Te Kete o Karaitiana Taiuru (Blog)

Presentations, Podcasts and Lectures

Podcasts

  1. National Business Review Back in Business #12 Te Reo Māori’s Digital Future Spotify and Apple
  2. Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Dr Karaitiana Taiuru on AI’s Role in the Pacific Islands. AI Asia Pacific Institute. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CPwHyLDtRsKmX8BMy4aen?si=TC6ZMQcGSBaSalbAW6GvGA
  3. Indigenous AI. Artificiality
  4. Privacy protection and data challenges  RadioNZ
  5. Māori Data Sovereignty with Megan Tapsell, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru JP, and Assoc Prof Maui Hudson (2023) – eliiza by Mantel Group
  6. An Introduction to Tikanga and Māori Data Sovereignty with Biological Data (2022)
  7. Intersectionalities of Automated Decision-Making and Race/ Ethnicity (2022) – The ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making
  8. Colonial Digital Bubbles – Karaitiana Taiuru (2022) Blowing Bubbles
  9. Tikanga Maori My Heritage (2021)
  10. Can the Māori Language be colonised if used with AI and other digital technologies? (2021)
  11. Māori Data, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence (2021) – A correction
  12. Artist Lester Hall inappropriately uses Māori symbolism (2021) – iHeart

 

Invited Guest to Present at Conferences and Lectures

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2024

Critical Conversations About AI: Indigeneity, Language, Knowledge and Power. Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

Moana Talks – Pacific Data Sovereignty. Online

Indigenous Privacy Perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand. International Association of Privacy Professionals Summit 2024. Melbourne Australia.

Māori Data Sovereignty and AI. IBM Tech for Impact Seminar. Online

How do we embed Kaupapa Māori and Te Tiriti ethics at the outset? NZCER. Wellington

Māori and Te Tiriti considerations with  Artificial intelligence (AI). Innovation in Education |
Mātau Aronga Whanokē. Te Rito Maioha Staff Hui. Wellington.

What is Ethics in the 21st Century. StatsNZ Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI). Wellington

Large Language Models and Transnational Research: Introducing the AI as Infrastructure (AIINFRA) Project. Fantastic Futures 2024 Conference . Canberra.

He tirohanga Māori ki te matatapu Indigenous Privacy Perspectives from Aotearoa. IAPP ANZ Privacy Summit. Melbourne Australia.

Māori and Te Tiriti ethical considerations with Artificial intelligence (AI)
Rauhuia: Terenga Huihuinga. Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. Rauhuia: Terenga Huihuinga | Symposia. Wellington

Pacific Data Sovereignty AI Workshop
Moana Connect. University of Auckland

Putting AI best practice into a New Zealand context With Te Tiriti and Te Ao Māori Considerations
Institute of Directors. Auckland

AI Considerations with a Te Ao Māori Lens
Tertiary ICT Conference 2024. Christchurch

Artificial Intelligence – Emerging Technologies. A Māori perspective of AI Regulation
NZLS CLE Public Sector Governance Intensive Public Sector Governance Change and Stability. Wellington

Copyright and IP considerations  in the age of Artificial Intelligence – A Te Ao Māori perspective
Publishers Association New Zealand. Auckland

Māori Data Sovereignty of Taonga Species
Te Arawa Fisheries. Rotorua.

Digital Identity and Māori
Panel Discussion. Digital Trust Hui Taumata 2024. Wellington

Empowering Whānau in IP, Data, and Technology
Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki. New Plymouth

Data Sovereignty of Taonga Species
Climate Adapted Finfish – science update for researchers. Cawthorn Institute. Nelson

Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Māori
30+ years of the Mataatua Declaration. Whakaatane

Te Ao Māori Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence
Te Puni Kōkiri. Wellington

The relevance of Māori Data Sovereignty in relation to AWS
AWS Community Day. Wellington

AI (Artificial Intelligence) Conference
Te Whare Wānanga o Raukawa

Navigating the power, potential and perils of technology with research. A focus on Māori Sovereignty and Decolonisation
eResearch New Zealand 2024

