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Software Tools for Indigenous Knowledge Management
Koopman, Bevan Raymond (2002-01-01). Software Tools for Indigenous Knowledge Management Bachelor of Information Technology Honours Thesis, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland.
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| Author(s) |
Koopman, Bevan Raymond
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| Thesis Title |
Software Tools for Indigenous Knowledge Management
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| School, Centre or Institute |
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
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University of Queensland
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| Publication date |
2002-01-01
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| Thesis type |
Bachelor of Information Technology Honours Thesis
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| Subjects |
410104 Indigenous Performing Arts
379902 Aboriginal Studies
280302 Software Engineering
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| Abstract/Summary |
Indigenous communities are beginning to realise the potential benefits which digital technologies can offer with regard to the documentation and preservation of their histories and
cultures. However they are also coming to understand the opportunities for misuse and misappropriation of their knowledge which may accompany digitisation. In this thesis we describe a set of open
source software tools which have been designed to enable Indigenous communities to protect their unique cultures and knowledge which are being preserved through digitisation. The software tools
described here enable authorised members of communities to: define and control the rights, accessibility and reuse of their digital resources; uphold tribal customary laws pertaining to
secret/sacred knowledge or objects; prevent the misuse of indigenous heritage in culturally inappropriate or insensitive ways; ensure proper attribution; and finally to enable communities to
describe their resources in their own words. Hopefully the deployment of such tools will contribute to the self-determination and empowerment of Indigenous communities through the revitalisation of
their cultures and knowledge which have been eroded by colonisation, western laws, western cultures and globalisation.
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| Keyword(s) |
Indigenous communities
Knowledge management
Open source software
Digital rights management
Multimedia
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