The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance

Authors

Global Indigenous Data Alliance

Document Type

Report

Date of this Version

2019

Citation

Global Indigenous Data Alliance, 2019

Spanish - CREA para la Gobernanza de Datos Indigenas

Vietnamese - Các nguyên tắc CARE đối với quản trị dữ liệu bản địa

Māori - Ngā Mātāpono mō te Raraunga Iwi Taketake

German - Die CARE-Prinzipien für indigene Data Governance

Khmer - គោលការណ៍ ឃែរ (CARE) សម្រាប់អភិបាលកិច្ចទិន្នន្័យ ជន្ជាតិគ ើមភាគតិច

Abstract

The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance

The current movement toward open data and open science does not fully engage with Indigenous Peoples rights and interests. Existing principles within the open data movement (e.g. FAIR: findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) primarily focus on characteristics of data that will facilitate increased data sharing among entities while ignoring power differentials and historical contexts. The emphasis on greater data sharing alone creates a tension for Indigenous Peoples who are also asserting greater control over the application and use of Indigenous data and Indigenous Knowledge for collective benefit.

This includes the right to create value from Indigenous data in ways that are grounded in Indigenous worldviews and realise opportunities within the knowledge economy. The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance are people and purpose-oriented, reflecting the crucial role of data in advancing Indigenous innovation and self-determination. These principles complement the existing FAIR principles encouraging open and other data movements to consider both people and purpose in their advocacy and pursuits.