Artificial Intelligence(AI) Opportunities – and potential risks. A Te Ao Māori Perspective
NZLS CLE Ltd — Continuing Legal Education. Wellington

Machine bias / AI and emerging technologies / and how do we safely prepare for the future
Māori Data Apprenticeship. Manawatū

What we need to know about Māori data sovereignty and governance as data professionals?; Practical applications of Māori data sovereignty Driving outcomes for Māori through data.
6th Annual NZ Government Data Summit 2024. Wellington

Significance of Snapper and other Finned Fish to Māori
Cawthron Institute. Nelson

Copyright and IP considerations  in the age of Artificial Intelligence – A Te Ao Māori perspective
NZ Publishing Association. Auckland

Mātauranga Māori Seminar Series: Te Rangatiratanga Raraunga Māori/ Māori Data Sovereignty
Victoria University. Wellington

Te Ao Māori Considerations Robotics and Society
COMPSYS 730. Faculty of Engineering Auckland University.

Putting AI best practice into a New Zealand context; With Te Tiriti and Te Ao Māori Considerations
Institute of Directors (IOD). Auckland

Māori Data Sovereignty and Taonga Species
Cawthron Institute and Te Arawa Fisheries. Rotorua

How Indigenous Peoples, specifically Māori should be considered in this context (e.g., technologies, process, systems, products, and more).
PSYC451. University of Canterbury. Christchurch

Te Ao Māori Considerations with Artificial Intelligence
He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki: Māori Business Network. New Plymouth

 

2023

Māori Data Sovereignty (Digital and Biological)
Internship Programme 2023 Mātai – Mātauranga Māori Mātai Medical Research Institute

Embracing the Future: Building AI in Aotearoa with Māori Perspectives.
Tech Alliance, NZTech.

AI Colonisation and Mātauranga Sovereignty. Techtopia: Navigating the power, potential and perils of technology in science communication.
Science Communicators Association of New Zealand

Māori Data Sovereignty and Introduction.
Healthy Hearts Aotearoa New Zealand Ako Series.

Fundamentals of Actioning & Exercising Māori data sovereignty principles in Genetics based research.
Healthy Hearts Aotearoa New Zealand Ako Series.

Bio Diversity Māori Data Sovereignty Considerations.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

Empowering Māori and Indigenous education through Artificial Intelligence.
ASCILITE 2023

Mātauranga Māori with Assisted Research Technology and the HART Act.
Mnistry of Health

Te Ao Māori impacts and opportunities of Gen AI in environmental research.
Manaaki Whenua

Māori cultural perspectives and Te Titiri obligations when dealing with Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer samples in the lab. The New Zealand Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Trust NZFBOC

Assessing ethical and social implications over AI inventorship via a Te Tiriti lens. Canterbury Tech Summit 2023

Korero tahi– embracing and honouring te ao Māori in communications. Communicating Sustainability Masterclass. Sustainable Business Network, AUT

Considering and Applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Mātauranga with Digital Technologies. TENZ

A Māori perspective on generative AI. AMWA Tech Writers

Images of the Future: Daily Life in a World Governed by AI DIPLOSPHERE

Data Sovereignty and what it means for the heath-tech sector Queenstown Research Week

An introduction and implementation using Te Tiriti principles. Data Journalism.

Māori Data Sovereignty: An introduction and implementation using Te Tiriti principles. Healthy Hearts Aotearoa New Zealand University of Auckland.

Māori Concerns Managing Data and AI Image Sovereignty. Data Digital and Security Summit. StatsNZ Centre for Data Ethics & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence from a Māori perspective; Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Bias.
ANZREG: Australia & New Zealand Regional Ex Libris Group. Australia

Data Innovation for Equitable Digital Futures Seminar. Panel Discussion. UN Global Pulse, Jakarata.

