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In this project the W3C recommended Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) - Version 2, which is a metadata model, has been extended to include the Indigenous Data Characteristics being trialled (see the Metadata Entry Tool).

These standard characteristics are then used to:

  • mandate a minimum set of metadata elements related to Indigenous Data Governance and Sovereignty
  • allow for the modelling of certain Agent (person and organisation) roles in relation to data important for Indigenous Governance
  • provide mappings from DCAT metadata to data rating systems such as those for FAIR and CARE Principles.
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Improving Indigenous Research Capabilities is a co-investment partnership with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) through the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (DOI: 10.3565/pr3g-s109). The ARDC is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
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