ICT and Māori
The Digital Strategy recognises the importance of working with Māori to assist Māori, as individuals or collectives, to achieve their goals for the use of ICT, in light of these goals’ importance for social, cultural, and economic expression and development. Māori culture is a vital part of what distinguishes New Zealand from the rest of the world. ICT can be used to help create the conditions for the realisation of the diverse forms of Māori potential. It is crucial for the future of Māori and of New Zealand as a whole that distinctively Māori voices are encouraged and promoted.
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Te Kāhui Māngai provides a national list of iwi and Māori organisations. TKM is a useful tool for any party wishing to contact iwi and hapū for the purposes of the RMA. |
Māori are both creators and consumers of content and distinctively Māori content is particularly visible in the areas of broadcasting; the arts and creative industries; as well as the education, health, and business sectors including tourism. Māori content is vital to New Zealand as it is what makes us who we are as a country.
Māori digital content is important not simply for its economic potential, but also as a vital means of expressing Māori culture in today's society and into the future, strengthening Māori society and identity, telling Māori stories to other Māori and communicating with the wider world. Hence the importance of content being created and maintained in the Māori language.
We must however be mindful of the risks that a digital world presents for the treatment of Taonga (cultural treasures). The Digital Content Strategy addresses some of these concerns - visit the Content Strategy section of this website for more.
There are several articles available online on these and other topics - for a general overview please visit http://www.isoc.org/
The government portal has a collection of information for and about Māori
Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development’s work focuses on providing high-quality policy advice to government and other agencies and on providing services to help Māori achieve their development aims.
Te Puni Kōkiris website provides access to selected Māori resources.