Assessment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. AI Panel discussion with Professor Michael Witbrock, University of Auckland. NZQA

MSD Masterclass with MSD. Te Ao Māori Perspectives of MSD AI and Algorithms. AI Forum

Resisting AI in NZ – TohaToha

Global Responsible AI – Māori Ethical Considerations with AI

AI and Indigenous Data Sovereignty – Māori Data Sovereignty. Charles Sturt University, Australia

Generative AI and Māori language revitalisation or Colonisation. Program ChatLM23 Large Language Models (LLMs) & Generative AI technologies Risks, opportunities, ethics and social impacts of generative AI. The University of Sydney.

What is digital identity and what does this mean for Māori? Digital Identity New Zealand.

Māori Data Sovereignty an introduction. Pegasus Health

Tikanga and data sovereignty. New Zealand Data & Analytics Summit. BrightStar

AI Colonisation and Mātauranga Sovereignty. Gibbons Lecture Series 2023. Auckland University

Te Ao Māori Critical Perspective on ChatGPT. It’s not just about cheating: critical perspectives on ChatGPT. Massey University

Māori Data Sovereignty: An introduction. Climate Change Commission

2022

Ethical Considerations with AI – An holistic view and Invited Panelist. 2022 Artificial Intelligence Researchers Association conference.

Considering Indigenous Privacy Perspectives – Introducing Māori Data Sovereignty. International Association of Privacy Professionals ANZ Summit. Sydney.

Mātauranga Māori with Assisted Research Technology and the HART Act. Donor Identity Aotearoa New Zealand Conference.

Reflecting the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in communication and engagement. Communicating for New Zealand

Indigenous-led projects: kōrerorero from New Zealand. Invited Panel Member. Biodiversity Genomics 2022

Giving effect to Te Tiriti in NZ legislation and policy settings/responding to digital colonisation. SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University

Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti Applied to an AI Sentient. Computing and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ). ARA Christchurch

Māori Genetic Data – Inalienable Rights and Tikanga Sovereignty Iwi Taketake – Inaugural Indigenous Doctoral Research Symposium. Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Building the AI community within NZ – Panel Discussion Aotearoa AI Summit (2022). The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AI Forum)

Non Fungible Tokens from a Te Ao Māori Perspective – TeLENZ 2022 Conference AUT

Māori Data Sovereignty and Māori Data Ethics via a Te Tiriti lens – IT micro-credentials. Otago Polytechnic Ltd

Mātauranga Māori with Assisted Research Technology and the HART Act – The New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (INC) ASM. Te Papa

Te Ao Māori Considerations with Robotics and Society – COMPSYS 730 The University of Auckland

Māori Data Sovereignty – What does greater Māori control of Māori Data look like and why does it matter. Panel discussion – Maurea

Weaving te ao Māori into data protection and cyber security practices  2022 NZ Cyber Security Summit
Connecting Policy, People

Māori needs, values and beliefs as a principle of the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004. Ministry of Health

Māori Data Sovereignty and how it applies to Financial Data Using Te Tiriti and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  Financial Market Authority

An Introduction to Māori Data Sovereignty: An introduction and implementation using Te Tiriti principles. Auckland University ENGGEN 101G Software, Data and Intelligent Automation

An Introduction to Māori Data Sovereignty of Biological and Digital Data. The New Zealand Association of Clinical Research (NZACRes)

Applying Tikanga Māori and Te Tiriti principles in the lab to recognise and practice Māori Data Sovereignty of biological samples. Palmerston North Biomatics Group

Māori Data Sovereignty: An introduction and implementation using Te Tiriti principles. 
MapNet Conference 2022. Online.

2021

“Intersectionalities of Automated Decision Making and Race/Ethnicity” . ARC CoE for Automated Decision-Making & Society, The University of Queensland

An Introduction to Māori Data Sovereignty and Mātauranga AgResearch Systems Biology Online.

