Read → Media Aotearoa NZ Source checked 12 hours ago Tāngata Turi concerned over impact of AI on NZSL Source: Te Ao Māori News · teaonews.co.nz Read → Media International Source checked Excerpt from source 22 hours ago CITAD tasks FG on indigenous AI technology, stronger data protection Spread the wordThe Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on the federal government to invest in indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) technology and strengthen data ... Source: Blueprint Newspapers · blueprint.ng Read → Media Aotearoa NZ Source checked Excerpt from source 1 day ago Bridging tech, culture and dialects to keep Cook Islands language alive A Mauke-born Cook Islands Māori language advocate is using his Information Technology (IT) skills to make the language more accessible online, developing a website he hopes will help preserve the ... Source: Cook Islands News · cookislandsnews.com Read → Media International Source checked Excerpt from source 2 days ago The First Nations community using tech to preserve culture . Source: SBS · sbs.com.au Read → Social posts International Excerpt from source 2 days ago There’s absolutely no carve-out (or even token mention) in the bill to respect Indigenous rights to… There's absolutely no carve-out (or even token mention) in the bill to respect Indigenous rights to self-determination which include the right to data sovereignty... Simply put, what right do the feds have to determine how Indigenous Peoples govern our data… Source: Bluesky · Jeff Doctor · bsky.app Read → Social posts International Excerpt from source 2 days ago The rural Ontario tribal community installed a small data center as it modernized its record-keeping systems The rural Ontario tribal community installed a small data center as it modernized its record-keeping systems Source: Bluesky · Broadband Breakfast · bsky.app Read → Social posts International Source checked Excerpt from source 2 days ago Digital Sovereignty Webinar coming up soon! ​Join us for a discussion with Jeff Doctor to speak on indigenous… Digital Sovereignty Webinar coming up soon! ​Join us for a discussion with Jeff Doctor to speak on indigenous data sovereignty and its ramifications on the broader questions of digital sovereignty. Date: Wednesday October 28th at 6:30pm With Canada's reliance… Source: Mastodon · Technologists for Democracy · thecanadian.social Read → Media International Source checked Excerpt from source 2 days ago India to develop indigenous AI layer for military services, says Defence Secretary India is developing its own artificial intelligence (AI) systems for military applications to reduce dependence on foreign technology, Defence Secret ... Source: Defence Watch · defencewatch.in Read → Media International 2 days ago C-DAC and Bank of India Partner to Explore Indigenous Quantum Tech Source: Asianet Newsable · newsable.asianetnews.com Read → Media International 2 days ago ICAR-NRCP, Guwahati Reports First De Novo Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of India’s Indigenous Doom Pig Source: Indian Council Of Agricultural Research · icar.org.in Read → Media International Source checked 2 days ago Pune-Based Premium Motion Unveils Indias First Indigenous AI-Enabled, Cost-Effective Dual Axis Solar… Source: BizzBuzz · bizzbuzz.news Read → Media International Excerpt from source 2 days ago Pune-Based Premium Motion Unveils India’s First Indigenous AI-Enabled, Cost-Effective Dual Axis Solar Tracking Solution at REI Expo 2026 Premium Motion Private Limited (PMPL), part of the Premium Group, today unveiled India’s First Fully Indigenous AI-Enabled, cost effective Integrated Solar Tracking Solution at the Renewable Energy ... Source: TheWire.in · theprint.in Read → Media International Source checked Excerpt from source 2 days ago Premium Motion Unveils Indigenous AI-Enabled Dual-Axis Solar Tracker at REI Expo 2026 Pune-based Premium Motion has unveiled what it describes as India’s first indigenous AI-enabled dual-axis solar tracking solution, targeting improved solar-energy capture and more cost-effective ... Source: Konsulteer · konsulteer.com Read → Media International Excerpt from source 2 days ago India Steps Up Indigenous Telecom Research As C-DOT Establishes 6G, AI Centre At IIT BHU The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the telecom research and development arm of the Department of Telecommunications, has established it ... Source: Swarajyamag · swarajyamag.com Read → Dr Taiuru Aotearoa NZ 2 days ago Māori and the Harmful Digital Communications Act Māori are over-represented among people prosecuted and convicted under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015. Across the ten years from 2016/17 to 2025/26, Māori made up 22.2% of people with finalised charges and 23.8% of people convicted, against 17.8%… Source: Dr Karaitiana Taiuru · taiuru.co.nz Read → Policy & law International Source checked Excerpt from source 3 days ago Framework for Governance of Indigenous Data – NIAA Recognising the importance of data for self-determination, this Framework for Governance of Indigenous Data (the Framework) provides a stepping stone towards greater awareness and acceptance by Australian Government agencies of the principles of Indigenous… Source: niaa.gov.au · niaa.gov.au Read → Social posts International Source checked Excerpt from source 3 days ago #NativeNewsOnline Survey: Readers Oppose #DataCenters Near #TribalCommunities, Demand Tribal Say Survey finds… #NativeNewsOnline Survey: Readers Oppose #DataCenters Near #TribalCommunities, Demand Tribal Say Survey finds #environmental concerns and #TribalSovereignty are central to readers’ views on data centers and #ArtificialIntelligence by Levi Rickert and Elyse… Source: Mastodon · DoomsdaysCW · kolektiva.social Read → Media International 3 days ago Readers Oppose Data Centers Near Tribal Communities, Demand Tribal Say Source: Native News Online · nativenewsonline.net Read → Media International Source checked 3 days ago Uncovering the Unseen: How AI-Driven Asset Intelligence Strengthens Tribal Cybersecurity Source: Armis, The Cyber Exposure Management & Security Company · armis.com Read → Load more Over to you Seen something we missed? 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