Data Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples - Why Does It Matter?
In its work, the network collaborated with Indonesian researchers and artists, particularly on the subjects of culture and history, since there is a history of centuries-long trade and friendship between the first nations people in the north of Australia and several tribes of the Indonesian archipelago such as the Bugis and Makassans.
Credit: Indigenous Data Network SBS Indonesian chats with Kristen Smith from the Indigenous Data Network and Professor Muhlis Hadrawi from Hasanuddin University on the subject of this collaboration and indigenous data sovereignty in Indonesia and Australia.
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