Māori Data Sovereignty: An introduction and implementation in the research sector AgResearch Lincoln

Respecting Mātauranga Māori in Science: Māori Intellectual Property Rights & Data Sovereignty Considerations with Taonga Species
New Zealand Association of Scientists

Te Ao Māori and Robotics
COMPSYS 722: Robots in Society Lecture Auckland University

Māori Data Sovereignty
New Zealand Research Software Engineering Conference 2021 online

Heart Health Equity Hui
Manawataki Fatu Fatu, University of Auckland, New Zealand ISBN 978-0-473-58843-4

Māori Data Sovereignty
SCIS 213 Principles of Science and Science Communication. Victoria University

A Te Ao Māori Lens on Data Sovereignty
Enspiral Dev Academy, Wellington

Intellectual Property, International Law Genomics & Bioprospecting; Genetic Resources. Wai 262 symposium ki Waipapa Marae Auckland University

Publishing with sensitive Data: Multi disciplinary introduction for academic researchers and publishers. Otago University Emerging Researchers. June 2021

Māori data sovereignty, AI, algorithms Science and Humanities SCIS 414 Lecture at Te Pūtahi Pūtaiao ki te Papori Centre for Science in Society Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington

Te Rūnaka o Koukourarata: Genetics/DNA Position/Discussion Paper. January 2021. SING 2021 ki Ōtautahi ki Rehua Marae.

Ko Wai a Ngāi Tahu – How is Ngāi Tahu.  February 2021. Christchurch Heart Institute.

 

2020

Māori and the future of AI. Tech Week. Sponsored by Callaghan Institute. Details.

Sustainability with Māori and Te Tiriti Considerations, Including Māori Data Sovereignty. Otago University 23 November 2020 –

WAI 2522 E-Commerce (Summary of affidavit)  – Waitangi Tribunal WAI 2522

Machine Learning Seminar  – Māori ethics and cultural considerations with AI, Algorithms, Data, Robotics and IOT. School of Computer Science and Machine Learning. Auckland University– 21 October, 12pm

Māori Data Sovereignty and Digital Colonisation – Webinar: Digital Justice – Emerging Technologies, Methods and Research. ANZSOC Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology

Cultural Appropriation of Māori – Bachelor of Communication Studies paper Intercultural Communication AUT

Should Aotearoa remain GMO Free – A Māori perspective – Western Springs College / Ngā Puna o Waiōrea

Māori cultural and ethical considerations in Information Security – OWASP New Zealand at Auckland University

2019

Tikanga related aspects of genomic data generation and use – ‘Māori doing science’ workshop at the ‘Queenstown Research Week’ (QRW).

Tikanga of biometric technologies. Computer Science Department of University of Auckland.
A customary (pre Colonisation) understanding of Tikanga Māori recognises that the human body/Ira tangata is sacred/Tapu and has spiritual elements of Wairua and Mauri that both surround and is within every part of the body. Biometric testing and data storage from the Ira tangata is Tapu knowledge that is a collectively owned Taonga. Therefore, the Treaty of Waitangi, Mataatua Declaration, UN Declaration of Indigenous Rights in addition to Data Sovereignty and tikanga system architecture should be considered as a part of the ethical process of biometric testing of Māori.

 

Digital Rights in the Age of Surveillance AI – Panel. University of Sydney
A discussion about Indigenising AI, Maori customary rights perspective of AI and technological impacts on Maori culture. The need for State surveillance AI systems to consider the UN Deceleration of Indigenous Rights and NZ Treaty of Waitangi. An Indigenous perspective of digitising DNA and using AI to analyse and search. What is a culturally appropriate system architecture and usage of Data Sovereignty, personal/tribal privacy rights implications? Racial profiling risks and possible discrimination of a surveillance state.

 

Digital Colonialism – The Relevance of Culture in the Age of AI. Goethe- Institut Sydney.
I discuss Digital Colonialism and Data Sovereignty and their issues with AI.

