Kiwa Digital Aotearoa-based, Māori-led technology business, Kiwa Digital is revolutionising the global language services industry. Core to the success of the company is its cultural services software, enabling translation, indigenous voices and knowledge sharing, deeply steeped in te ao Māori, and traditional Maori values. Kiwa Digital Kaiwhakahaere Matua, Steven Renata (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pakahi and Ngāti Rehia) says “There’s so much to be learned from mātauranga Māori ... and being Māori can be your competitive advantage since we come from a strong whakapapa of navigators.“ He sees te ao Māori as an important link, connecting the global tech sector, by “improving understanding between nations and cultures using technology to enable the world’s voices to be heard authentically.”
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The Kiwa Digital team are motivated in the pursuit of language preservation, and improving literacy and cultural capabilities. Bringing more rangatahi Māori into the tech industry and building competency in te reo Māori are high on their measures of success.