79th WHA Individual Statements
Relevant to the WHO’s work on the Health of Indigenous Peoples is a 2025 published standard by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE, on “Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous Peoples' Data.” This standard was developed by the Social Implications of Technology Standards Committee of the IEEE Society of Social Implications of Technology (SSIT/SC). The recommended practice addresses the disclosure of Indigenous Peoples’ relationships and/or links to data, and information that facilitates Indigenous Peoples’ governance, decision-making, participation, collaboration, and engagement in, and for, current and future uses of Indigenous Peoples’ data. This is known as IEEE Standard 2890‐2025.