An exploratory report focused on the current and potential use of digital identity in digital trade

Abstract

This report is part of the Tauhokohoko research project. The Tauhokohoko research project aims: “to transform trade policy, measurement, and facilitation using Indigenous knowledge, methods, and values for the benefit of Māori and non-Māori people, communities, and enterprises in Aotearoa New Zealand, with application for Indigenous peoples elsewhere.” Mātauranga Māori and Māori data sovereignty are a key part of the project, in particular, as it relates to digital trade. This report contributes to the Tauhokohoko project by looking at the use of digital identity as a conduit for digital trade, to ensure the protection of people and taonga in digital trade. It hopes to help create “a future where Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti partners can equitably participate in and benefit from New Zealand’s trade agreements.” This report builds on a previous report, done as part of the Tikanga in Technology research project, titled ‘Protecting the heartwood: how tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori can inform the construction of digital identities in Aotearoa New Zealand.’