 

2018

Nāku tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi: Recognising the need for dynamic relationships between Māori and Government in a rapidly evolving world of digital.
StatisticsNZ IANZ Indicator Selection Event – Te mahi tahi kia kitea tō tatou toiora Working together to measure our wellbeing. Wellington December 2018

Cultural Misappropriation: What is it? When does copying cease to be flattering? Can anything be done to prevent it, and if so by whom?
Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Conference: Our Past, Our Future, Our Legacy. 16-18 September 2018. Nelson.

Culture and Context Online; Cultural norms, values and worldviews in online spaces.
Net Safe New Zealand Crossroads Conference. October 10 2018. Auckland.

He taonga te raraunga? Is data taonga?
English panel discussion. StatsNZ, Auckland

Protection from Appropriation and Vehicle for Economic Change.
INTA Asia Pacific Forum. Indigenous Intellectual Property:  October 11 and 12 2018. Sydney Australia.

2017

Māori cultural ethical considerations in Digital Security
BSides Wellington: NZ’s community infosec conference for all! 23rd & 24th of November 2017

Biggest risk of Māori leadership in 2017.
Canterbury University: MMIL 430.

 

2015

He Taonga te digital data: A tikanga perspective.
Lincoln University: MAST 603.

Awareness of the need for an Indigenous Knowledge licence: A digital perspective.
Canterbury University. New Zealand Institutional Repository day.

 

Digital Colonialism: What information management organisations need to be aware of.
Lincoln University

 

The Internet infrastructure and technologies from an Indigenous perspective: Comparing Māori traditions and genealogies.
Victoria University –Sypnosis (pdf) :  Presentation (pdf)

Future of Libraries Summit
Report

Impacts and Considerations for Indigenous Populations using Open Source.
OS//OS – New Zealand’s premier Open Source Open Society conference – Download: .odt – .pdf

2014

Creative Commons Aotearoa – Towards an Indigenous Knowledge Notice.
Open Access Week – Lincoln University. [view]

 

2013

Indigenous Domain Names in Aotearoa/New Zealand. [download]
National Digital Forum – Te Papa Wellington.

Indigenous Issues with new GTLD’s.
ICANN 47th International Meeting, Durban. [view]

 

2012

The evolution of Social Media: the benefits and implications to Māori culture.
The Project Revolution: Pacific Shift – Crucial Developments and Key Trends in the South Pacific. AUT, Auckland New Zealand. [view]

The success story of a minority Language “Maori” harnessing global technologies for language reviatalisation and daily interaction amongst Maori speakers.
UNESCO symposium- The Internet and the Promotion of Linguistic Diversity. Bilbao Basque Country, Spain via Audio Visual.

Using Citizen Media Tools to Promote Under-Represented Languages.
New Tactics in Human Rights on-line. General Māori Language stories.

 

2010

Using Skype to achieve maximum telecommunication budget savings.
e-engage Yourself. CPIT, Christchurch New Zealand

 

2009

e-Carvers of the new Digital World.
Determining our future : sixth International Indigenous Librarians’ Forum 2009. National Library details.

Using Web 2.0 to build and retain communities.
International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers. Mexico

 

2008

Multilingualism of the Internet.
Asia Pacific Networking Group. Bangkok Thailand

2007

e-commerce for Micro Businesses.
Wellington Small businesses. Wellington New Zealand

 

2006

Using the Internet for Language Revitalisation.
20/20 Trust Thematic Meeting on Internet. Wellington New Zealand

 

2004

Ngāi Tahu’s Global Village.
3rd Pan Common Wealth Conference on Open Learning. Dunedin New Zealand

 

2003

Benefits of ICT, to retain Samoan language.
Samoan Ministry of Education. Apia, Samoa

 

2000

How can ICT be used to revitalise Māori Language.
NZPPTA Association – Māori Language Revitalisation and the use of ICT. Taupo, New Zealand

DISCLAIMER: This post is the personal opinion of Dr Karaitiana Taiuru and is not reflective of the opinions of any organisation that Dr Karaitiana Taiuru is a member of or associates with, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

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