Provincial Data Framework - Recommendations for a Provincial Data Management Strategy

In order to meet current and future data needs and to address the challenges of data management, collection, and analysis, it is recommended that: The foundations are laid for a data collaboration body – Stakeholders need to communicate what their data needs are and collaboratively find solutions and create systems to obtain this data. [...] 15 RECOMMENDATIONS LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A DATA COLLABORATION BODY It is recommended that steps be taken to explore the convening of key stakeholders such as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the settlement sector, IRCC and potentially other federal or provincial ministries, Statistics Canada, and the BC Data Service Division to determine the feasibility of and parameters for assembling a data c. [...] To maximize the efficiency of collection, curation, sharing, and use of data between the collaborative partners, it is recommended that the following be examined, and processes decided upon: Determine and prioritize data questions: An essential step in any data framework is determining the purposes for which the data is being gathered. [...] As data gathering, particularly for snapshot data that is essential to effective humanitarian response, is bound by the systems used to gather and analyze the data, it is important to identify data questions ahead of time in order to have these mechanisms already in place prior to a response, during which there is more urgency for data demands and less time to undergo this process. [...] The BC Anti-Racism Data Act calls for the “culturally safe collection, use, and disclosure of personal 33 information” and the “identification, prevention, mitigation, and minimization of community harm.” Cultural safety requires respectful engagement, recognition of and efforts to address power imbalances in the re3l4ationship between the provider and the client, and depends on the development of.