AD 2002 represents an important milestone for indigenous peoples. First, after nearly 80 years of trying to gain access to the League of Nations and its successor the United Nations, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues commenced its inaugural session on May 13. Second, 2002 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch (December, 2002) of the Year of Indigenous Peoples at the Uni...

electronic government is an offshoot of the information technology and management of this technology and management of this technology. if implemented in the state-owned sector, e-government will effect tremendous changes in the efficiency and effectiveness of goveernment systems and services, leading to large scale popular satisfaction. while elaborating on this modern global concept, the pres...

Last week was a landmark event for the health of 370 million Indigenous people spread across 70 countries. At the fi fth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), a programme of action for a second decade dedicated to the world’s Indigenous peoples was launched. The overarching theme of the decade is to link specifi c objectives for Indigenous peoples with a broader globa...

The Lancet and the Lowitja Institute have collaborated on a study of the health and wellbeing of indigenous and tribal peoples around the world. The findings were published simultaneously in Melbourne and London in mid-April 2016 under the title Indigenous and tribal peoples’ health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration): a population study (Anderson et al, doi: http://dx.doi.org/1...

Australia has two distinct Indigenous peoples: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples belong to diverse, contemporary communities, each containing individuals with different perspectives, life experiences and aspirations. While there are many shared interests based on their status as Indigenous Australians, it should be expected that there is a div...