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The Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform has been designed in a modular way, with each module covering a different environmental area.

Each module can be built based on the level of urgency for the type of environmental data needed and on the availability of resources. Different Māori organisations may wish to collaborate, with each concentrating on building a different module which they then share - all while ensuring that they are designed according to the same design principles, so they are interoperable. Conversely, a consortium of interested parties might build the platform collectively, sharing data warehousing and a common user interface. Regardless of the approach data sovereignty and security will need to be taken seriously through layered data security.

Throughout the development, Māori environmental wisdom can underpin and guide the design and build of each component. This will ensure that Kaitiaki Intelligence Platforms focus on tauutuutu, restorative and reciprocal environmental management.

Trusts, incorporations, and iwi may want to add extra features beyond environmental sensing. This could include mapping of critical cultural sites like marae, mahinga kai, or puna wai.

It is important to consider the development costs, including the costs for building each module and ongoing operational costs.

The development of the Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform would position Māori as first movers in environmental intelligence, both nationally and internationally - continuing a tradition of innovation.

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