BC First Nations Data Demonstration Projects

Request for Proposals – Directed Demonstration Project

The BC First Nations Regional Information Governance Centre (BC RIGC), an initiative of the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) hosted by the First Nations Summit Society (FNSS), sought proposals from potential service providers to enter into a collaborative and iterative process to build foundational digital infrastructure for the BC RIGC. This opportunity closed on April 19, 2024, 5pm PST

First Nations-led Demonstration Projects - Call for Proposals is Closed.

The First Nations-led demonstration projects are important because they will:

  1. Support First Nations governments to advance their high-priority data needs and goals;

  2. Establish Nation-driven data governance models and develop innovative approaches to data governance, use, collection, and storage; and

  3. Inform the BC RIGC's service model and associated capacity and infrastructure by better understanding the data needs, capacity, and priorities of First Nations in BC.

Demonstration projects are addressing data-related governance needs such as, but not limited to:

  • Data governance law, policy, procedure, and standards;

  • Data strategy and planning;

  • Data capacity and expertise;

  • Indicator design and development;

  • Data collection;

  • Analysis, studies, and research;

  • Data dissemination and reporting.

These projects are also participating in both a needs assessment and a project evaluation.

The call for proposals is now closed and the project selection and implementation is getting underway. Please check back for periodic updates on the status and successes of these demonstration projects.

Contact Us 

Please contact us at rigc@fns.bc.ca with any questions or comments and we will respond as soon as we can.