Asia Pacific Internet leader, Web Manager, Internet architect and pioneer of Maori Internet and Software technologies, and an advocate for a multilingual Internet, and customized localizations.
About
Karaitiana led the successful submission for the creation of the worlds first indigenous 2nd Level domain .maori.nz, and was responsible for the creation of the worlds first Maori Usenet group, nz.soc.maori. He is also New Zealand's first indigenous moderated 2nd Level domain moderator, .iwi.nz
A key lobbyist for the implementation of a bilingual Domain Name System, and International Domain Names in New Zealand, as well as the use of macrons in computer technologies. Karaitiana participates at the international level of promoting and lobbying for greater non English language representaion where he shares his experiences and knowledge at conferences and to organisations by invite.
Experience and history
Previoulsy
Karaitiana has been an advisor to the United Nations, NZ and Pacific Islands
governments, many international and national boards as well as several
community groups including the NZ Internal Affairs community.net , Domain
Name Comissioner WGs and 20/20 boards as well as an employee and contractor
of several NZ organsiations including Ngai Tahu, the state owned enterprise
Maori Language Commision, New Zealand Internal Affairs government department,
New Zeland subsidary Wordstream Corporation and Net Mania.
Currently
Karaitiana is the Chairman of the ICANN APRALO board, Chair of Maori Internet Society , Vice Chairman of APNG Internet History Project, and a member of several international organisations where he promotes multilingualism, cultural representation and IDN's. He currently works as an independent Internet consultant and Internet governance advisor.
Projects and publications
Interntional
Indegenous GTLD discussions with international indegenous groups and WIPO.
Micorosft Corporation to include a default Maori speller within Windows.